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The Beginning & The Best Of The E.N.D. (Album) by Black Eyed Peas

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Black Eyed Peas Are An American Hip Hop/pop Group Formed In Los Angeles In 1995. The Group's Current Line-Up Consists Of Will.I.Am Taboo And Apl.De.Ap. Black Eyed Peas Have So-Far Sold An Estimated 56 Million Albums And Singles Worldwide. 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 An AIDS Related Illness 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. Http //www.Blackeyedpeas.Com

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The Beginning Is The Sixth Studio Album By American Group Black Eyed Peas. The Album Was Released On November 26 2010 By Interscope. It Serves As A Prequel To Their Previous Album The E.N.D. The Energy Never Dies 2009 . The Lead Single "The Time Dirty Bit " Was Released On November 9 2010. The Second Single Was "Just Can’t Get Enough" And It Was Released On February 18 2011. The Final Single Was "Don't Stop The Party" And Was Released On June 24 2011. The Album Debuted At Number Six On The US Billboard 200 Chart With First-Week Sales Of 119 000 Copies. The Beginning Was The Final Black Eyed Peas Album To Feature Fergie As A Member Of The Group. On June 6 2010 The Band Confirmed That They Were Working On A New Album In An Interview For The Big Issue. The Album Was Described As A Sequel To The E.N.D. Will.I.Am Announced That The New Album Which "symbolizes Growth New Beginnings And Starts A Fresh New Perspective " Would Be Titled The Beginning And Be Released On November 30 2010. The Album Was Officially Announced In A Press Release On October 26 2010. Some Songs Were Made Available As Promotional Singles For The Album Release. The First "Do It Like This" Was Released On November 15 2010 And The Second "Light Up The Night" On November 22 2010. The Beginning Was One Of Oprah's Favorite Things For 2010 And Members Of Oprah's Audience Were Given Copies Of The Album 11 Days Before Its Official Release. A Tour Called The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour Began In June 2011 In France And Ended In November 2011 With A Total Of 20 Shows.

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