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All teen and kid reviews for The College Dropout

Age
12
Average rating based on 10 kid and teen reviews:
  • 30% say there are positive messages
Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Great CD
This is a great CD for any young kid struggling to get in touch with God or to learn to do the right thing. It explains things in the language of today so that it is understandable.

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Teen, 18 years old
December 22, 2008
 
good album, not good for under 14 or so though
A great album. Not great for under 14 though, I would say one song has a great message. Jesus walks states the obvious that if you dont constantly cuss, refer to women as objects, talk about smoking crack constantly, or talk about taking out a whole neighborhood in a driveby you wont get far in the rap, such is the way of the world. This is a great album and if your kids are mature let them here it but much of the target audience are too troubled. I came from a good conservative background so i think i can handle it

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Teen, 16 years old
June 29, 2011
 
lighten up parents
This is truely Kanye's best work . To all the strict parents out there ive been listening to rap like Tech N9ne and Jay-z since i was 10, ive watched South Park since I was 7 and this ive started varcity football as a sophemore played basketball and mantained a 4.0 throughout high school.

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Kid, 11 years old
September 6, 2009
 
maybe
kanye west is a good rapper, i don't think he's that explict

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
This is an EXCELLENT album for 14 and up...
I say fourteen because i was fourteen when I got it and found the content okay for me. I mean, I understood it all. It wasn't gratuitous most of the time. Just get the edited. Other than that, it's an EXCELLENT CD. True art. A fresh, jazzy, new, only-once-in-a-while really hip-hoppy style. It's rap and real MUSIC, not just a beat. And it's about interesting things. Some of the songs give goosebumps. The singing is excellent and the ryhmes are clever. It has something to say. I got this album SO long ago, and I'm still very able to listen to it ALL THE TIME and enjoy it very thoroughly. I love this CD! Buy it! A Hip-hop classic! Just get the edited version and everything will be okay. Kanye West is one of the greatest rappers out there. Forget 50-cent, he needs to retire. Buy Graduation and Late Registration too.

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Teen, 18 years old
February 6, 2011
 
Good Messages for a great album. One of the best hip-hop albums ever!

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Teen, 15 years old
April 9, 2008
 
amazing!
a must listen to kanye west did a great job on this except it has a lot of language and some sexuality but it's good!

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Teen, 14 years old
February 13, 2011
 
most songs have decent messages
many songs in this album have good messages. not good if your kids are going to be immature about the sex references. overall, amazing album

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Teen, 15 years old
November 6, 2010
 
seirusly it is iffy for 17!!!

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