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Resurrection

(2003, Rap, by Tupac, Label: Interscope Records)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Formulaic production, objectionable content.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Explicit depiction of ghetto life, selling drugs, and killing.

  • Violence:

    Sounds of guns cocking and firing, repeated threats and descriptions of violence and murder.

  • Sex:

    If your child treated or talked about women this way you'd want to seriously consider remedial sex ed.

  • Language:

    Continuous cursing (f-word, n-word, abusive and threatening language).

  • Consumerism:

    Not obsessed with labels, cars, champagne or other status symbols.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Refers to smoking marijuana and passing out drunk.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Resurrection

Parents need to know that there are no surprises here -- the music is full of graphic images of violence and sex expressed in language you wouldn't use with your grandmother in the room.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the explicit descriptions of the ghetto lifestyle. Help your kids pick out the mixed messages and confusing signals embedded in his music -- we hear blaring gunshots yet also about Tupac's love of community. Talk about what is appealing about his language, and whether they feel it is important or helpful for him to be so graphic about the world around him.
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    DJayAlex896
    Lives in New Hampshire
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    2pac is the greatest rapper ever.

    This cd is iffy, if your my age it's stuff you've already heard before. Good Cd. Not so great content.

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  2. Adult Reviewer
    halo127
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Great album

    Yes this album has alot of bad content, but common sense dose not know what they are talking about. Tupac's lyrics dosent promote the content nor does he say it is bad, he just tells it how it is and yes stuff like that goes on in the ghetto. I recommend 15+, when I was 14 people at my school were using slang words like that. You just need to make sure child is mature enough to understand why he uses bad words and talks about violent acts

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    pimpinpig
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Not his best

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