Black Eyed Peas
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Originally formed as a hip hop outfit, Atban Klann, will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.ap changed their name to The Black Eyed Peas in 1995 following the death of their mentor Eazy-E, who had originally signed them to his Ruthless Records label in 1992. Their spectacular breakdancing endeared them to audiences and their positive messages of peace distanced them from the gangsta rap so much in vogue in LA at the time. The addition of singer Kim Hill made them more popular still, although it was her glamorous replacement Fergie who really triggered their dramatic rise to international stardom with the 2003 album Elephunk, which included the worldwide hits âWhere Is The Love?â and âLetâs Get Retardedâ, the latter of which was re-recorded as âLetâs Get It Startedâ for daytime audiences. Their next album Monkey Business two years later was even more of a crossover, including further major hits with âDon't Phunk With My Heartâ and âMy Humpsâ, underlining the Peas' iconic status, with both Fergie and will.i.am emerging as major stars in their own right. Their dance-oriented album The E.N.D. won a Grammy Award in 2010, also yielding five top-ten hits in the US including their first national chart-topper âBoom Boom Powâ and the David Guetta-produced club smash âI Gotta Feelingâ, which sat atop the Hot 100 for fourteen consecutive weeks and claimed the record for the longest-standing number one of 2009. However, their follow-up album, The Beginning, marked dwindling sales for the group, received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, and was the last to feature Fergie. The three remaining members reverted back to their original conscious, boom-bap style on 2018âs Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 before leaning into contemporary trends in reggaeton and Latin trap on their 2020 effort, Translation, which was again met with mixed reviews and lukewarm commercial performance.
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- I Gotta Feeling
- Boom Boom Pow
- Where Is The Love?
- Imma Be
- My Humps
- Just Can't Get Enough
- Pump It by *Groovy workshop.
- Don't Phunk With My Heart
- Meet Me Halfway
- The Time (Dirty Bit)
- Rock That Body
- Hey Mama
- RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by J Balvin
- #WHERESTHELOVE by The World
- Joints & Jam
- ALL AROUND THE WORLD featuring Ali Shaheed Muhammad
- Let's Get It Started
- MAMACITA featuring J. Rey Soul
- Girl Like Me by Shakira
- Wings by Nicole Scherzinger
- BACK 2 HIPHOP by Nas
- ?Que Dices?
- FEEL THE BEAT by Maluma
- RING THE ALARM pt.1 pt.2 pt.3
