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"Boom Boom Pow" (CD single)
- By The Black Eyed Peas
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Hip-hop quartet tones down the sex and partying.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that, aside from the word "s--t" appearing throughout the song, the lyrics to this tune are fairly innocuous overall. The sex and partying themes that pervaded the group's last record have been replaced by some light bravado that lacks the seriously aggressive tone of many other hip-hop songs.
What's the story?
BOOM BOOM POW is the first single in four years from the Black Eyed Peas, the hip-hop quartet whose two more famous members -- Fergie and Will.i.am -- have been concentrating on solo projects during the break. The band's now come back together to record the full-length record, The E.N.D. ("Energy Never Dies"), from which this song stems. Unlike the lyrics in the group's last record, Monkey Business, the lines in this track don't include explicit references to sex and partying; rather, these lyrics are largely harmless bluster about how great the Peas are: "Them chickens jackin' my style / They try to copy my swagger … / I'm so 3008 / You so 2000 and late."
Is it any good?
The Peas' traditional division of labor is back in "Boom Boom Pow," with the guys lending most of the rhymes and Fergie adding her combo rap-singing routine. The sound itself, however, marks a departure from the pop-infused hip-hop tone of the band's previous releases. Instead, this single has a distinctly electronic feel, with heavy synth-beats and lots of vocoder distorting the vocals. Combined with the fairly clean, repetitious lyrics, the overall effect is appealing, if not earth-shattering.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what's really behind bragging. When someone talks about how great they are, could they actually be covering up insecurity? Do the actions of truly exceptional people speak louder than their words?
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Way cleaner than many of their other songs!
I was very surprised with this track.....normally the black eyed peas aren't appropriate AT ALL! This one has a little partying/sex, but nothing horrible!
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A Lot of Cursing, Awesome Beat!!!!!!!
A TONNN of the word "s--t", but otherwise nothing inappropriate here. They curse a lot in this song right here, but the clean version is just fine for younger ears. The beat is super cool, and the song's meaning is fluff, but the beat makes up for it all! I love the peas! COMEBACK
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cool song
the language was bad you might wanna get the clean version for your ipod but its a good, catchy song.
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BOOM BOOM POW
my own for boom boom pow lyrics we get we get g-g-get hey we get like the selena gomez & the scene and we r in the HD we goooo this beat is going like that selena gomez sings A YEAR WITHOUT RAIN HEY WE GET PICE OF HERE WE GO SIDELIGHT LIKE TAYLOR LAUTNER& TAYLOR SWIFT WE KNOW THOSE 2 WE BE DIE AND WE GO BOOM BOOM POW SELENA GOMEZ GO LIKE MAD WHEN SHE HEARS MILK!! THAT TONIGHT IS A GOOD NIGHT BOOM BOOM POW BYE SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE AND TAYLOR LAUTNER& TAYLOR SWIFT . BY CARMEN GOMEZ FAN OF SELENA GOMEZ 34 NOBODY STEEL IT FOR REAL!!!!!!
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I Gotta Feelin that Boom Boom Pow Rox~
This is an awesome song. There is very minor bad word use, but really, nothing to worry about. Great lyrics and beat!
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Ok this is just an awesome dance song and its fun to sing with your friends =)
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good for tweens
it's a fun song but i think kids and tweens should listen to the clean version on youtube and add the clean one to their ipods.
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Its ok for 16+, and 15, but a little iffy on the 15
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They used S word a lot thoughout the song.I listen to the clean version of this song on YouTube, but I like this song still.
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Seriously?
Common Sense says this is really okay, but it has too many swears for 10 and up! there is no edited version except for the video because this song nor the album was Parental Advisory!
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| Artist: | The Black Eyed Peas |
| Release date: | March 30, 2009 |
| Label: | Interscope Records |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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