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I Am...Sasha Fierce (by Beyonce Knowles, R&B/Pop)

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Fierce vocals and killer hooks mix with retro messages.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Beyonce Knowles's third studio album includes strong doses of gender stereotyping and longing for her guy to call, but there's also a lively, feisty, "girls, we got to stick together" message on some tracks.

Positive messages: Some songs feature empowering, you-go-girl messages, but gender roles in all the songs are very traditional. In reference to her wedding-ring finger she sings, "If you like it you should have put a ring on it."
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Some teasy flirtation, but nothing really explicit.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: A few beers here and there: "I have a six-pack in the cooler."

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Talk to your kids
Families can talk about "If I Were a Boy," in which Beyonce assumes that men and women always behave differently in relationships. Do you think the song promotes gender stereotypes? Given Beyonce's true-life fame and influence would she really need to be more like a boy to enjoy life more?

What's the story?

What's the story?
On I AM…SASHA FIERCE Beyonce applies her considerable talents to songs that are mostly about relationships. She sings about the glow of early love, the disappointments of love gone bad, and how much easier life would be if she were a boy. She co-wrote and co-produced every track.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

With Beyonces's usual exquisite delivery and excellent production standards, I Am...Sasha Fierce sparkles with intensity while setting the star squarely in some very traditional roles. "If I Were a Boy" is a fantasy about all the things women could do if they had the same freedom as guys. It's the "if" that raises questions. Why can't women take more control over their lives and relationships?

Some songs wallow in co-dependency: "If I begged and if I cried…would it give me some light/should I wait for you to call?" But others are lovely descriptions of heart-stopping moments that promote a positive message of supporting a friend: "She was lost in so many ways/out in the darkness with no guide/ I know the cost of a losing hand."

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Released on: November 18, 2008
Label: Sony Music
Genre: R&B/Pop

This review was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
 
 

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zacharysm148
teen, 14 years old
 
Even though there are awesome beats and good messages she cusses way more (s**t, b*tch, d*mn) and this album has far more innuendo then her other ones (it's to big, it's to long, it's to wide, it won't fit, i love his big ego)

Katy0
teen, 17 years old
 

Serinity ...
kid, 12 years old
 
BEYONCE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, Beyonce is my favorite singer. any younger and we'd have some problems.

lovescupcakes
teen, 13 years old
 
love her she is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
i think beyonce is just amazing i love her music i espiecally love halo, if i were a boy, and single ladys!

Cornbeefsoup
teen, 16 years old
 
Though her music is good. People are not hearing what some of the lyrics in a few of her songs are saying. For example, in Video Phone she says "I love how u approach me fresh white with ur pants hangin grown man low" encourages boys to sag while others are trying to encourage them not too. Also in the song she says "What, you want me naked? If u like me in this position u can tape it on ur video phone". And she does use foul languege in Ego "I'm that b**ch" and in Diva "How u gone be talkin sh*t?" But over all this one of my favorite albums and my favorite from her she one of my fave female singers

flutegirl1997
teen, 14 years old
 
hmmm...
i like beyonce's music, but i'm a little bummed at how she chooses to show herself. she wears pretty skimpy clothing, in he music videos she dances not innapropriately but not for tweens, but her music isnt bad. i like her music a lot, shes an amazing singer(listen to "halo" and her range-WOAH) and her music is a good style.

MPerfection
parent of 9 , and 12 , 12 year old
 
No thank you.
I don't remember her cussing in her younger days. Now, all her talk about God is out the window. She says & does "more" than what I care my kids to be singing or looking at. I'll pass.

PYEsinc
teen, 14 years old
 
AWESOME!
I love it...but why the heck did Beyonce split it into two discs, although there were only 11 songs on the album total? That's what I'll always wonder...

MicahBob
teen, 14 years old
 
Good, not for young kids
personally I like the album, has some good songs, but she cussed in some songs like "Diva"

SerinitySerind ...
kid, 12 years old
 
I love Beyonce!!
She focuses on her gender. But very mild, OH HOW I LOVE YOU!! stuff going

bu soud
parent of 3 and 8 year old
 
i love my kids

arthur16morgana
teen, 16 years old
 
beyonce
love beyonce an her music

TATIANA KAHIAN
kid, 11 years old
 
love her
love how you dance.go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9001
teen, 15 years old
 
Older kids.
I don't know enough about the lyrics, but the album image is innapropriate.

SomebodysMe
teen, 17 years old
 
First disc great, second, not so much!
I am........Sasha Fierce is a mishmash of songs. The first disc is pretty much all of the positive songs, think Halo and an amazing rendition of Ave Maria. Then the second disc, not so much. This contains "Single Ladies", but also has the worst in this album, "Video Phone", where she is very explicit. Also, in "Diva" the chorus restates "A diva is a female version of a hussler", "Now you goin to be talkin Sh**", and "Where your Ba**s?" When you first listen to "Radio" it sounds more explicit than it actually is. (It's about being in love with your radio because it won't let you down.) However, she just couldn't resist putting in the line (It comes with a giggle and everything!) "And mama never freaked out when she heard it go boom/Cuz she knew we were in the zone". There are also some fairly racy liner photos. My reccomendation would be to give your kids the first cd, but not the second one. The better songs are on the first anyway. (Although, I have to say I do have some memories associated with the songs on the second cd. Just gotta say that, and no they're not dirty ones if that's what you're thinking. LOL!!)

Music4Life
teen, 14 years old
 
This is one of the best CD's ever. Nothing inappropriate either! Most music these days are. =/ Go Beyonce!!

crystalboo31313
kid, 11 years old
 
who is sasha fierce
Who is is Sasha Firece? Idont get that

Daisy-Girl
teen, 14 years old
 
I like the song "Single Ladies" since teens like me like her she actually encourages that its okay to be single especially at this age and on the cover she's not showing it all.

ebjay555
teen, 14 years old
 
Great
Beyonce is an amazing singer. I have not heard the entire album, but there is nothing explicit in any of the songs I have heard.

LittleMinajWarrior
teen, 14 years old
 
AWESOME
This album is AMAZING. There's nothing bad about it! It's just powerful and awesome! Who wouldn't love this. Not only is it fun to listen AND dance to, it could make you cry! I love Halo and Single Ladies the best. This album is INCREDIBLE! Buy it! It's her best!

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