I love it beacause you and kanye and rihanna,all sound good together,and you rap mad good.
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"Run This Town" (CD single)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Hot rappers court danger by resurrecting old rap rivalries.
The themes of this music are: bragging, sex
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About "Run This Town" (CD single)
Parents need to know that, in terms of violent and sexual content, this isn't the worst of Jay-Z's music. However, its focus on bragging about being the best merely reinforces the infamous and dangerous sense of rivarly that pervades the rap and hip-hop arenas.
Read our full review by Stephanie Bruzzese
Families Can Talk About
- Do people brag because they really believe they're better than others -- or are they actually trying to cover up their true feelings of insecurity and inadequacy?
- Check out our article "What Messages Are Your Kids Getting From Chris Brown and Rihanna?" to find out more about influential artists from the rap and hip-hop worlds are to kids.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
go jay go jay
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give it
it does have bad words and it is bad...u need to listen and understand wat theyre talking bout (especially jay-z) before u go all crazy over this song
- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
it does not say any bad words and it was not bad
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Good song but younger kids shouldnt listen to this
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Catchy!
I like it... Just language, nothing else to me, and if you get the clean version its just a cool song with a good beat.
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