The Black Eyed Peas

This article is about the American hip hop group. For the legume, see Black-eyed pea.
The Black Eyed Peas |

The Black Eyed Peas, from left to right: will.i.am,Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap |Background information |
Also known as | BEP, The Peas |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Hip hop
Electro hop
Dance
R&B
Alternative Hip Hop |
Years active |1992 – present |
Labels | A&M, Interscope, will.i.am music |
Associated acts | Atban Klann |
Website | blackeyedpeas.com |
Members |
will.i.am
apl.de.ap
Taboo
Fergie |
The Black EyedPeas are an American hip hop group, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group is composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their thirdalbum, Elephunk, in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide.[1] They scored their first worldwide hit with "Where Is the Love?" in 2003, which topped over ten charts worldwide.Another single was the European hit "Shut Up". Their next album, Monkey Businesswas also a worldwide hit, certified 4× Platinum in the U.S., and spawning two hit singles, "My Humps" and "Don't Phunkwith My Heart".
In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have ever simultaneously held the No.1 and No.2 spots on the BillboardHot 100, with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I GottaFeeling", with the next single "Meet Me Halfway" achieving similar success, from the album The E.N.D. Combined, these three singles also topped the chart for an unprecedented 30 consecutive weeks in 2009.The album 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 followedwith "Rock That Body" which managed to peak in the Top 10 of Hot 100. "I Gotta Feeling" has become the first single to sell more than 1 million downloads in the United Kingdom.[2]
Before becoming...