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"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" (CD single)
Common Sense Media says
Irresistible Latin-hip-hop hybrid is sexy but not dirty.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know this song straddles the fence between risque and OK. It doesn't have lots of the explicit language like other rap singles, but it does include some significant sexual innuendo that might or might not go over young listeners heads. The repetitive chorus is tame, but still discusses "wanting someone" and the video shows women in all kinds of objectifying ways, with breasts and butts taking center stage.
What's the story?
Watch out world, Pitbull knows you want him...and from the popularity of I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO), his most successful single to date, he might be right. The Cuban-American hip hop/crunk singer raps and brags about how women desire him, and he taunts his female followers to show their love, or rather lust.
Is it any good?
Full of Spanglish and pumping beats (along with a little electronic funk thrown in for good measure) Pitbull makes it hard not to resist his lyrical seduction. With some sampling assistance from Chicago and Nicola Fasano, it's a song that instantly makes you want to get up and dance. Although the lyrics are pretty shallow and not all that creative, the fun is found in the beats and swagger of this Latin track.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how one genre of music can differ based on geographic location. Latin hip hop has many of the same qualities as its American cousin, but what makes it sound differently? What do you think of a song that uses different languages? Do you go online to translate the lyrics or doesn't it matter what those lyrics mean?
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If you know what he is saying in spanish, it wont be so innocent as you think!
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Compared to most rap, actually not that bad
The unedited version of this song has the words "sh*t" and "d*ck" (as well as the words d*mn and *ss) but that's still not as bad as most rap songs go. And yes, there's some sexual content, and a few references might be considered inappropriate by parents. However, the song's hook and beat are both awesome. Pitbull sampled the Euro dance track "75 Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano and Pat Rich, so that explains why. Give this song a listen, and see the music video (if you don't mind a lot of sexy imagery).
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Good for anyone 13-14 and up. Stay away if younger.
Ok, see this is a good song. A good party song and something fun to listen to. But kids under the age of 13-14 shouldn't listen to it. It has a couple sexual references that arent appropriate. For example, "get it in", "get it on", "i know you want me", and some others. There is a couple swear words like d**n, and a**. But thats all.
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Pitbull
I know you want me, you know I want'cha. I know you wannt mee, you know I want'cha. <333
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Pretty clean
1 or two sexual comments and swears
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ClanReview #1
Risque song isn't for my clan to hear.
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The chorus is too long, and the lyrics are fairly simplistic
Hook is very good and the music video is very nice! (:D) I believe it's better than "Krazy." At the time of this review, it's #2 on the Hot 100, but I think it'll be #1 next week once "Boom Boom Pow" is dethroned.
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I wouldn't call it dirty, but I'd call it sexually inappropiate in every way possible
Many sexual mentions that aren't covered, the word ass, etc. But really, it's catchy and fun. I like it.
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