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Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Norman Bates — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 04:47:37 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/14/2014 09:47

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Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Romanelli — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:23:22 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/14/2014 02:23

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3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

WindowAbove — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:48:50 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 12/14/2014 01:48

Mecca And The Soul Brother by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
This is mostly clean except for "Skinz" (which is censored on the album anyway).
Seconding Eric B. and Rakim and early ATCQ, also

Breaking Atoms by Main Source I think this has minimal profanity

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:44:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/13/2014 15:44

Haha 🤣 Good thread

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Infinity183 — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 23:47:11 GMT

Author: Infinity183

Posted: 12/13/2014 04:47

Run-DMC's first two albums are great picks. So is anything by Eric. B & Rakim (as well as Rakim's first solo album, The 18th Letter). These records are basically completely free of vulgarities, but their innovative and catchy wordplay make them classics even today.

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Jimmy Dread — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:20:04 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 12/13/2014 00:20

An interesting dilemma, Mr. Tiger. I had a similar dilemma when I was thinking of introducing NWJnr to electronica. In the end I stuck him in front of Kraftwerk's Minimum-Maximum and he's now making songs on Garageband (both of these are true).

Anyway, back to topic. Dust down your PS2 and groove on...

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Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:21:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 04:21

sp4cetiger wrote:

However, if the chorus was something more like, "hey ho, let's fuck!", there would be a lot of people (including my wife) unhappy with me.

Haha! Yes, that would not b good. I would have to get a lawyer. 🤣

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:55:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 03:55

RepoMan wrote:

Yeah, I can see where you're coming from. Really, the vast majority of things that an adult might find offensive in music would fly right over the head of a pre-K child anyway. My only actual concern with music at this stage is repetition. For example, he loves "Blitzkrieg Bop", and has been known to sing "Hey ho, let's go" over and over and over again. And that's fine -- I'm not at all worried about the reference to Nazi Germany because he's a long way from really understanding the implications of that. However, if the chorus was something more like, "hey ho, let's fuck!", there would be a lot of people (including my wife) unhappy with me.

You're right that I can just skip the really obvious stuff, but that can be a nuisance when you might need to clean up spilled milk or fetch him a tissue at the same time. It just makes my life a little easier if the record is relatively clean to begin with. When he gets old enough to understand the implications of what he's hearing, then it will be a whole different type of question... to be honest, I haven't completely decided how I'm going to deal with that, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Also, thanks to all for the recs so far!

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:46:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 03:46

Definitely gonna second Tribe and De La Soul. Here's a few I can think of

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Kollage by Bahamadia
Totally kid friendly as far as I can recall, and damn she is smoooth. Also Premiere on those beats

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The Other Side Of The Looking Glass by Alias
It's from Anticon so it's not likely to get him any coolness points or street cred, but I think it's pretty great

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
^_^

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Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque by TTC
it's all in French so if there is any profanity it's not like he'll know. Hell I don't even know but it sounds pretty dope

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Celestial Clockwork by Illogic
It addresses some sexual themes but there's not really any profanity as far as I can recall

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Things That Happen At Day/Things That Happen At Night by Milo
Profanity here is little and far between. Far more present are numerous nerdy pop culture references, so that's a plus

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Kafile by Sagopa Kajmer
see Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque except replace French with Turkish

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Lost by Cool Calm Pete
Dude sounds like a Korean Snoop. Not too much profanity I believe

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Rejuvenation by Abstract Rude
I'll be honest I barely remember this album at all, but if memory serves it's pretty kid friendly

Hope that helps some 😄

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:23:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 03:23

sp4cetiger wrote:

Any suggestions for good hip-hop albums to play for a two-year-old (i.e., not too explicit, violent, or sexual)? I'm not necessarily concerned about shielding him from controversial or complex subject matter, just trying to avoid complaints from his preschool teachers about him rattling off profanity.

I'm also curious about how the other fathers (or mothers) here approach this problem. It's sometimes an issue with rock music too, which is too bad because he loves the Ramones.

My two girls (five and two) typically don't notice the explicit language in the rap or rock music that I listen too, and neither do I for the most part. On the rare occasion that something particularly offensive and clear to discern comes on, I just skip to the next track and my kids have never even noticed. If anything, my five year corrects me on the occasion that I swear around them. I think it demystifies these rap & rock records if kids grow up with them and with time I hope it will give them a healthier perspective on music.

Keep in mind that beyond the albums for the Hip Hop tourney, I don't listen to a whole lot of hip hop.

Also, keep in mind though that my life is crazy so I'm not as concerned about this issue as much as I probably would have been otherwise. It just doesn't seem that important, and I want to enjoy all kinds of music with my two kids while I'm still around. I want them to have memories dancing with me to my favorite tunes. I think that's way more important. And there's no way in hell I'm listening to Barney or Kid BAWP. LOL.

I do (try to) shelter my kids from violence on tv. My wife is a pediatrician and guidelines on violence (even cartoon) are more clear for toddlers and pre-school kids. I don't want my kids to have nightmares.

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:22:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 03:22

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

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Metaphorical Music by Nujabes

This one has a little more profanity, but maybe in a few years try:

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Cole World: The Sideline Story by J. Cole

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:03:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 03:03

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People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

Admittedly it has been ages since I last heard it, but I've always remembered People's Instinctive Travels as being mostly clean, plus it's awesome and a great introduction to hip-hop. It was the album that got me into the genre anyways, no guarantees how that would go for a two year old though.

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:42:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 02:42

Just to clarify, it doesn't necessarily need to be made for kids (though I'm open to that too), just be relatively kid-safe.

Re: Introducing young child to hip-hop

Applerill — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:38:21 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 12/12/2014 02:38

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Jammy Jams by Hip Hop Harry

Introducing young child to hip-hop

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:17:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 02:17

Any suggestions for good hip-hop albums to play for a two-year-old (i.e., not too explicit, violent, or sexual)? I'm not necessarily concerned about shielding him from controversial or complex subject matter, just trying to avoid complaints from his preschool teachers about him rattling off profanity.

I'm also curious about how the other fathers (or mothers) here approach this problem. It's sometimes an issue with rock music too, which is too bad because he loves the Ramones.