Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is a Kid-Hop musician from Asheville, NC. Known as "The King of Kid-Hop", Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has been performing on the Children's Music
scene since 2008. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (SA23S) introduces kids to hip hop music
. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo often tours with his daughter, MC Fireworks and his wife, Bootysattva. The caravan also includes his DJ, Mr. Strange, and his right hand man, Santos.
After a decade touring nationally as a rapper and producer in Granola Funk Express (GFE
), and sharing the stage with the likes of Run DMC, Mos Def
and P Funk, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo released his first Kid-Hop album in 2008. He’s been a force in the kindie rock
scene ever since and has celebrated reviews and features on NPR
’s All Things Considered
and in Time Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Cookie
, USA Today
and on numerous kid-blogs including Zooglobble. His songs speak of dragons, bluegrasshoppers and talking clouds and convey positive messages and simple life lessons through hip-hop.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo currently serves as the official spokesman for the New York State Library System Children’s Summer Reading Program and is the 2010 & PSA spokesman for the U.S. Library System's Collabrorative Summer Library Program. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo can be heard and seen in radio and TV commercials nationwide promoting summer reading programs
at libraries. He has performed for kids in libraries and schools across the country.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo released two albums with Happiness Records, 'Easy' (2008), and 'Underground Playground' (2010). Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has had three #1 radio hits on XM/Sirius Kids Place Live! and has played prestigious venues including Kidzapalooza, Austin Kiddie Limits, The Winnipeg Folk Festival
, The Philadelphia Zoo
, NYC’s Irving Plaza
and the Smithsonian Museum.
Easy, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo's debut album, encourages kids to be themselves, overcome fears, appreciate family, value healthy living and above all else, “Have Fun”.
On Underground Playground, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo continues to encourage kids to respect uniqueness and live life to the fullest. The album includes songs such as “Ride the Butterflies”, “Chase the Rain”, “The Whalelephant”. “Speak the Truth” features The Gift of Gab. The national board of judges for Fids and Kamily poll named Underground Playground as #5 for Best Kids and Family Music of 2010.
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Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
scene since 2008. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (SA23S) introduces kids to hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo often tours with his daughter, MC Fireworks and his wife, Bootysattva. The caravan also includes his DJ, Mr. Strange, and his right hand man, Santos.
After a decade touring nationally as a rapper and producer in Granola Funk Express (GFE
GFE
GFE may refer to a number of things, including:* Gas-free engineer* Girlfriend experience— a type of service provided by prostitutes* Good faith estimate— a real estate industry term referring to an estimate of the fees due at closing...
), and sharing the stage with the likes of Run DMC, Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
and P Funk, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo released his first Kid-Hop album in 2008. He’s been a force in the kindie rock
Kindie rock
Kindie rock is a style of children's music that "melds the sensibility of the singer-songwriter with themes aimed at kids under 10." Many popular kindie rock artists today are those whot were first well-known as adult performers: these include Dan Zanes and They Might Be Giants...
scene ever since and has celebrated reviews and features on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
’s All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
and in Time Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Cookie
Cookie
In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small, flat, baked treat, usually containing fat, flour, eggs and sugar. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, the most common word for this is biscuit; in many regions both terms are used, while in others the two words have...
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and on numerous kid-blogs including Zooglobble. His songs speak of dragons, bluegrasshoppers and talking clouds and convey positive messages and simple life lessons through hip-hop.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo currently serves as the official spokesman for the New York State Library System Children’s Summer Reading Program and is the 2010 & PSA spokesman for the U.S. Library System's Collabrorative Summer Library Program. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo can be heard and seen in radio and TV commercials nationwide promoting summer reading programs
Summer reading programs
Summer reading can be assigned to students during their summer vacation. This can range from the simple book reports to in depth projects that support the curriculum including Science, Language Arts, Social Sciences, and Math....
at libraries. He has performed for kids in libraries and schools across the country.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo released two albums with Happiness Records, 'Easy' (2008), and 'Underground Playground' (2010). Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has had three #1 radio hits on XM/Sirius Kids Place Live! and has played prestigious venues including Kidzapalooza, Austin Kiddie Limits, The Winnipeg Folk Festival
Winnipeg Folk Festival
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a variety of folk artists from all around the world, as well as a number of local folk performers....
, The Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, was the first zoo in the United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, its opening was delayed by the American Civil War until July 1, 1874...
, NYC’s Irving Plaza
Irving Plaza
Irving Plaza is a 1,200-person ballroom-style music venue at 17 Irving Place and East 15th Street in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...
and the Smithsonian Museum.
Easy, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo's debut album, encourages kids to be themselves, overcome fears, appreciate family, value healthy living and above all else, “Have Fun”.
On Underground Playground, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo continues to encourage kids to respect uniqueness and live life to the fullest. The album includes songs such as “Ride the Butterflies”, “Chase the Rain”, “The Whalelephant”. “Speak the Truth” features The Gift of Gab. The national board of judges for Fids and Kamily poll named Underground Playground as #5 for Best Kids and Family Music of 2010.
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