How She Move Soundtrack

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Common Sense Media says

Digital-only CD has some iffy content.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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What parents need to know

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.

  • Positive messages0
    Jealousy, social climbing, and discrimination are the prevailing themes.
  • Violence3
    A couple of things: "victim of a lynching," "killing's in my system," and mentions of guns and weapons.
  • Sex0
    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.
  • Language3
    Lots of profanity including "s--t," which is used repeatedly in several songs. The "N" word is heard a few times.
  • Consumerism0
    The obvious movie tie-in.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking3
    Not a whole lot, but "hustling rocks in front of the corner store" is an example.
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What's the story?

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.

Is it any good?

 

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.

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This review was written by Maria Dinoia
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April 9, 2008
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This review was written by Maria Dinoia
Artist:Various Artists
Release date:January 22, 2008
Label:Lakeshore Records
Genre:Soundtrack
Parental advisory:Yes
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