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Back in Febrero we semi-hipped you to a special Kid Sister project where she was teaming up with Reebok and Foot Locker to sell their shoes, along with an exclusive Jungle Brothers cover. Apparently she's one of several artists (Kidz In The Hall, B.o.B., etc) who will be putting new spins on favorite old jams in honor of Reebok's sweet new sneaks.

Well, Kid Sister savants, your wait is almost over. I just got an email that includes a commercial with a sneak peek of her Chi-town take on the JBs' "I'll House You," as well as some live footage of that photo shoot I creeped around with my camera this winter. Revisit my photos and sneaky interview here, and be the first to see that Kid Sister Reebok spot, after the jump!
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Not to be confused with Black Kids, the Cool Kids, Kids In the Way, the Get Up Kids, Kids Incorporated or the Canadian comics, Kidz in the Hall -- the Clipse-meets-Lupe prep-rap duo -- may have just made the best video ever featuring a used car lot. Not that there's been much competition, but this one still deserves some sort of accolade. Perhaps the award should be a golden jalopy or something else that celebrates irony above and beyond the call of duty.

Maybe it's the plaid suits (by the way, they pretty much dress like that; when we saw them on the black carpet at the Woodies last year, the Ivy League grads were dressed like Andre 3000 circa the "Hey Ya" video and carrying brandy snifters and leather-bound books) or comic 'staches that makes the Chicago duo's new video fantastically funny. Or perhaps it's the faux Ferrari getting washed by a pair of ladies with their own fake assets.

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