Souljaboytellem (by Soulja Boy, Hip-hop)

common sense media says

Really bad in every inappropriate way.

parents & educators say

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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What to talk about

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?

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?

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.

Music themes & details

Music Details

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.

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Souljaboytellem (by Soulja Boy, Hip-hop)

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What's the story?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?

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I don't get why it's off 17+ It's 15+ probally

likes

Ummmm...

Depressing.

TERR-I-BLE!!!!

Bad messages

awesome

Cool Dance

Sou is a Parent's nightmare.

Fun for the whole family

Barely appropriate for 17+.

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