12 Kids' Bands Making Music That's Better Than Whatever You're Listening to Right Now

The Band: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
The Song: "Bored Is a Bad Word"
Why It Rocks: Dude's lyrics and flows are for real; he shared the stage with Run DMC and Mos Def before fatherhood inspired him to become "The King of Kid-Hop." Now he shares the stage with his daughter, aka MC Fireworks, and wife, aka Bootysattva, while rapping for kids about being themselves. "He's the Hamilton of kids' music," Rabinowitz says. "On paper, it shouldn't work at all. When you see it, you're weeping. It's genius."