Comments on: Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon’s Babies’ Favorite Music? Rap!

By: missy

missy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:31:06 +0000

cuties, so beautiful.
Lord, pls let av a set like dis cos i'm trying

By: MSDAY, QUERCIANELLAM ITALIA

MSDAY, QUERCIANELLAM ITALIA — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:05:19 +0000

My newborn has a preference for Fred Hammond the gospel artist but she hates sting. Probably because Fred Hammond has a smooth melodic voice and sting can sometimes be a little shrill. She also likes Jill Scott. She gets those little legs going.

By: FC

FC — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:00:46 +0000

They're young enough to not really pay attention to the songs, per se. I'm sure they probably like the beats they hear. I can just about picture them bobbing their heads and doing a little jig of theirs. I love when babies dance.

And, for all anyone knows, he may have a mix of clean/edited rap albums in there as well.

And the boys have sandals like my nephew. He's long grown out of them, but he does have those exact Nike sandals.

By: Silvermouse

Silvermouse — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:02:59 +0000

I personally think it's sort of cute. . . I understand Gabrielle's concern though. Although I'm not a mother myself, I wouldn't want my children singing words that are considered offensive to other people. However, I like it how they're not sheltering their children completely from rap music and the outside world.

By: Aya

Aya — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:10:09 +0000

I understand her concern.My friend is having that problem now with her three year old. The kid is like a little parrot.Her husband likes rap and played it all the time and I guess they thought it was cute when he was dancing to the music.The problem is now that he is starting to pick up the lyrics.And he sings it to himself everywhere.Nothing worse that heaing a 3 year old singing about shaking a@@es and b#$%@#$ and h*&$.

By: Stephany

Stephany — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:31:35 +0000

That’s so cute! I love it, haha.

Her boys are so, so, SO cute! I don’t think I’ve ever seen her oldest son, though.

By: S.A.M

S.A.M — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:23:49 +0000

My three month old loves rap!
I think it must have something to do with me listening to it, the whole way through my pregnancy.
Even though he can't understand yet, I have made a censored rap playlist on my ipod, which I play to him when he's alert and energetic.
When he's in the mood to chill or sleep, I have an amazing collection of soulful r&b tracks (70's to current), that I play to him, and it sends him straight to la la land..lol..
Oh and the only thing that will calm him down when he is hysterical, is to put rap music videos on, and he stops crying immediately! It's crazy..
Don't worry, I usually pick Kanye type videos, that tell a story, over the usual booty shakin' ones.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:16:35 +0000

Not all rap is bad - but most mainstream rap is. But, hey, they're only babies and rap songs usually have really awesome beats so I can understand why they'd like it!

Anyway, lol Chloe - that is a funny mental picture!

By: BECKYPEABODY

BECKYPEABODY — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:07:21 +0000

With classical music, the literature shows that babies learn beauty and form. Music with light densities of orchestration such as acoustic guitar, harps, flutes will be easier on the nervous systems.

Also, important neural pathways are being established, that are associated to spatial reasoning and the like.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:51:37 +0000

As long as it's not DMX or 50 cent, they should be somewhat all right.