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Souljaboytellem (by Soulja Boy, Hip-hop)

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Really bad in every inappropriate way.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know -- and really, it's all they need to know -- is that Soulja Boy speaks more affectionately and personally about his cell phone (and other expensive possessions) than about the women in his life, all of whom seem to be interchangeable "hos." There's also plenty of swearing, product placement, and some violence.

Positive messages: A truly nasty, exploitively sexist take on women, along with an astounding degree of self-absorption.
Violence: Some violence of the "take yo arm and pull the trigger finger" variety.
Sex: Explicit sexual references: "I'm c--king on yo bitch ass" and "super soak that ho" are among the more poetic.
Language: An adolescent delight in saying four-letter words over and over again is the closest Soulja Boy gets to charming.
Consumerism: Many references to cell phone and sneaker brands and an insidious sense that things are far more important than people.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: A few references, but not the real problem here.

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Talk to your kids
Families can talk about Soulja Boy's stunningly sexist and nasty attitude about women. Does the fact that this artist is only 17 years old make it OK for him to be this clueless? Why does he need to talk about women this way -- does it make him sound tougher? Also, families can talk about how a single becomes so huge. What about "Crank That" caused it to sell so well?

What's the story?

What's the story?
Brace yourself for exploitive sexuality, relentless product placement, a bit of violence, and a world view in which things are far more important than people.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Kids may be have memorized the dance steps to the mega hit "Crank That," but that's all they should be memorizing from Soulja Boy. It might be easy to chalk up his sexist and self-absorbed posturing to the exuberance of youth (the Atlanta-based "artist" is 17) until you remember that there are young performers out there who bring plenty of soul and talent to the table -- and he's not one of them. Adding (ear) injury to insult, his delivery is so amateurish that even those who don't mind all of the above will have trouble listening through to the end. With an apparent two-note vocal range and lazy, monotonous instrumental tracks, music fans need to know that there's nothing here to make SOULJABOYTELLEM.COM worth the trouble.

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Released on: October 2, 2007
Label: Collipark Music
Genre: Hip-hop
Parental advisory: Yes

This review was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
 
 

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Rosebud95
teen, 16 years old
 
The song's beat is a little cool, but its messages are not. Kids shouldn't really be listening to it, even if the dance is kind of cool, because of all of the bad messages.

safa977
adult
 
I don't get why it's off 17+ It's 15+ probally
Trust me 15+ and your fine these are all the things to worry about: Sexual Content: Maybe the biggest Factor with Soulja boy might be Sexual Content but they say "in the hole!" the the one to worry is "I'm gonna keep on jokin on yo and if we keep the fighting then I'm c--king on you" Violence: Not to worry about with music but minimal "gun talk" Language: c--k, dam* Great singing song though highly recomend 15+

 
likes
I like his songs because he just not tell the kid to throw some D on it he's also tells hem to stay in school. Whats so BAD? @#$%^&&*()__++_)(*&&^%$#@!!##$%!!!!!!!!!! yours truly Vernitra Vaughn

camboy1999
kid, 12 years old
 
all of you people who dont know what ur talking about! i love these songs but im not allowed to listen to them! crank that is the worst! its nasty and inaproprite and i dont suggest it for kids my age

lkjhb1
teen, 14 years old
 
we hear this at school

mola123
teen, 16 years old
 
Ummmm...
The real issue here isn't if it is appropriate or not, it's: How did rap fall to this level? It used to be sophisticated with the likes of Public Enemy, but now were reduced to this garbage.=

 
Depressing.
No Lyrical talent whatsoever. It's depressing that this is what rap has come to. Listen to Nas.

 
TERR-I-BLE!!!!
Soulja Boy is only like 18 years old. He should NOT be singing songs (if you can call them songs) like this. Sexual references abound and can be found on basically every track. As plentiful are cuss words. It seems that his only mission in life is to have sex with as many "whores" as possible. But not only does is the lyrical content bad, but the music itself is terrible! All the songs sound the same and there is absolutely nothing original. His #1 hit "Crank Dat" became annoying after 3 or 4 listens, as will this entire album. This album is not good for any age.

rebma97
teen, 14 years old
 
Bad messages
I really liked Soulja Boy-until I found out what the song was really about. I haven't heard the dirty version of the song, but it has something to do with being against woman.

B.o.B Rules
kid, 12 years old
 
awesome
Yay for crank dat.

 
i think that this artist does incredable work. i decided to give out his c.d. as party favours at my 6 year old daughters birthday party. Parents and gardians are thrilled now i am the talk of the neighborhood

Soulja Boy
teen, 13 years old
 
Cool Dance
The Crank That Dance Is Cool!!!!

 
Sou is a Parent's nightmare.
I teach at 2 middle schools from time to time, all the kids are starting to idolize artists like this guy. In his most famous release, 'Crank That' is basically pornography set to a beat. I will spare you the meanings of different lyrics such as 'I'm Cocking On Your B**** a**', or 'superman that hoe'. Those meanings can be found just about anywhere on the internet. You may think that it's cool that your kids can do the whole 'crank dat' dance but i assure you it's no where close to good. Music has a great impact on my generation and the one after mine. Just as it did in the 60's and 70's. watch what your kids are listening to. you may be surprised.

BabySwaggles
teen, 14 years old
 
I love the song "Pretty Boy Swag", people nowadays should be able to handle this and stop complaining. This is what today is, and tomorrow might be even worse. So get used to it.

xxhersheyloverxx
kid, 12 years old
 
Hate it! On the song Pretty Boy Swag its not for kids.i would recommend not listening to the dirty verson also when it said "Girls on my d--k" what the heck is that!!?? Next year its going to be another story...

WhipItMan
parent of 4 year old
 
Fun for the whole family
Parents will love it. Kids will love it. I love it.

9001
teen, 15 years old
 
Barely appropriate for 17+.
I like how the songs sound, but I do NOT like the lyrics. The only song I listen to from this album is "crank dat", and I listen to the clean version. The clean version is on for 14+ and the explicit version is iffy for 17+.

girl4natwolff
teen, 14 years old
 
Too much gangstah talk like "wit" instead of "with" and "dat" instead of "that" ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEOPLE!!!!! IT'S NOT THAT HARD!!!!!

somebody
teen, 13 years old
 
Good album, but crank that has drug references and one d word, and the others are violent, and have every issue

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