Secret Agent 23 Skidoo or (SAS23) is a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop musician from Asheville, North Carolina. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has been performing children's music since 2008. He performs hip-hop for children. After a decade of touring nationally as a rapper and producer in Granola Funk Express, he released his first kids' hip-hop album in 2008. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo serves as the official spokesman for the New York State Library System Children’s Summer Reading Program and is the 2010 and PSA spokesman for the US Library System Collaborative Summer Library Program. He can be heard and seen on the radio and in 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 actively contributes to social justice and positive change in the world. He has used his talents on projects such as "Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti" in response to a devastating earthquake there, and "Science Fair", a compilation to support science and engineering education for girls, which won a Parents' Choice Award. In 2018, Skidoo contributed to Hold Tight, Shine Bright, an album to benefit detained immigrant children and at aid concerts such as the Camp Fire Benefit Jam to help Californians affected by the wildfire. Albums He released two albums with Happiness Records, Easy (2008), and Underground Playground (2010). Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has had ten No. 1 radio hits on XM/Sirius Kids Place Live! and has played venues including Kidzapalooza, Austin Kiddie Limits, The Winnipeg Folk Festival, The Philadelphia Zoo, Nyc's Irving Plaza, and the Smithsonian Museum. Easy, his debut album, encourages kids to be themselves, overcome fears, appreciate family, value healthy living, and to have fun. On Underground Playground, he encourages kids to respect uniqueness and live life to the fullest. The album includes songs such as “Ride the Butterflies”, “Chase the Rain”, “The Whalelephant”, and “Speak the Truth” which features Gift of Gab. The national board of judges for Fids and Kamily poll ranked Underground Playground at #5 for Best Kids and Family Music of 2010. Make Believers was released in 2012. Themes include curiosity, individuality, and that love is greater than fear. "Magic Beans" dives into the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk from a new perspective, "Hot Sauce" encourages kids to try new things, and "Gotta Be You" describes the importance of being the person