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Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop/pop group formed in Los Angeles in 1995. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, Taboo, Fergie and Apl.de.ap. Since their breakout album "Elephunk" in 2003, they have seen international fame for their pop/dance-oriented style of hip hop music. Black Eyed Peas have so-far sold an estimated 56 million albums and singles to date worldwide, and still counting.Black Eyed Peas went to centenary state high school and got their start in 1988 when will.i.am (born 1975 William James Adams Jr.) and apl.de.ap (born 1974 Allan Pineda) began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The pair signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E) after catching the attention of the nephew of Jerry Heller (Eazy-E's manager). Along with Mookie Mook (Burning Star), Dante Santiago & DJ Motiv8, they called their group A.T.B.A.N. Klann. Their debut album, Grass Roots, was not released originally because Ruthless did not consider the social themes reflected in the group's music to be marketable to their audience. A single "Puddles of H2O" was released in 1994 but no album was released until it leaked onto the Internet in the mid 2000s.
After Eazy-E died of AIDS in 1995, They changed their name to Black Eyed Peas; will.i.am explained on the front cover of the Monkey Business album that "Black Eyed Peas are food for the soul", hence the name. will.i.am has cited the Red Hot Chili Peppers as an influence and said he named his band after a food, like them. They replaced their original third member Mookie, with Dante Santiago the Peas original singer. Then Taboo (born Jaime Gomez) joined the group. Dante Santiago took on a role as a guest vocalist in the band and featured frequently on various tracks for their first four albums.
In 1996, they produced and appeared on a song entitled "That's Right" for Brian Austin Green's hip-hop album One Stop Carnival. Later, they began using Kim Hill as a steady background singer. Unlike many hip-hop acts, they chose to perform with a live band and adopted a musical and clothing style that differed wildly from the "gangsta rap" sounds of other Los Angeles-based hip-hop acts at the time. Through the mid-'90s, they performed in the local club circuit alongside fellow acts such as Ozomatli and Jurassic 5.
The group were signed to Interscope Records and released their debut, "Behind the Front", in 1998. The album won the group (and their accompanying live band, the Bucky Jonsons) critical acclaim. The album featured the single "Joints & Jams", which was included on the Bulworth soundtrack. Their second album, "Bridging the Gap", was released in 2000; it featured the single "Request + Line" featuring Macy Gray.
After replacing their female background singer with Fergie, the group released their breakout album, "Elephunk", and their 2005 album, "Monkey Business", which featured the hit singles "Pump It", "Don't Phunk With My Heart", "Don't Lie" and "My Humps".
"The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)", their fifth album, was released worldwide in June 2009 and has managed to sell 5 million copies in 8 months (Elephunk: 7 million, Monkey Business: 10 million). It already spawned 2 of the most downloaded singles of all time: "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", both were downloaded 5 million times only in the USA. The 3rd single "Meet Me Halfway" was downloaded 2 million times and the 4th "Imma Be", which was just released, already sold 1 million. "Rock That Body" is the 5th single.
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Tracks from Black Eyed Peas
- • Boom Boom Pow
- • Don't Stop The Party
- • Just Can't Get Enough
- • Meet Me Halfway
- • Rock That Body
- • The Time (Dirty Bit)
- • Where Is The Love?
- • Where Is The Love?
Latest tweets about Black Eyed Peas
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Sesekz (Daniel Sesé Santos) - about a minute ago. -
Where is the love de Black Eyed Peas es tan perfecta
merygasco (Maria.) - 2 minutes ago. -
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bestgamedeals (Best Game Deals) - 4 minutes ago. -
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Dima_Java (Dima Turov) - 8 minutes ago. -
#17 The Black Eyed Peas & Nicole Scherzinger - Where Is the Love? The Black Eyed Peas'ın özel bir etkinlikteki... http://t.co/SPcX74HZey
NicoleTurkey (NicoleScherzyPROMO) - 10 minutes ago. -
J'ai ajouté une vidéo à une playlist @YouTube : "Black Eyed Peas feat Vybz Kartel - My Humps (Athis & VocalTeknix mashup remix)" à
VocalTeknix (VocalTeknix) - 11 minutes ago. -
J'ai ajouté à mes favoris une vidéo @YouTube mise en ligne par @vocalteknix : "Black Eyed Peas feat Vybz Kartel - My Humps (Athis &
VocalTeknix (VocalTeknix) - 11 minutes ago. -
I remember being in middle school totally obsessed with black eyed peas and evanescence
JacobRawrz (Jacob Gonzales) - 11 minutes ago. -
@northsound1 #fairytalesongs The princess and the black eyed peas o
karisknowles (just karis. ) - 12 minutes ago. -
RT @Ashinaga0range: 2side 1 BRAIN / AK-69 / AngryFrogRebirth / B'z / BIGBANG / The Black Eyed Peas / BLUE ENCOUNT / Children Of Bodom / CLU…
BTL_records (BORNtoLOVE records) - 13 minutes ago. -
RT @ddlovato: Look what I made!! Southern style black eyed peas for New Years!! Yummm ** http://t.co/L7HiFMBJ
just_believe_19 (angelina ✝) - 15 minutes ago. -
@bep @iamwill this is such a shame http://t.co/VaAswQTfGd I've played the MJ one on my ipad and it's really good. would have liked a bep one
themewdenator (M) - 16 minutes ago. -
how have i just got black eyed peas in my head
staywithBexx (bilbo baggins) - 16 minutes ago. -
Pump it - black eyed peas
Amoorlov3 (Amoorlov3) - 17 minutes ago. -
#10factsaboutmymum Elle m'as payé mon premier concert, et m'a accompagné au deuxième. (Lorie, et les Black Eyed Peas)
MrsStorikaynson (PENTATONIXER) - 20 minutes ago.