Parents need to know that this CD is mostly about sex, and even the edited version is obvious and explicit. Though musically imaginative -- perhaps even groundbreaking -- it isn't a great album.
I am a fifteen-year-old girl and i happen to think it's one of the greatest hip/hop albums of this centry.I think this is one of the best songs being that it was made in my favorite year.And im responicble enough to listen to it.
OutKast once again delivers with great songwriting, deep lyrics, and the funk we've all come to expect from them. As you know, there are actually two CDs packaged in this bundle: Speakerboxxx, Big Boi's half, and The Love Below, Dre's half. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is tried and true hip-hop formula that delivers with each track. Dre's half is an intriuging experimintation. He sings his heart out on songs like "Spread" "Roses" and probably the greatest radio single ever, "Hey Ya". He also raps with mesmerizing flow on many tracks.
So, it's a good album. The content? Very sexually explicit especially on the song "Spread" which is about... well, I think you know. Not much violence except on "Tomb of the Boom" which features KONKRETE. The language can be pretty vulgar, F-bombs and other four letter words.
So, my final verdict: Another great OutKast album, just not for kids.
This is most likely one of the best albums in the rap community and culture to have been produced. A revolutionary album from its great beats to its funkadelic sides, it's very musically diverse. It does discuss sex a lot, however not all of it is explicit. A lot of it is talking about love. A must have for any music lover.
Outkast's latest album "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" is an enjoyable CD to listen to. When I first heard "Hey Ya!" I was dancin' 'till I couldn't dance nomore!
The music videos were off the chain! I like the enthusiasm Big Boi and Andre put in their videos.
IT was okay. I have the edited versin and I mostly got just for Hey Ya!, The Way you move, and Roses (I got before we got iTunes) but I have listened to all the songs but there are a few inapropriate things.
My parents bought me this album for my sixth birthday! I haven't listened to it lately but I do remember that I loved it, and I didn't pick out any explicit messages in the lyrics at that age. I still love it and I don't see what all the fuss is about.
I have been listening to this album since i was in first grade, and i can say that there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, i was listening to sublime when i was 4 years old, and theres nothing wrong with me. music doesnt harm a child, especially when they are over ten years old. by that point if you are withholding music from them, there is something wrong with you. Shame on you, consumer media for saying children (and teens) cant handle eminem, 50 cent, ludacris, or even outkast. outkast has been a favorite in my family ever since they hit the music scene.
Although some of the lyrics are questionable, the musical quality of this CD is excellent. Compared to most hip hop, the tracks on this CD are not that offensive or questionable.