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The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group.Originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently added R&B, pop, and EDM/dance influences.
Although the group was founded in Los Angeles in 1995, it was not until the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003 that they found widespread acclaim and achieved high record sales. Since that time, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide.
Allan Pineda November 28, 1974 better known as apl.de.ap, is a rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer
Fergie Duhamel March 27, 1975 is a singer, songwriter, fashion designer, television host and actress
William Adams, March 15, 1975, known as will.i.am, songwriter, entrepreneur, voice actor, DJ, record producer, and philanthropist
Their first major hit was the 2003 single "Where Is the Love?" from Elephunk. This is how I knew BEP, and immediately love that song so stunning. In fact the Elephunk album, its my teenage years... BEP is the band that I listened over and over when I was younger. Now, I'm a huge fan of BEP for 11 years...
What I love about this band is the mixed between Hip Hop, R&B and Pop. The melody is stuck in your head, I can't get tired of it, always make me dance as a crazy :p
The 2003 single "Where Is the Love?" from Elephunk, which topped the charts in 13 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it spent seven weeks at number one and went on to become Britain's biggest selling single of 2003. Another European hit single from the album was "Shut Up". Their fourth album, Monkey Business, was an even bigger worldwide success, certified 4× Platinum in the U.S., and spawning four singles, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "Don't Lie", "My Humps" and "Pump It".
In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", which topped the chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks.
This album The E.N.D. later produced a third Hot 100 number-one placement with "Imma Be", making the group one of few to ever place three number one singles on the chart from the same album, before being followed with "Rock That Body" and "Meet Me Halfway", which peaked in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. "I Gotta Feeling" became the first single to sell more than one million downloads in the United Kingdom.
In 2010 was my first gig of BEP in Paris, Bercy on the 2nd date, sold out. Yeah I know it took so long but before I wasn't into go to some gig, quite afraid.... Well, it was just awesome, I love the decor, the costume,... specially, when each members did a mini solo performance. For example, Will I Am mixed different songs as "OMG", Taboo and Apl De did their rap part on some songs.Oh yeah Taboo was on a flying motocycle, so insane. Fergie sang "Big girls don't cry", "Fergalicious"... So disappointed by Fergie, my god, in live her voice its unrecognizable, on some songs its horrible... I really like her song, but in live, it was killing me...
But the concert was still amazing, I danced and sang a lot...
In 2011, I went a second time to BEP's gig in Stade de France, much bigger venue on the 2nd date , sold out... I went with my cousin and her fiancée, we sat on Journalist seat, is used during a match sport, nice seat, nice view and we had a desk... Yeah folks... so insane.
The first part was David Guetta, french Dj, so good....
As usual BEP was awesome and Fergie, some songs she can sing very well but some so badly...
I really enjoyed this gig with them, so much fun,...
I'm so a huge fan of BEP for many years, The albums Elephunk and Monkey Business, are so far the best... I'm listening to their old song yet. The following album are good but well , they changed their sound, is more electronic, I'm not saying that I don't like it, its still good, but its not really the same sound I used to listen on my teenage years.