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Elephunk (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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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 read less
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Elephunk Is The Third Studio Album By American Group Black Eyed Peas. It Was Released On June 24 2003 By The Will.I.Am Music Group And A&M Records. The Album Charted At Number 14 On The American Billboard 200 Albums Chart And Was Certified Double Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America And Has Gone On To Sell More Than 9 Million Copies Worldwide With 3.2 Million In The United States Alone. This Is The Group's First Album With Fergie As Well As Their First Album Where The Band Is Credited As The Black Eyed Peas. Album Cover Art By Markus And Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri .