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Monkey Business
- By The Black Eyed Peas
- Genre: Hip-hop
Common Sense Media says
Less original, way more explicit than last CD.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that on this CD the Black Eyed Peas have dumped their inclusive and anti-war agenda in favor of explicitly sexual lyrics and references to violence, drugs, and alcohol.
What's the story?
One of the most charming qualities of the Black Eyed Peas' last album, Elephunk, was its joyfully simplistic message of inclusiveness and world peace. With musical freshness and originality, the whole album seemed to shout out, "Hey, look at us! We can be political AND have a party!" If you were hoping for more of the same on MONKEY BUSINESS, you're likely to be disappointed. The music still sparkles, the performances are terrific, the cameos (James Brown, Sting, and Justin Timberlake) are inspired, but forget all that gooey peace-and-love stuff. The party has moved on to sex, drugs, and even some violence. Even in a genre where musical sampling is de rigueur, Monkey Business is notable for its lack of originality.
Is it any good?
If your family's comfort level includes tolerance of explicit lyrics, you might make a game of identifying the all-too-obvious musical influences on each song. You won't find a track on the CD where they're not pretty obvious, so it'll be easy and fun. There are some high points, of course. All of the performances are spectacular; the bubbling "Pump It" pays delightful tribute to surf guitar king Dick Dale's "Miserlou"; and how can you ever go wrong with James Brown? It's party fun, but nothing more.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why some artists feel the need to change their image, especially from good to bad. Does the music make more of an impact with explicit lyrics or themes?
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BEST BLACK EYED PEAS ALBUM EVER!!!!!!!
oh my god this is the best black eyed peas album ever. i think that sexuality in this album is a little iffy on the song "my humps" but it is still a good song. i think that this album is fine for 11 and up. yo the black eyed peas are the best! peace :)
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Hmm...
I started loving this music when I was about 7. My sister later told me what the songs meant. I never listened to that album again. Not appropriate for kids under 12.
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I loved it
i really love this album i think it is better than elephunk. the sexist song is my humps and the beets are better
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good album
Good music, relatively clean and has gr8 rythm. Dont phunk with my heart especially good
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Kid, 11 years old
March 26, 2010
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Is this good or not? I gave it one star because I did not know if it was good or not. So do not blame me for what i did.
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ok
its ok i but i think fergie's new album is way better
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MAYBE for tweens
The CD is okay, but Pump It and Don't Phunk with my Heart are great.
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Black eyed peas take music to another whole other level.
The Blacked Peas music does get a little bit borring after a while but they have about every tipe of music in there CD. Monkey business is definitly worth buying.
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| Artist: | The Black Eyed Peas |
| Release date: | June 21, 2005 |
| Label: | A&M Records |
| Genre: | Hip-hop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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