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Discipline

(2008, Pop, by Janet Jackson, Label: Island)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Sexy digital pop with some good dance beats.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 13 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Mostly about love, relationships, and sexual surrender.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Some sexual innuendo: "You like it how I work my spine/Got you feeling all hypnotized," "Tell me how long is it boo?/Seven inches, yup that'll do!," and "And we could have a threesome... bring a cute friend too!" is as steamy as it gets.
  • Language:

    One "damn" and one very muffled "N" word.
  • Consumerism:

    A clothing brand mentioned.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    There is one metaphor about love as a drug: "I'm addicted every time I get a hit of it."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Discipline

Parents need to know that Miss Janet is still trying to maintain her youth and sexy image on this album, with lots of sexual innuendo and Jacksonesque heavy breathing, but with pretty clean language. Missy Elliott lends her voice and a few skanky lyrics on "The 1."

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the image that Janet Jackson is trying to portray with this album, shown profoundly by the album cover alone. Do you think she is too old to still try to be sexy? Is she more marketable like this? Do you think the "wardrobe malfunction" that occurred with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at the '04 Super Bowl hurt or helped her image? Do artists, especially women, need to constantly push the envelope to be successful in the entertainment industry?

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Good album with fun dance songs

    This album is so fun but after ten tracks you get bored. There are songs about sex such as Feedback, Curtains, Discipline and 2nite The most sexual track is Discipline which is really boring and creepy.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Nebraska
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    What are they talking about??!!

    I don't know what they mean when they say the lyrics aren't that bad! This CD has some of the kinkiest lyrics out there right now! I love Feedback though.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 4.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Don't call this a comeback...she was never gone!

    Janet has managed to put together yet another hit album complete with smoldering hot dance tracks, and those classic Janet slow jams. Sexual Content: Iffy. "Strum me like a guitar, blow out my amplifier" she sings on "Feedback". "Discipline" is a song about sexulal surender, excplicit at times. Other questionable tracks include "The 1", and "Curtains", however most refrences are clevirly hidden. Violence: She asks her lover to punish her and make her cry on "Discipline". Language: Damn and a muffled use of n--ga is as strong as it gets. Social Behaviour: Not an issue, mostly infectious dance tracks. Commercialism: Gutchi underwear Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: "I'm addicted everytime I get a hit of it" in "Rollercoaster" is as strong as it gets. Discipline: On 12+ A bit of innuedo. Lyrics are hard to understand but fun to dance and sing alone to.

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