How She Move Soundtrack

Digital-only CD has some iffy content.

Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Soundtrack Label: Lakeshore Records Parental Advisory: Yes Edited Version Available: No Release Date: 01/22/2008

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that the soundtrack is questionable for younger kids in a different way than the drama of the same name (the movie has far more sexuality and drug overshadowing than the CD does, for example). The soundtrack is laced with some profanity and a few sexually suggestive lyrics, and jealousy, social climbing, and discrimination are the prevailing themes.

Families can talk about movie soundtracks in general. Are they important to a movie's success? Could a soundtrack make you want to see a movie or even turn you off to one?

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Common Sense Review

Reviewed By: Maria Dinoia

The digital-only soundtrack to this urban drama of the same name is only available on iTunes. It's an interesting mix of different musical styles from hip-hop to pop ballads featuring Lil'Mama, Montell Jordan, Smugglaz, Fenom, Carl Henry, and Kadar, and more.

Despite some big-name artists and several booty-shakin' beats, this soundtracks lacks cohesiveness and doesn't tell you anything at all about the movie. A good soundtrack should at least make you curious about a film, but you'd probably only pick up this album if you loved the movie (which could be the case) -- or if the songs had some actual meaning for you (which probably isn't the case since they don't really talk about anything). The songs are repetitive and unoriginal and definitely fall flat without the accompanying cool dance moves from the silver screen. At least there's no doubt that they'll make you want to dance.

Better music to get you moving includes Janet Jackson, Rihanna, and Shakira.

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Content		CS	adults	kids
Content
Sexual Content A little bold in some cases, but not a ton of provocative stuff: "I'll show you how to work that stick all the boys want to lick" is as bad as it gets.
Violence A couple of things: "victim of a lynching," "killing's in my system," and mentions of guns and weapons.
Language Lots of profanity including "s--t," which is used repeatedly in several songs. The "N" word is heard a few times.
Message
	Social Behavior Jealousy, social climbing, and discrimination are the prevailing themes.
	Commercialism The obvious movie tie-in.
	Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Not a whole lot, but "hustling rocks in front of the corner store" is an example.