Parents need to know that Kanye West has done it again. Yes, there are the usual four-letter words here, but there's also some brilliant songwriting with subtle "stay in school" and "never give up" messages, and hip-hop that samples vintage Steely Dan (gotta be a first!).
Positive messages:Mostly thoughtful, self-revealing stuff about the challenges of becoming a man in a complex world, including some words of wisdom: "If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell um/People never get the flowers while they could still smell um," "For me givin' up's way harder than tryin'," and "You graduate when you make it up outta the streets."
Violence:Some visceral lyrics about violence, mostly expressing an anti-violent message, as in "Just last year Chicago had over 600 caskets/Man, killin's some wack s--t."
Sex:More flirty and funny than explicit, especially on the punchline of "Drunk and Hot Girls" ("I thought I'd be with you for only one night/Now I'm with this girl for the rest of my life").
Language:Fondness for the "F" and "S" words, but not nearly as tediously as on some other hip-hip CDs. The "N" word is used a few times.
Consumerism:Clothing and car brands are mentioned; CD package contains ads for ringtones.
There is a lot of language in Stronger. I think that song says at least 30 bad words in the 5 minutes that it plays for. The song is good quality but a little iffy for kids. It is definetly made more for adults.
Sex: 4/10 Lets get lost tonight and drunk and hot girls are the worst. Violence: 2/10 West is not a very violent person. Language: 6/10 Not to bad. 3 F-Words, 15 s--ts and maybe 10 uses of the N-Word.
I dont see how this album has gotten such a great review....it has one hit single ''stronger'' unlike and eminem or a ludacris album with 3 hit songs I dont how common sense media gives this a 5 star rating i dont get how this album is considered a ''classic'' when there have been much better albums rap albums......hip-hop just isnt the same
this album is awesome! there is some strong language like f**k & n**** and milder language like s**t, a**, d*mn, h*ll, etc. this album has great rhythm and wide style with deep language. the artword is extremely awesome. it has positive messages. the clean version censores the language so i suggest you buy it isntead.
This CD is really amazing. It is so different from any other CD I have ever heard. It is so original and its also really catchy. I say if you're into rap music or not buy this. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!