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Kidz Bop (by Kidz Bop Kids, Pop)

common sense media says

Mostly bland pop covers sung by anonymous kids.


parents & educators say
  • 29% say language is an issue

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that these chart-topping CDs have kids covering popular songs -- songs that aren't always the best suited for young ears (although chances are really young ones won't even blink at "let's get it on tonight"). While most of the tunes are edited, some aren't: Nickelback's "Hero," J-Lo's "Jenny From the Block," and Ashanti's "Just a Friend" are good examples where inappropriate content is left in. It's also useful to keep in mind that this prolific music machine produces pretty bad stuff vocally and instrumentally, and may have you running out of the room as soon as your kid hits play.

Positive messages: Not applicable.
Violence: A few songs have dark images ("a world full of killing and blood spilling").
Sex: A few lines such as "let's get it on tonight" aren't edited out.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Some CDs contain promotional stuff.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about why Kidz Bop covers already popular songs. Do you think that covering a song is a form of flattery or not? How do they choose the songs? Are they always age appropriate? What songs would you like to hear covered? Does having kids sing the tunes make them more appealing?

What's the story?

What's the story?
KIDZ BOP CDs are the kind of music that parents want to like. Certainly the people at Kidz Bop had the best intentions when they created this popular series. They wanted to provide kid-friendly versions of current songs by popular artists so families could share an enjoyable music experience together. And perhaps they might have succeeded if they had done a better job of cleaning up the few songs with lines that just aren't appropriate for kids and found musicians who didn't sound like first-round American Idol rejects.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
There's usually little objectionable lyrical content, but there's also no heart, passion, or soul. And, the quality of music is so dreadful that you may not want to bother: The instrumentation is synthesized and lacks inspiration; the mastering so carelessly handled that it sounds like someone threw a wet towel over the mixes. Even the anonymous singing kids sound like they would rather be doing something else.

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Released on: July 29, 2008
Label: Razor & Tie
Genre: Pop

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What parents & educators say

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Based on 7 parent & educator reviews:
  • 29% say language is an issue

Most useful reviews by all members

Miranda ...
kid, 11 years old
 
I hate Kidz Bop!!!
Kidz bop is stupid! Do you even want to waste your time listening to one of the worst CDs in the world? All kidz bop does is steals all of our favorite songs and ruins it with their sassy kid singing, they are way too young to sing and it is pathetic! Never waste your money on this crap!

Jk981206
kid, 13 years old
 
Horrible and Bland!
Horrible. These remixes by kids maybe appropriate, but i think that kidz bop sucks. It has the worst voices and the worst lyrics. It's like killing a song.

Rosebud95
teen, 16 years old
 
Eh...
The kids singing is "eh" and the only song they remade that I actually like is, "She Will Be Loved" (originally by Maroon 5) in which the kids sound like they are singing and are enjoying it.

shmigle
kid, 11 years old
 
kidz bop should be in juvi or alcatraz or something.
kidz bop is evil! first of all, they should sue kidz bop for copyright. second, if they dont get in any fedral trouble with that, they should be sent to jail for how terrible their singing is. the real songs are lame enough, kidz bop just makes them horrible. you can tell kidz bop are bad role models if you look at #16. they remake TI, whos in prison, kanye west whos a big time jerk, and the black eyed peas who male i gotta feeling so innocent but when you here imma be its like rated m. but if you want to deaf, buy this album.

uckersas
kid, 12 years old
 
my concern aint about profanity its about how they kill songs and rape your ears never buy it no mattr any age

hyrulianights
kid, 12 years old
 
what a pile of poop
i hate kidz bop they suck they ruin every good song in the world

moviegirl987
kid, 11 years old
 
booooooo
it's really stupid i mean the kids voices suck . they mock good songs.

 
BEWARE OF KIDZ BOP!!!
Kidz Bop is a danger to young kids everywhere. It reveals mature topics to kids. Although they may not fully understand what the words mean, the concepts are engrained in their minds. DO NOT BUY KIDZ BOP FOR YOUR KIDS!!!

Bwahaha
kid, 12 years old
 
It was made for KIDS not tweens/teens . "by kidz for kidz" heard it before?
I along with most of you other reviewers really dislike kidz bop. But everyone is blowing it out of proportion. Just about all the kids who reviewed are 11+ so obviously you've outgrown it. When a little kid hears music then they get a cd of it, they would never know the lyrics were changed. I will admit though that some of the lyrics they changed just make no sense and are just embarrassing. To parents; if you want to buy kidz bop for your kid, just make sure that they're not old enough where they're aware that its not the real song. It's probably gonna last from age 6-8 before they get tired if it. The main reason kidz bop was made was to let kids listen to songs that may be a little bad and change them a bit rather than giving them the instrumental version. Kidz bop started in 2001 and they really were a hit back then. I bet barely any if you other reviewers took their target audience unto consideration when you wrote tour review. And by the way, they're releasing kidz bop 20 on July 19, 2011. »Enjoy«

Ilovemedia
kid, 12 years old
 
Waste of energy!!
dumb!Nobody will like it!!!!!!

Xandrez
adult
 
Music Slaughter
They cant even sing, and they kill all good music. To be honest, i hate the jonas brothers and i feel bad they got their songs on kidz bop.

Christian gurl
teen, 15 years old
 
It's good they change the lyrics

xxCourtiexx
teen, 15 years old
 
:P
They slaughtered the songs. They have not developed their voices yet and are too high to hit the correct notes. once you hear one of these songs you never think of the actual songs the same way again.

ilexisparkly3
kid, 13 years old
 
Okay WTF is WRONG with kidzbop?!?!?
I have A LOT of reasons why I hate it. 1. It ruins peoples ears 2. They copy songs and kill them 3. In california girls on kidzbop they get the lyrics wrong they say sun kissed BEACH THeres more but thats all im listing for today. GOSH KIDZBOP IF U WANNA SING GET UR OWN ALBUM

perfectionist
teen, 15 years old
 
Seriously? Can you HEAR the songs they have?!?!
People are so evil these days! What is happening? These songs are VERY inappropriate, and they have little kids sing the songs. It's stupid and evil. Kidz Bop is poison for the child's mind. If the REAL songs are iffy for ages 13, then why are the SAME songs that are sung by kids ON for ages 9?!?!?! So what if the bad words are edited out; kids might look up the real version or something. Just plain bad. Don't let your kids listen to this.

musiclover1
teen, 15 years old
 
11 and up
wellll i think kidzbop is done i love the real version of songs not kidzbop first "baby" by j bieber is on kidzbop well my little cousin wen she was FIVE called him HOT which i dont even use that language im around it but i dont use it oh back on topic katy perrys "hot n cold" i think kidzbop is dumb for turning "we kiss,we make up" to "we HUG,we make up" so yea...

shadow gal
teen, 14 years old
 
non kids bop
i see no problum with it but they should not call it kids bop. i say eight and up.

drweegee
kid, 10 years old
 
KIDZ BOP SUX!!!
Look at the facts.They ruin great songs,They put violence and scariness on ALMOST every song,Add some sex,And more!!!!!.If you hate kidz bop and agree with me tell everyone DO NOT!!!Buy their CDs.

Abigail13
teen, 13 years old
 
Not Good For Anyone & Any Age
They ruin all the good songs that teens like these days. They play the darn commercial like 456295498 times every single day. Most of the songs that are REALLY popular, they have bad meaning/language in them. Who in the world came up with this junk?

girl4natwolff
teen, 14 years old
 
Vomit- worhty
this sucks .i hate kids bop.

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