Def Jam Rapstar

Some of the music videos playing in the background depict scenes of violence and some blood. For example, in T.I.'s (featuring Rihanna) "Live Your Life," you can see T.I. getting beat up with blood on his face. In Public Enemy's "Can't Truss It," there is a scene that implies rape as shirtless white men are dragging a black woman back into a home and later the baby is born white.

Many of these music videos show sexual scenes, including women dancing in bikinis, gyrating their hips or buttocks, and showing ample cleavage and thong-like bottoms that reveal most of their buttocks. In some instances the rappers are staring at their breasts and groping their bodies. In 2Pac's "I Get Around," the rapper is in bed with three women. Many of the lyrics also refer to sexual interaction and refer to women in ways that could be insulting, such as calling them "bitches" and "ho's" (e.g. Snoop Dogg: "I got bitches in the living room getting it on"). Another example: Big Pun's "Still Not A Player" ("Rubbin' your spot love got you screamin'").

Most of the swear words are bleeped out (a Konami rep confirmed radio edits of songs were used) but there are plenty of other potentially offensive words and phrases about violence, sex, drug or alcohol use, race, and police brutality. Some words can be heard, such as the "N" word, "d--k," "ass" and "smokin' weed." Profanity is also implied with the bleeped out word, such as Snoop Dogg's "Gin n' Juice" ("Aiy baby get some bubblegum in this motherf---").

Many of these music videos show images of smoking or drinking, or allude to it in the lyrics. Examples include Ja Rule's (featuring Ashanti) "Always on Time" ("Drugged up off that ecstasy") and Lil' Wayne's "Milli" ("Wit' coke in the derriere). In 2Pac's "I Get Around" you see the rapper smoking a cigar in a hot tub. In Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy," you hear him sing "Smokin' weed and bamboo, sippin' on private stock."

Parents need to know that Def Jam Rapstar is a music-based game, which sounds innocent enough, but be forewarded the videos that play in the background, and the lyrics heard, can be offensive as it has references to violence, sex, drug use and in some cases, sensititve topics such as police brutality and slavery. The life of a rapster portrayed in this game shows a glamorized lifestyle which includes lots of women moving their body sexually, and drug references.