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"Sugar" (CD single) (by Flo Rida, Rap)

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Rap song uses candy metaphor to get graphic about sex.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that although this song starts out innocently enough, with the artist describing how he loves to kiss his lady, it goes progressively downhill, ending with some not-so-subtle descriptions of the other sexual activities they engage in.

Positive messages: Not applicable.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Goes into graphic detail about sexual situations. One of the tamer references: "Sprung for the taste, addicted to her gloss ... / Put my tongue in your face."
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: A reference to "sippin' Grand Marnier."
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What's the story?

What's the story?
Known for churning out dance-oriented rap tracks, club-fave Flo Rida is back with another one: SUGAR, a song about a guy who can't get enough of his girl's kissable, "candy"-like lips. As the tune goes on, however, we learn that Flo Rida's girl uses her lips for a lot more than kissing, with the rapper giving graphic descriptions of oral sex between the two. These lyrics led the record company to slap a parental advisory sticker on the song (as well as the full-length album on which it appears, entitled R.O.O.T.S.).

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
In a club, where one danceable, similar-sounding song melts into the next, "Sugar" surely fits in. While the track's synthesizer-heavy beats and Flo Rida's delivery are appealing enough for dancing, they don't make for a particularly exceptional song that transcends others on the scene. The tune's been-there, done-that theme of graphic sex knocks it further down the originality index.

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Music Details
Released on: March 30, 2009
Label: Atlantic
Genre: Rap
Parental advisory: Yes
Edited version available: Yes
This review was written by Stephanie Bruzzese
 
 

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jermainedaman
adult
10
 
Good for dace class
I love it my sister does too she listens to it for dance academy and it is fine
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Spongebob Fan
kid, 13 years old
12
 
This Candy Got YOU Sprung (Catchy!)
Very catchy, but SO much sexy talk... Not for many kids
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SayWut
teen, 17 years old
13
 
It's ok
It's ok at first but after you hear it too many times it really gets annoying. Maybe it's because there isn't one person on this planet that could understand what flo rida says if there life depended on it..
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ohya
parent of 14 year old
14
 
some sexual references
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luv2sing0723
teen, 15 years old
14
 
IFFY
Common Sense is right. I always thought it was just this catchy song about relationships and stuff but I always had a feeling it was a litte Iffy. It's VERY catchy though but I could go without listening to it. 15+ I would say.
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BestPicture1996
teen, 16 years old
13
 
Has the same premise as Wayne's "Lollipop"
Comparing sex to candy (or the other way around)seems to be a popular theme w/ rappers. I absolutley could not get enough of this song, it is extremely catchy with an incredible hook and rough, metaphorical lyrics from Flo.
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Jess_25311
adult
17
 
Sugar
I like it
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Nico9000
adult
12
 
Not Inapropriate
A little bit of sex but still. Can't wait for roots.
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