Strollerderby : hip hop for kids

Hip Hop Friday with video: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

editors — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Easy by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

Our fave in the bunch, this dad with the super cool name decided there had to be a compromise between the adult hip hop world and the sugary sweet kid music choices. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo’s new record Easy hits the mark with lyrics that don’t shout "this is kid stuff!" even while referencing robots. No choreographed tunes for your rowdy rhymer, this MC is about freestylin’. He’s also about keeping things positive and we think he got it just right with Gotta Be Me! Check out this vid.

Hip Hop Friday with mp3s: The Dino 5

editors — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:47:00 GMT

Let’s hear it for a well-rounded music education for our kiddos! Baby Mozart was followed by Stones v. Beatles, then you moved on to indie and alt-country and now it’s time for the hip hop. Luckily some kid musicians are also tuned into the new break dancing movement for the under-10 set and are bringing the noise to get your kids rhymin’ and freezin’. We’ll be releasing mp3s to your house all day. - April Peveteaux

Baby Loves Hip Hop presents The Dino 5

The Dino 5 are a power quintuplet steered by super producer and performer Prince Paul with members of Jurassic 5, the Roots, Digable Planets and eMC. These luminaries are committed to making music fun for the littlest fans of the hip hop by telling a prehistoric tale of five dinosaur friends. Check out the most head-bobbable tune, the Dino 5 Theme here :

BabyLovesHiphopIntro.mp3

Hip Hop Friday with mp3s: Ah-Choo

editors — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Ah-Choo

A former teacher, Ah-Choo first used hip hop to teach kids phonics. While his approach can be more educational than, “What a fresh jam!" (as your grandma would say) this ode to PB&J is, well, just adorable.

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Also check out this video for "I'm a Little Kid But I Have a Cell Phone" sung to the tune of Old McDonald. Yes, it is a little scary.