[2] The Cool Kids released their debut album When Fish Ride Bicycles in 2011, which features production by The Neptunes and artists such as Ghostface Killah.

Starting in 2011 Rocks began releasing a number of free mixtapes, also contributing as a guest artist to tracks by Mac Miller, Dom Kennedy, Jeremih, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Ski Beatz, and more.

[3] His first commercial solo album, Banco, was released on July 29, 2014, and features guest appearances by artists such as Too $hort, Mac Miller, Twista, Iamsu, and Pouya.

[18] According to Rolling Stone, "since "Black Mags" debuted, the Cool Kids have gone from an underground sensation in their native Chicago to the hottest ticket at New York's CMJ festival.

Tacklebox was assembled by the LA Leakers, and featured new singles and "leftovers" from When Fish Ride Bicycles, with freestyles from both members of The Cool Kids.

The album's song "A Little Bit Cooler" was used in a "Most Valuable Puppets" commercial from Nike with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant entitled "Mrs.

Also in 2010, Mikey Rocks teamed up with Chuck Inglish, Gary, Indiana's Freddie Gibbs and Cleveland's Chip tha Ripper to form the "super group" P.O.C.

Guest appearances include Like and Mibbs of Pac Div, Sir Charles, and Trademark Da Skydiver, with production by Ski Beatz, Madlib, and others.

About the production process, Rocks stated "It didn't take too long because I'm a studio rat, so I'll be in the lab for 2 weeks straight, 10 hours a day, and just grind out non-stop."

In 2011, this included "1st Place" (featuring Currensy, Trademark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy & Mikey Rocks), which appeared on the album Jet World Order.

Contributing producers and featured artists included Cardo, Tye Hill, Brandun DeShay, Cookin' Soul, Like, his close friend Tris J, Shorty K, and Chuck Inglish.

[43] As stated in Hot New Hip Hop, "Sir Michael Rocks's future brightens with every new release, and Premier Politics 1.5 certainly isn't an exception.

[44] Lap of Lux feature appearances from Mac Miller, Rockie Fresh, and Casey Veggies along with production from Hit-Boy and Inglish.

[45] For the Lap of Lux track "Reservations" he collaborated with actress and singer Teyana Taylor to shoot a music video, which later premiered on MTV in December 2012.

[48] Stated Hip Hop Vibe in February 2013, "Though he is overlooked in the wake of Chief Keef, Rockie Fresh, and Lil Reese, it is highly likely that Sir Michael Rocks is Chicago's biggest newer artist.

[49] On May 30, 2013, he released the mixtape While You Wait...,[48] a ten track project with guest appearances by artists such as Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, and Larry Fisherman,[51] who also contributed to production.

The album features guest appearances from Twista, Casey Veggies, Iamsu!, Mac Miller, Trinidad James, Too Short and Chuck Inglish.

In April 2014 he contributed to the Chuck Inglish album Convertibles,[3][54] which was preceded by three singles – one of which was "Swervin'" featuring Rocks and Polyester the Saint.

The artist has linked up with Owen Bones to create a new group called MYSTERY SCHOOL to form an experimental electronic hip-hop duo.

The campaign leading up to this release consisted of Owen Bones and Sir Michael Rocks on Twitch for "Sudden Death" segments, where they gave themselves half an hour to create a beat from scratch with at least one verse on it.

[22] Stated by Hot New Hip Hop in May 2012, "His laidback flow is definitely a good fit for Curren$y's Jet Life Recordings... but you really can't compare Mikey Rocks to other rappers because his flow and sound are so different from what is constantly heard nowadays; staying with the fresh theme, listening to Sir Michael Rocks' rap is like a breath of fresh air.

It takes cues from the indie-rock-influenced hipster dance scene, relying more on four-on-the-floor club rhythms from juke and house than the languid, syncopated beats common in mainstream hip-hop.

And it borrows some of the most appealing elements from the other major regional styles: the screwed vocals of Houston hip-hop, the good-natured rowdiness of Dirty South crunk, and the playful, casual attitude of Bay Area hyphy, with its rhymes about hanging out, dressing up for the club, and gettin' retarded.

[60] In an interview with magazine Ruby Hornet, Mac Miller said The Cool Kids deserved more credit "for what they've done in style, music, and fashion".

[2] According to All Hip Hop in 2012, "All gold everything, Retro J's, and a Neiman Marcus wardrobe – these are all things hot in popular hip-hop fashion culture today, but nothing that is extremely new.