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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Underground Playground
• ASIN: B0013FSYMW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,718 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old School for Pre-School, August 25, 2010

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D. Brewer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy (MP3 Download)

First and foremost, my kids love this album. Second, my wife and I love this album. 23 Skidoo has done with hip-hop what They Might Be Giants did with alternative rock and the result is an album that my kids request by name and I hum at work. He has a feel like LL Cool J, older Dr. Dre, and the great Run DMC. Buy this if you like your ears to defend yourself from the Wiggles or Barney.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kid Hop that Adults can appreciate (relatively), July 2, 2011

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J. Green "Average J" (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy (Audio CD)

I hate children's music. It isn't interesting musically, it's definitely not interesting lyrically, and most of it sounds like folk music your grandma likes. For some reason kids love it though, which means that, as parents, we're stuck listening to it, probably until our kids are teenagers and will then listen to whatever we hate the most.

But I'm giving "Easy" a pass. I can stomach it. It doesn't make me cringe, and when I'm inevitably forced to listen to it on a 14 hour road trip, I might not look for a cliff to drive off. And with children's music, that's HUGE praise. Seriously. Like 5-star praise.

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo sounds a little bit like Chuck D from Public Enemy. Lyrically he's no Chuck D, which is a good thing since I'm not quite ready for my kids to start using Chuck's...creative lexicon. This album is a collection of well-rhymed stories suitable for kids of all ages. The beats are repetitive and simple, which can be a little ear splitting for grown ups, but is perfect for kids. My kids (4 year old twins) love "The Last Dragon" and "Luck" but my personal favorite is "Family Tree" with my favorite rhyme from the album, where 23 Skidoo says "I'm a little bit old school" and his cute-as-a-button daughter Saki says "and I'm a little bit preschool."

This one has been in the player since the day it arrived and I don't see it coming out any time soon. If you're tired of listening to kid-centric (read: annoying to all other forms of life) music, then this might be just what you're looking for.

And if Chuck D and 23 Skidoo team up in the future, maybe my kids will like it when they're old enough. If I pretend to hate it, of course.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, September 10, 2010

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Steph "Steph" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy (Audio CD)

We saw Secret Agent 23 Skidoo in DC last year and LOVED his show! He was great and my kids were both enjoying the music, rhymes and dancing. This is a great album and so fun to listen to. There are great rhymes going on in it, fun stories (love the Last Dragon) and silly dances (Hot Lava). Definitely recommend it and see his show if you can.