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Formed:
Los Angeles, CA

BIOGRAPHY

      Positive messages and breakdancing are integral parts of hip-hop culture, but by 1990 those elements had been temporarily eclipsed by the tough gangsta image and bleak but compelling lyrics of West Coast groups like N.W.A. However, despite sharing a zip code, Black Eyed Peas' vision goes beyond the cracked-sidewalk vignettes and sampled gunfire of Los Angeles' gangsta style. The socially conscious group's earliest connections go back to high school, when will.i.am and apl.de.ap were part of Tribal Nation, a breakdancing crew. Eventually the pair focused more on music -- hip-hop, specifically -- and split off into their own as Atban Klann, their esoteric name an acronym for A Tribe Beyond a Nation.

      Eazy-E's Ruth Records signed the group in 1992, but many in the Ruth camp were puzzled by the group and the enthusiasm of Eazy, who had no problem reconciling his own gangsta style with the peace-minded breakdancing of Atban. Although an album was recorded, Ruth shelved it, unsure how to market a group whose style wasn't dependent on violent braggadocio like N.W.A. The death of Eazy-E in 1995 signaled the end of any further deals with Ruth. Undaunted by the experience, will and apl recruited another dancer/MC, Taboo, and reappeared as Black Eyed Peas. BEP began playing shows around L.A., impressing hip-hop fans with their mike skills and dazzling them with their footwork as well.

      In 1998 their debut, Behind the Front, was released to critical acclaim -- not only for the trio of MCs, but for their live band and backing vocalist Kim Hill as well. Featuring guest appearances from Jurassic 5's Chali 2na, De La Soul, and Macy Gray, BEP's sophomore effort, Bridging the Gap, was released in 2000. The group's third album, 2003's Elephunk, featured a new member (Fergie, who replaced Kim Hill) and became their biggest hit yet, storming the Top 40 with three singles ("Where Is the Love?," "Hey Mama," "Let's Get It Started"). Two years later, the quartet returned with a heavily crossover date, Monkey Business. ~ Wade Kergan, All Music Guide

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AVAILABLE VIDEO CLIPS

	1	BEP Empire			8	Joint & Jam			15	Request Line (Will I Am Remix)
	2	Don't Lie			9	Karma			16	Shut Up
	3	Don't Phunk With My Heart			10	Let's Get It Started			17	The Black Eyed Peas
	4	Don't Phunk With My Heart (Live)			11	Like That			18	The Black Eyed Peas on Justin Timberlake
	5	Fallin' Up			12	My Humps			19	The Black Eyed Peas talk about the music they did for the Urbz
	6	Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas on Paris Hilton's Sidekick hack			13	Pump It			20	The Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am
	7	Hey Mama			14	Request Line (Master Diva Remix)			21	Will.I.Am on working with Justin Timberlake

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