Parents need to know that this R&B brother quintet is played on heavy rotation on Radio Disney. Mixed with R&B and light rap (think a harder Boyz II Men on some tracks), at first listen the music may sound a bit mature, but the content is clean enough for tweens to groove to. There are, however, a few lines that you probably wish you could fast forward: "Never been known as a player (player)/but ain't nobody gonna say (that I ain't had my share)," "Wanna be the one to freak you right," and "Cars, house, cash, you see/all expensive jewelry/I got it you can grab it," but in the grand scheme of scary music, this band is nothing to worry about.
Positive messages:A lot of talk about getting a girl back, wanting to get a girl, etc.
Sex:Nothing raunchy at all: "Your hair skin lips skin touch/everything about you just /invites me excites me to wanna see," "You should of never ever let him get your love/I swear you gave him something he didn't deserve," and "And I don't know what it is maybe/maybe its the way that you shake it/or maybe it's the way that your mamma made it, whatever it is, I can't take it/I gotta have you and me."
I don't like that the boys seem to dwell a little too much on girls. For my 8 year old I don't think that it's highly appropriate, there will be plenty of time for that later on. At the same time, I think that the music is a lot cleaner than other similar groups that my child wants to listen to. So I guess as a mom I am thankful to have an alternative to offer my child. I will however listen to all the songs and decide which songs will be most appropriate to download on his personal player.