The Confusing Greatness of The Black Eyed Peas

[@maculka999]

They've made enough money so now they can go back and write music they enjoy without struggling financially. Must be a liberating feeling to be honest.

[@DaPeePeePooPooCheck]

maculka999 u hit the nail on the head. Think it’s similar to what Rihanna did, only she made radio pop hits first then as she gained more popularity/power in the industry, especially with ANTI, made music that she wanted to. Now she doesn’t make music at all. Just money.

[@maculka999]

@@DaPeePeePooPooCheck you're right. She's an ultimate powerhouse, she turned her name into a brand and at this point she can do just about anything she would like to do and do it her way.

[@jfridy]

I remember an interview with actor Michael Caine, who said he learned from some other actors that it was ok to do a dumb, fun, blockbuster movie for the money, that it wasn't a betrayal of your artistic values. The reasoning was simple, that big paycheck and the connections you made in the industry would pay later. Now you didn't need money, so you could do a low budget passion project of your own or act in someone else's. And in an industry like the film business, you can leverage those connections to help something else down the line. Black Eyed Peas has just play the music version of the game, they can now basically do whatever they want, and people will listen to it, at least once.

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Kai McKenzie I kinda miss her music though

[@bsl4762]

@@lucapeyrefitte6899 facts. Anti was solid asf

[@ItsMylo]

Kinda genius, they secured the bag and are now chilling making music they enjoy and don't gotta worry about low sales

[@WeCube1898]

Agree !!!

[@alski200]

@@WeCube1898 How can you agree when their first two album were in a different time period when that was the style compare to their later stuff. A lot the reason why their later stuff took off like that was because they caught the wave of MTV's TRL fan base which a lot of musical acts owe their success too. When The Black Eye Peas put their first two albums out, that's when the industry shift to the mickey mouse bubble gum pop era which we know and love oh so sarcastically.

[@cristinalorente2135]

But it took them so long! They were secure since long time ago. They should have gone back to their sound earlier so we can enjoy real rap. By this time, it will be a greater collection of good albums in our hands!:)

[@joseph2832]

@@cristinalorente2135 Sell outs

[@zeitok8]

nah they just sell out haha

[@Fillup82]

When they wanna rap they rap. When they wanna make money they make money. It's not that confusing.

[@jayrlisondraimagery9878]

It means they're genius. They know what they are doing...

[@kristinemedina2839]

Exactly

[@Jabersson]

And even when they do make money, it's not like they dont care and just sell out, they still maintain a level of good quality

[@prometheusrises]

@@Jabersson that's true . They understand pop trends, appeal , and image. The probably knew it when they were underground in the 90s since they all seem to be very intelligent.

[@khrystoferprince]

Simple right??hahaha someone needs to pay for taboos hair man

[@elenariosvigil9505]

You completely skipped the whole Era that landed them on the lable with the original female vocalist Kim Hill

[@strachan_gul75]

I said the same thing

[@chrizzthebeast3821]

Facts 🤦🏿

[@uncool005]

Exactly at least do your research man

[@petethundabox5067]

I thought the same.What is this?

[@SlamDunkRecordsTV]

Right?

[@retrothevaporlord7686]

I ain't even blink when he said uno and apricot 😂

[@shaynewilliams4482]

LOL, first thing I said was ohh shit I'd have never in a million years gotten that right. Then just proceeded as if it was the most normal shit I'd ever heard that 🤣

[@ashawilliams4683]

Retro The Vapor Lord haha, i definately blinked, but i just moved on after 😂

[@thejoker-wu1sp]

Lol I was like uno and apricot,sounds legit...

[@ActuallyJustB]

Retro The Vapor Lord it almost flew by me I knew uno was taboo

[@bigpapa5388]

I was like "oh yeah uno"

[@samgray__]

when he said Uno and Apricot i was like oh yea that’s right i remember them

[@starylize]

SAME HAHAHAHA

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

You're not alone

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

When he said Uno I was like fuck how could I forget

[@thewhitejackharlow]

Sam Gray i was like oh yes the great uno and the magnificent apricot ah yes what great artists

[@Levyathyn]

Sad to say that Taboo was the one I always forget, so I just glossed over Apricot, and I was like "Yeah Uno that sounds right."

[@galicsmile]

You left out Kim Hill. The original female vocalist in the group Black Eyed Peas.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

and the fact they also used to have dancing songs back in the days and they didn't had super toughtful music has he says .they were more about having a good time

[@xoxo_ann]

she was never officially part of the B.E.P, but a "featured vocalist" I believe. But I 100% agree she deserved to be mentioned in this video.

[@Shutupandtake]

@@xoxo_ann so sure u never saw her video on the new york times sis

[@xoxo_ann]

@@Shutupandtake you mean that same video in which she referred to herself as a FEATURED VOCALIST in the opening scene? Sure did. And I'm not your "sis", little boy

[@koosmangat]

Yes ! She is history... no pun intended

[@Samuel_536]

APL DE AP will always be in Filipinos hearts. mans made a whole song dedicated to being Filipino

[@heyitsvonage2768]

Bebot SLAPS

[@dawndefelice8928]

I love him also and I’m American ❤️

[@brad6546]

They were socially conscious, went pop, paid their bills for the rest of their life and then went back to being conscious again.

[@qpaoziwu]

BradPlaysGames Just a theory: Maybe Fergie provides financial and technical support in exchange to join Black Eyed Pea to help her get thru her drug problems

[@BudderB0y2222]

BradPlaysGames They’re never gonna reach the same levels of success again because first they alienated their underground hip-hop listeners when they added Fergee and next their mainstream audience when they regrouped again and started to make socially conscience stuff again

[@thomasmckenna2218]

Brendan your talking about (relatively) long timelines. The people who listened to the peas might not have even been born to hear their early stuff, so to them it would be a pop group becoming 'woke' arguably at the right time

[@BudderB0y2222]

Thomas Mckenna Well I seem to be right as their newest album didn’t sell too much. And the timelines literally proves my point, they’ve been doing pop for so long that the hiphop fans are long gone and their 7 or 8 year pause completely took them out of the lime light, their surface level pop listeners who’d put their stuff on in the radio or at clubs are long gone.

[@N4orEditor]

thats a W if ive ever seen one

[@itspricila]

as a 2000’s kid, the black eyed peas were always playing on the radio

[@alypeealypee5728]

Exactly whatever the radio was lol

[@trevorphilips5252]

pricila where is the love? is a sick song

[@melancholymagica6877]

OMG IT'S TENMA

[@mirumask]

Oh yeah, I remember those days

[@nosam20031]

In other news, water is wet

[@nameisamine]

William doesn’t get the respect he deserves imo. As a producer he completely tapped into a sound that dominated the late 2000s/early 2010s remember OMG, Scream & Shout, he anticipated the EDM wave hitting America. That’s why the END album was such a big deal.

[@mjg239]

My name is Aminé fully agree with your comment.

[@Mary1337]

@EliT ?

[@K1TZ]

Ahm, didn't he steal like over 10 songs? Search that up. It's true. No respect for that.

[@arios1977]

That’s not saying much, since music started to blow after 2003

[@blackmagemasher4031]

Isn't Will.I.am the guy who stole a Daft Punk song, and just screamed it is a remix, cause his mom made him that way?

[@0hate9]

gotta go start my rap carreer as "uno" now

[@Arthritisgaming27272]

Unotheactivist beat you to it

[@splicer1707]

Guess he's apricot now.

[@honeycomb1511]

@@Arthritisgaming27272 unohype also beat them lol

[@joseryanquiatchon7330]

The best thing about these guys is that the original members still going strong as friends. loyal and reselient

[@capngeeoff]

that's probably a big part of why they blew up. They made party music and the core members were guys that probably would be hanging out and making music whether they were making shitloads of money or not. Usually these kinds of acts are flashes in the pan

[@vofse]

“Y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance” - André 3000 I think that’s the sad truth here too

[@timg1099]

Couldn't have put it better

[@mohdsyazwan96]

Alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright

[@andrewnibbi]

I knew there was a guy named Apple, so when he said Apricot I’m like “oh I guess I got the fruit wrong”

[@Jessie_Bee]

Andrew Nibbi Legit exactly what I thought!

[@DominicVictoria]

Well I thought he was just messing around with the names and not really trying to fool people

[@aishals]

Literally same

[@mrs.johnson7955]

😆

[@FelicityGemini]

to say "meet me half way" is soulless? i digress, the message in this song is so powerful, same with "where is the love" fergie has a way with her vocals. very convincing. I met BEP half way and im glad I did.

[@DeepSolid43]

On the flipside i gotta feeling is the most soulless irritating song to have to listen to. Not only did it age badly, even at the time was such an ugly song already.

[@asggerpatton7169]

​@@DeepSolid43Lmao you must haven't seen the crowd reaction when bep plays i gotta feeling. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@theheathuman9158]

" Name the members of the Black Eyed Peas" Me: Yeah you got William, Fergalicious, Andrea 3000, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Donald Glover, and Childish Gambino

[@Moorfeeeus]

Lmfaooooooo!!!

[@andrewwashington3186]

It's spelled ?love is what I was told

[@cruzgomes5660]

Don't forget Drake and Jimmy Fallon!

[@LIL-MAN_theOG]

@@andrewwashington3186 it is... But people spell it out just like Prince's symbol was coined as 'the artist formerly known as Prince'

[@andrewwashington3186]

@@LIL-MAN_theOG gotcha

[@joeymossman]

“I Gotta Feeling” embedded itself into my high school years. Apricot forever

[@carolsimpson4422]

I'm older so when I hear that song I relive Jim and Pam's wedding in the Office lol

[@047Kenny]

Joey Mossman my middle school years but yes

[@MsMRkv]

Same

[@blanco7726]

Still being played at high school parties today

[@arios1977]

Joey Mossman sounds like a pretty crappy high school. Mine had Joints n Jams. You probably never heard of them from back then

[@tiddleto2te]

When you said the fake names I was like ‘damn, I’ve really never even heard their names’ but then you said the real names and I was like ‘damn, I really really have never even heard their names’

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

tiddleto2te lol, I knew one of them was apple de app but didn’t know which one. And the other, no idea

[@sigorolata2829]

I don't care what anyone says even AFTER they went pop they were still in a league of their own NOBODY was making songs like them, how could they be basic when no songs like Pump it were on the radio when it came out. Say what you will they pushed the boundaries of pop, and they were different than anyone else in the pop scene

[@Prodbyjah464]

I mean tbf all they did was sample an already existing song and turned it into a pop song, doesn’t really put them in a league of their own when sampling already exists and was already pioneered by artists like Kanye west before hand

[@kosc88]

i know who the members are: main black dude the girl long hair dude other black dude

[@junejhunkie]

kosc88 other black dude is filipino dude. And long hair dude is native american dude

[@lilahdog568]

@Francis June Sebastian no he's Hispanic

[@Senorwalrus420]

@tyrone kinard bro in their new album they say, One amigo, filipino, and a negro. Lol he is Hispanic.

[@bruhdabones]

kosc88 The futuristic black dude (will?) Normal black dude Fergie Crazy heroin dealer(???) (citation needed)

[@StarLove00]

The "non knowing how to sing basic ass white girl"

[@ohyeahitsthatoneguy]

Taboo and Apl.de app idk who the other two are tho

[@JohnJohn-bj3mj]

liar

[@lennysummers6519]

@@JohnJohn-bj3mj I believe you missed the joke

[@sleeperagent2594]

@@JohnJohn-bj3mj L

[@shg45]

Token blonde girl and robot black guy

[@Goobsguy]

@@JohnJohn-bj3mj r/wooosh

[@Darkshinxproductions]

"ft. Papa Roach" radiates pure powerful energy

[@augustturner3987]

*M E A N A C I N G*

[@fat_toe35]

the phrase “black eyed peas ft papa roach” radiates 2000s energy to the point of burning one’s corneas

[@islabee94]

I loved that track and idc if I'm the only one

[@DecimusYna]

pizza mozzarella

[@Betamon1]

Arigatou, Gyro....

[@gravitytwins1921]

I think the black eyed peas are mad impressive, the whole team is clearly really talented and very goal driven. They made the money they needed so they could keep preaching because they knew they had the talent to get it.

[@triangles4413]

i was a black eyed peas stan, you can’t fool me with your fake names

[@gooseylucy99]

tisi patterson I knew their names from the top of my head😂

[@citroenboter]

Hahahahaha I getchu man

[@nguyenduyhung6166]

Taboo and Apl.de.ap had a amazing rap skill and dance move.

[@amyphillips1033]

was? they still put out music..just no fergie now, so theyve kinda gone back to their old sound

[@my_other_side473]

Black Eyed peas the group with members of every Race, A white female, A Black Guy, A Latino, and Half Asian, Half Black Guy.

[@loppydop71]

1990's BEP: critic acclaim and 1 money 2000's BEP:weak acclaim and 3 money

[@rajavlitra]

Thats how mafia works

[@vezokpiraka]

They still wrote good songs. It just shows their versatility. They know how to write good music regardless of message.

[@antgrantrant]

@@vezokpiraka yes, very versatile. They know how to write good music, and also bad music.

[@richardsonjoseph9660]

2010's BEP legendary acclaim and 5 money

[@DibIrken]

That how "selling out" works.

[@parmyparmyparmy]

Did anyone else notice that in their new album they dropped the "The"?

[@annalisa9755]

Tom Parnham one word per band member my dude

[@jayrlisondraimagery9878]

When they add fergie to the band they put "the", so now that she's out they removed it. And back to BEP

[@mjg239]

Maybe it has to do with credits, points and royalties?

[@202adr]

@@mjg239 low key eye colors lol.... jks aside she dont have black eyes

[@cristhianmlr]

@@202adr *doesn't have.

[@albertomontoto7703]

Michael Jackson's Thriller, Dangerous, History, Bad... all of those albums had several hit songs from the same albums, brother... never forget the king

[@karthikvignesh5438]

Yess! Also the classic Off the wall

[@ArchoniusXXVII]

Difference is that The E.N.D. had 5 hit singles from its first 5 tracks (in a row). Thriller has 6 mega hits but they’re tracks 3-8.

[@BenjiDarius]

@@ArchoniusXXVII you got a point that no one wants to admit.

[@nikeboy69er]

The reason why Fergie and Will.I.Am are the most popular in the group is because both of them did their own things on the side and had hits. They were also the ones to go solo.

[@steele8280]

Yeah, I’m not sure why he made such a big deal with that, it’s pretty obvious.

[@guapanmessi4470]

Apl.de.ap looked mad fly when he was younger wtf

[@alylopez3721]

Was thinking the same thing lmao.

[@greenhornet8262]

Guapan Messi he looks great now

[@purodeathcore]

homie still got the drip nowadays

[@royalefan426]

@@purodeathcore nah he looks homeless

[@purodeathcore]

@@royalefan426 big CAP I just peeped dude and he still looks mighty spiffy

[@jaymiddleton1782]

He calls himself Will.i.am, the rest of us call him Will.he.is.

[@GBart]

I call him Bill

[@ish5670]

Jay Middleton that was the one huh, jay?😂😂

[@solongsuicide9]

I call him Willy.yum.

[@Darkiie]

Will.U.Are

[@tommysoulz]

And KZbin thinks hes a timestamp.

[@chungdha]

For my Will I AM, Furgie and Taboo I remeber, but Apl de ap is hard to remember. The popular songs are mostly clubbing songs as best way to get heard a lot is a good song people can dance to in the clubs, but Where is the love is my favorite songs of theirs to listen in free time, but know the songs of the E.N.D can play at any party to hype up the crowd to dance and just great way to get the mood started.

[@TheErenYeagerChannel]

That's funny cuz Apl is the only best recognizable member of the group in the Philippines

[@mikzuzumaki4961]

@@TheErenYeagerChannel bcoz his ur kababayan ,but if not "hu u"😂😂

[@konigstigerhart455]

@@TheErenYeagerChannel nobody would care about him if he's not half Filipino

[@MarlonOwnsYourCake]

Apl de ap is hard for me to forget hahaha

[@Remiel1424]

Apl de ap wrote your favorite song where is the love lol

[@THNKWYZ]

I met Taboo after they made Masters of the Sun. He was talking about how they were able to get back to their roots and be themselves. He was really pumped and excited. It was right before he went on Stage in Olympia Washington and Killed it! It was an honor

[@ruttuboje4996]

But you didn't explain why those "two guys" are not popular..

[@indakgalak]

Ruttu Boje They are popular or well known! The OP and other ignoramous folks may just not be cultured enough to really know them well... Apl is so popular especially in Asia (probably way more than Will)... I bet Taboo is also pretty popular in Latin America... The least popular for me was Fergie (who was sadly more of a sex object than anything)... I think the addition of Fergie made them more marketable but certainly WAY LESS classy...

[@alapotato9367]

Ruttu Boje well.. The APL song is my favorite song so idk. maybe im biased

[@hanslionel6569]

Ruttu Boje apl.de.ap is popular in the Philippines though

[@angelitonieves5253]

Because fergie n will I am became mainstream famous because of them going solo

[@mariogamefreak1]

Nor Kim Hill

[@KomodoSanders]

Am I the only one who actually knew all their names?

[@tomgaffney4779]

i forgot the skinny long haired guy

[@KomodoSanders]

@@tomgaffney4779 I ironically remembered him because of that Andy Samberg sketch about nobody remembering Tabooàs name. °I was on the cover of vaguely Asian magazine!°

[@goldwincs]

Their name stuck in my head ever since I read their wikipedia page for the first time.

[@paytonbusbee6373]

couldnt think taboo🤣

[@cxpstrxsh7778]

No

[@JuancaSamayoa]

I don't really care on what kind of music they make. They always put their entire heart on every project, their music and lyrics ufff always on point. I won't lie, I miss Fergie ferg in the band, it would be so cool if they would've made Masters of the sun with her, but anyway, they will still succeed even without her, for many years on. Translation is so fucking awesome :3

[@SheniiLicious_imitadores]

I miss them when singing with her. And I am happy I still have the chance to listen to their albums every time I want to... Every time I do it, I discover something new. They were so fucking good, and I started to appreciate them when I saw them doing shows, they sang live for hours, and I'm proud of them.

[@jamesolelo4406]

Don't forget will.i.am. will mess it up by stealing again

[@LetsRaZe]

Maybe it's also because Fergie and Will.i.am had successful solo careers? Just saying.

[@cristynejudebeleno366]

Apl.de.ap is still successful here in the Philippines. And not being in hollywood is doesnt mean he does not have successful career

[@Justin-hb7kn]

Darren Mcclean how have you not heard of the most critically acclaimed song in the world. Big and Chunky 😂

[@LetsRaZe]

@Darren Mcclean I think the most famous of Fergie is Big Girls Don't Cry and will.i.am is probably scream and shout with Britney, but i know Will has others too that had some traction.

[@Suplexduplex]

Man you did my boys taboo and Apl de ap real dirty. Taboo’s my favorite :(

[@lghjsdtugfkgfjgtru]

Tk Bandele apl was my fav but taboo's awesome af too

[@DeathStarPro9]

Taboo and APL DE!!!!

[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

Tk Bandele Ikr he cute

[@Suplexduplex]

TheFuschiaDragonfly lmao don’t expose us like that

[@j.d.leston4666]

The black eyed peas are the iPod incarnated

[@NTEDOG561]

Haha true

[@tovbyte]

Tbf I really like the fact that the black eyed piece dipped their toes into a lot of genres. I feel like that makes their earlier albums really interesting. Every song is something different, and it was always exciting to listen to the next one. They were also really soulful

[@jayseansantos]

u forgot kim hill. she was the original “fergie” of the group.

[@SheniiLicious_imitadores]

But, she wasn't included on the album cover, right? How do you explain that?

[@dedasalmeida9047]

@@SheniiLicious_imitadores she was just a feature in some songs

[@SheniiLicious_imitadores]

@@suzygirl1843 so true. I think we all appreciate her work ❤️

[@astridparungao4971]

To be honest, The END sparked the EDM-rap wave that got popular around the 2010s, it's influential to a degree

[@plantdaddy2371]

These people are absolute icons. They made the 2000’s. Period.

[@dominicbruce7558]

only pop, kanye changed rap

[@STOPPEDINCOLORADO]

But Pharrell and The Neptunes tho.

[@dominicbruce7558]

AND THEN WE STOPPED IN COLORADO... please elaborate, i don’t know much of their influence

[@Megzsy98]

Yess elephunk and monkey business were my childhood. I listened to them all the time.

[@STOPPEDINCOLORADO]

BB Hoody I literally never said they were separate.

[@dustinspeicher3390]

But they were two entirely different groups, even in title. One was "Black Eyed Peas", while the other was "The Black Eyed Peas" which easily explains the transition in sounds. Two seperate groups, two seperate genre's regardless of the two groups sharing members. Furthermore, "The Black Eyed Peas" didn't drop Fergie, the group "Black Eyed Peas" just simply got back together & began making the music they always had, except this time around they have the association with their other pop group, which I'm sure they hope will translate into a larger fan base. Certainly a larger, but confused fan base. With that, I leave you with a very profound question. What chu gonna do wit all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk? Your answer could have immense implications, so think deep before answering.

[@edgarg.aguilar6549]

Imma make you scream. MAKE YOU SCREAM!!

[@joelman1989]

After much contemplation and pondering I must inevitably come to the conclusion that the only Logical thing to do with said junk is of course get you drunk.

[@mariokarter13]

Black Eyed Peas = 3 Members The Black Eyed Peas = 4 Members

[@1356071]

We only remember will.i.am and fergie cuz they said their names a lot

[@rookymusic6310]

Nameless Nobody so true -smart marketing

[@clau6023]

HIT IT FERGIE

[@swirlandtwirl5417]

Hehe

[@SB-nk2qj]

@@clau6023 All the time I turn around brothas gather round Always looking at me up and down looking at my (uh)

[@riripari2042]

Well that and the fact that Fergie was doing her own thing beforehand and her and Will.I.am did more popular colabs with other artists when not making songs as a group.

[@hkkobayashi7657]

Name every black eyed peas member. Me: *Hit it Fergie*

[@Up10tionslay]

I CAN LITERALLY HEAR IT

[@extremelyonline]

Pretty sure people don’t know the other two because their solo stuff isn’t as famous.

[@gars129]

Fergie was inescapable in 2007, and will.i.am in 2011 during the club boom.

[@japanrocksgousa]

Like they didn't help with the "solo" stuff.

[@extremelyonline]

Tobi Uchiha what do you mean

[@jayrlisondraimagery9878]

@Stellvia Hoenheim yes its true

[@Shasgirl]

The other two have solo stuff? 😲😵

[@elenitampaka3723]

I believe the whole "selling out" argument is a false narrative, as if it's easy or a "choice" to make global chart topping hits! This only shows the range of talent of Will.I.Am how he can both make critically acclaimed music and global pop hits! At the end of the day they returned to "critically acclaimed" music which didn't sell as much as their "sell out music" - only difference now is that it's more original since they're not doing it for the money anymore thanx to the stacks they made from their previous "sell out music" so you know it's more real than their first albums!

[@sometimesitbelikedat2529]

Apricot and Uno are my favorite members. Apricot is big here in the Philippines.

[@ttapioca5]

SpongeboyMeBob21 - Professional Being Sadly, I believe that the dumb bitch here may be you. You seemingly can’t comprehend sarcasm.

[@gryla5290]

@@adrianjohnmanuel r/wooosh

[@adrianjohnmanuel]

Tarek Youngápelian like I would call one of my people a "dumb bitch". Well yes, you haven't seen Filipino comments yet.

[@appiahallan]

[@MrThomas564]

@Kidd Preme - Archive Taboo is Native American AND Mexican .

[@MayvaAva]

i only remembered taboo cause i liked his hair when i was a kid

[@AutumnMurder]

Taboo always my fave

[@obnoxious_alien]

He was my first crush lmao

[@ComradeFer]

They’re still together? I haven’t heard from them in years I just assumed they all went their different ways

[@allanmhanson]

Calacas they released an album this year 😂 and like 6 music videos from that album already.

[@methos4866]

They ditched Fergie and are seeming to go back to their old stuff.

[@Mmtv41]

Well apl d ap was here in the philippines like a year ago, he was a judge in 'the voice' just like his friend will.i.am. he was a judge for about 3 seasons. But i don't know where he is now. Maybe he's taking a break.

[@ChurroWaffles]

Alan(Apl.De.Ap) and Will are best friends. Even if Taboo and Fergie split those two will never break up.

[@byulkyu7214]

Dope is the new song

[@eeZyy_]

Anxiety is an amazing song.. and if you’re gonna do a video on the history of the black eyed peas at least mention the original 4th member kim hill

[@SheniiLicious_imitadores]

I love Anxiety, too... My question for you is, if Kim was an original member, why doesn't she appear in the album covers? I think she wasn't included as the 4th member, in my opinion. She was only a help.

[@nahometesfay1112]

I've never heard it before and don't listen to nu-metal, but that snippet he played alone convinced me it's really good. I'm surprised he called it a disaster

[@yhannyyhann7167]

Apl.de.ap stands for Allan Pineda Lindo. Of. Angeles Pampanga.

[@raymartrono8374]

U got it.

[@nemesisgamingxii]

if im not mistaken, apl said he's from apalit. so technically AP is apalit. and not angeles? just what i remembered he said on the voice philippines. sorry if this is wrong.

[@yhannyyhann7167]

NEMESISMETALARTS GAMING he' s from sapang bato in angeles city po dun din yung family house nila actually the whole street is name after him the apl.de.ap st.😊

[@cruiser6260]

And he is the Filipino one, not the black one they showed

[@rdsrmt1]

@@nemesisgamingxii nope. He is from Angeles

[@maximusrusso8758]

Meet me halfway is a masterpiece you can’t tell me otherwise 😤

[@acenull0]

Maximus russo I AGREE

[@vgud]

CLASSIC

[@supremeleader9440]

It is

[@marceloluarca3637]

@Salmonfaky you can say that but you know you are wrong

[@blanco7726]

Salmonfaky its a boring masterpiece. One the one side it doesnt have any emotion whatsoever doesnt do anything to me, but on the other side it slaps me in the face with masterpieceness. Weird song.

[@stephenlambros3286]

1. Applejack 2. Fergie 3. Will.I.Am. 4. ...Tove Lo?

[@clarenceclarence9529]

lmaooo i said “William, Ferguson, Light-skinned guy (apple), and fruit guy (i just remembered one of them was named after a fruit)”

[@donkeydongle3691]

fcking applejack 😂

[@acenull0]

Donkeydongle I’m CRYING! 😂😂😭

[@williameyelash8053]

Hahahaha!!!

[@bien.mp4]

Lmao

[@elizabethdalgliesh6085]

BEFORE FERGIE THERE WAS KIM HILL. I'M SURE YOU KNEW THAT 🙄

[@CourtTV.]

And after Ferie there was Jessica.

[@adrianrosemusic]

Fergie wasn't an OG member and was basically only recruited to appeal to the mainstream music listeners.

[@DaviniaHill]

She was a child TV star.

[@matthieumukwege3675]

I mean, it worked

[@doserocful]

Thank you...prior to fergie and being converted to lamestream, the actually dressed normal and made hip hop music.

[@devaughnsalter7379]

@@DaviniaHill KIDS Incorporated.

[@terrencecarter1915]

@@devaughnsalter7379 She was the cast member on the show the longest, with Mario Lopez and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Also voiced Sally in some of the Peanuts cartoons, aka Charlie Brown and Snoopy for you young folks. I remember the first video she was in with Black Eyed Peas. I'm thinking to to myself that is the girl from Kids Incorporated.

[@ztrujillo96]

Fergie was a business venture, that twerked

[@embe1]

Very good

[@emilioincerto]

Wish they had stuck with Esthero

[@Zangy]

Good one lol

[@jasonrondeau9317]

I knew it wasn’t Apricot and uno. Thought to myself “Wasn’t it Bump-a-dee-bump, and Wazoo?” When they names came on I said “close enough”

[@CinqueMalcolm]

Bumpa dee bump is hilarious

[@SooLeqitx3]

Will I Am wrote “my humps” lol I think it’s fuckin genius.

[@erwinmatic5062]

same.

[@paulnorton2810]

Wow I actually said to myself “oh yeah apricot”

[@Moorfeeeus]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOO I AM LAUGHING SO HARD RIGHT NOW. I did the same fucking thing. Morons.

[@Devi-gn2cs]

I'm screaming

[@RollinOnVWGTI]

Lmaoo you remembered someone who doesn't exist

[@callumpatrick1073]

No sequence of film has ever got me more hyped than when Boom Boom Pow kicked in during G Force. No joke, 7-year old me was going berserk.

[@LouisSubearth]

G Force is another great movie to talk about.

[@goldwincs]

well, I only know Justin Timberlake, and he's from an all vocalist boyband, Nsync. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is arguably far more famous than the rest of the band, and he's a bass player. It's not a matter of being a vocalist, but more about charisma and presence.

[@sunlightnskulls2060]

while kurt was more well known, everyone knows dave grohl too.

[@peanutbutterpikachu]

goldwincs John Fruischante too. Flea and chad are also pretty popular. Chad is the spitting image of Will Ferrell and flea is yet another amazing bassist.

[@dannybuchanan3661]

@@sunlightnskulls2060 they know Dave because of his success as a vocalist though

[@johnindigo5477]

Patrick stump

[@maculka999]

Everybody knows Pete Wentz because he's the frontman and gets the most attention in their music videos. Everybody knows Dave Grohl because of Foo Fighters.

[@robbes7rh]

I totally agree with you about “Where Is The Love”. It’s pop that rocks and it carries the cheese as perfectly as a slice of gourmet pizza. It’s shamelessly upbeat and reaffirming to the inner human. If I play it right now, it has the same fresh resonance for me as the first time I heard it, what like 20 years ago. It stands as a masterpiece in the genre.

[@tanasirobert9157]

The real confusing thing: why am i watching a mini documentary on the black eyes (eyed*) peas at 2am?

[@acciosharpie4441]

this is literally me rn i--

[@teenriot-de]

Didnt thought about, its 4am now at me. But iknow an anwser for me: For me B.E.P. is next level in 2020 from 2010. I rediscovered them. i was unable to see the ingeniousness 10 years before.

[@sugarhoneykisses]

3.47 loool

[@devindavis6766]

@@sugarhoneykisses that's weird I'm watching this at 1:30am

[@TheMovieSequelDude49]

This is exactly me its scary.

[@DaLomlMusic]

Thriller is the only album that has that many hit songs back to back like that. Just look at that track list.

[@Slow.Smooth]

Thats why its the number 1 selling album of all time. It was until i was 16 (im 23) and my mom bought me a copy of it at a flea market. Didnt have a record player until i was 19 and it blew my mind.

[@ciaranlentze5946]

I was thinking more of Bad, myself. Thriller was the bigger seller, but Bad had 10 out of 11 tracks that were released as singles, 9 of which still get regular airplay: 'Bad', 'The Way You Make Me Feel', 'Liberian Girl', 'Another Part of Me', 'Man In The Mirror', 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You', 'Dirty Diana', 'Smooth Criminal', and 'Leave Me Alone'. Exceptions are 'Speed Demon', which you'll rarely hear on the radio these days, and 'Just Good Friends', which wasn't a single to begin with.

[@kaylabey]

fr , i was wondering what he was talking about when he said that bc thriller is a classic example of a album full of hits. that, and katy perry’s teenage dream

[@DaLomlMusic]

Kayla Bey forgot about teenage dream. She stretched that album out for like to 2 years with hit singles

[@Littlestraincloud]

Will and the boys wanted money, my dear man, that's all. Now that they've milked that cash cow, they can go back to passion projects. And, yes, I did know Apl and Taboo's names.

[@camvigil4]

Littlestraincloud Yep, nothing too surprising here. Not sure why he had to clown on those two either!

[@jayrlisondraimagery9878]

@@camvigil4 he just a jack ass! Lol

[@ionthegravity2]

Yup, its that simple.

[@royhullegie]

I forgot Taboo and I thought it was Apu 🤣😅

[@MasterJazz09]

They still want money. Nothing wrong with wanting money and they definitely got the money to from each album

[@caesarali7191]

Replying to the question in the intro, Will I AM, Taboo, & Apl de Ap are the only consistent members, they had Kim Hill & Fergie as a 4th member but I see them as a trio.

[@joshuapeterson-ives129]

Its so weird because I've been thinking about the black eyed peas a lot lately and then you release this video

[@derpfrog5625]

Aple.de.ap was out even before the smartphone.

[@bandgeekak87]

Literally how I remembered his name. Made plenty of jokes about it when apps became a thing. "Did you get that new Aple.de.ap on your phone yet?" Yes, I do appreciate Dad jokes.

[@therealventures]

Omg 😂

[@AustinRomaaan]

Uno is my favorite Black Eyed Peas member.

[@okaysoanyways2645]

Gtfo everyone knows apricot was the star of that group

[@ninipako6]

I feel like The Black Eyed Peas were ahead of their time in the music they made. They were great because they innovated in music. While their music may not feel "socially conscious", they are musicians at the end of the day. I felt like they experimented with music and got us to the kind of music we look to them for, which is super cool. About the critical acclaim, I feel like critics and their reviews should be taken with a pinch of salt. There have been some great songs that received no critical acclaim but remain cult favourites to this day.

[@redhood5017]

Fun Fact: Will.I.am wrote and produced the theme song for Samurai Jack

[@martynkal.1248]

Cool!

[@scottsommers2453]

nebi keskin whoa fr? “Gotta get back, back to the past, Samurai Jack”😂

[@scottsommers2453]

nebi keskin Wait! this aint one of those Uno & Apricot moments is it?🤔🤔

[@anointedone5154]

And he wrote the theme song for Dexter's lab

[@nikosfilipino]

@Ganda Gandara it's one of those shows that was ahead of it's time. I thought it was boring as a kid but 15 years later it's amazing.

[@stevenh5655]

I feel like I'm in the small minority that did know their names 😔

[@peanutbutterpikachu]

Steven H knowing the entire group is like knowing the name of one character from avatar. If you ever want a chance to get 5 bucks, say Jake sully.

[@stevenh5655]

@@peanutbutterpikachu Sigourney Weaver, that ones easy. But true, I didn't know anyone elses name

[@blakchristianbale]

Steven H same here, although I only know their names because I looked them up after hearing so many jokes about no one knowing their names

[@islabee94]

Same

[@lghjsdtugfkgfjgtru]

same. I was a huge fan of bep back in 2005 and was obsessed with them. I even tried to make myself a mohawk because of apl.de.ap in monkey business!

[@megahunter8]

I laughed when he said " my humps goes kinda hard" in the most monotone voice

[@JosephDutra]

I tell you, this guys defined my generation of music, I heard their music everywhere growing up, they hold a deep place in my heart.

[@matteoberardi2155]

I feel offended on how you disrespected Lets Get It Started that song a classic.

[@tastyboi2163]

Yeah tbh id have that at the beginning of all my limewire mixtapes in 4rd grade

[@evanreza4712]

Hands down one of the most fun songs to play bass to

[@8bitdiedie]

I think it was the (original) title he had an issue with, not the song

[@imythemoge]

He was commenting on the fact that the original title has an offensive word, not the song.

[@iforgotmyname.-.4280]

I only know this song because of the urbz intro

[@DanPurcell]

If you think the BEPs hard pivot is wild, you should talk about the EXTREMELY hard pivot the BeeGees made in the mid 70s -- everyone knows them for Staying Alive and all their disco music, but if you go back to pre-1975 BeeGees, they are a WILDLY different band.

[@sunmoon9574]

Hall and Oates as well.

[@twr412]

REO Speedwagen to Cannibal Corpse

[@ranelborja681]

early bee gees is great, my mother always play their old songs

[@mikedeck_]

Or the Wiggles, they used to be a rock band called The Cockroaches thats facts

[@veronicajade20]

They were trying to get out of East L.A. They did what they had to do until they were financially secure, now they're back to doing what they WANT to do.

[@regacen9163]

One of the funniest tidbits about them to me was how Monkey Business had a song criticizing other songs for just going "Boom boom boom boom", only for the BEP to release Boom Boom Pow a few years later.

[@friendinspirit]

Seems you FORGOT to mention FEMALE Band Member: Kim Hill whom was part of Black Eyed Peas for 5 LONG years BEFORE Fergie, lol

[@ColbyWanShinobi]

That's a pretty big oversight. Thanks for the heads up. I had just subbed to this channel because I thought this was a pretty thorough video, but that's enough of an oversight for me to yoink back my sub. Especially because she left the group for (amongst other reasons) feeling overly sexualized which apparently Fergie didn't have a problem with (no judgement).

[@Rhaphidophile]

Well, now that they're all rich, they can do whatever they want.

[@Salsuero]

That's why they call it "selling out" -- and it's a sad fact of this and other entertainment industries that grew out of an art form. Unfortunately, getting rich in this way can have a devastating effect on your core following -- who often like you for what you are BECAUSE you're not what THEY are. But, such is as it is. Those who remain loyal to who they are will likely retain their fans (and perhaps critical acclaim) while (possibly) never "getting rich". It comes down to your goals as a musician. Some have the goals to make music they love and that their fans truly appreciate. Others have the goals of becoming rich and famous, fans be damned... because the rich and famous fans are usually only with you until the next track release by the next act that the producers and labels ram down our throats hits the radio. Some acts are fortunate to do both things, but that's definitely not what happened here (as the video illustrates).

[@Vexe]

It's not because people pay attention to the vocalist. It's whoever has the most stage presence. It's why people remember slash, dave grohl, flea.

[@NCbassfishing24]

Yeah, and why no one remembers that Kurt Cobain guy.

[@santyvalens]

@@NCbassfishing24 lmao right

[@Rohan_3657]

U really think Dave Grohl is remembered over Kurt Cobain?

[@santyvalens]

@@Rohan_3657 sarcasm

[@dubbro]

I remember Will Farrell over Flea tbh

[@razelighter2010]

i remember hearing their The Beginning album when it came out, i was in elementary school at the time and kinda liking it at first, but around that time my brother was getting the kinect for the xbox 360 for his birthday and i remember us getting one of my most favorite games of all time as well with it, The Black Eyed Peas: Experience. I remember playing the shit outta that game when it released and seeing many songs from them ive never seen from them but i mainly just played the ones i knew and loved. It was that game that made me absolutely love the album The Beginning and still do to this day, and i remember being surprised about their early records being nothing to the poppy Don't Stop The Party like vibe that i listened to quite a lot back then.

[@andyetnobananas]

Poor Fergie. She gets all of the blame for the Peas going down, when the rest of the group and the producers are just as guilty as she is.

[@d_______________]

she's a woman. we couldn't really expect less than people blaming her, unfortunately

[@Jackscalfani2]

@@d_______________ of course, it's because she's a woman.

[@lamestudiosinc418]

@@Jackscalfani2 It's not because she's a woman, she just happened to join at the time that the Peas went pop so people decided that this correlation meant causation.

[@Jackscalfani2]

@@lamestudiosinc418 no I was being sarcastic to 6lack petal who said that they're blaming her because it's a woman

[@joeldukes303]

Whatever, Fergie sucks. BEP was decent until her sorry ass came along.

[@edrienekyle9535]

I was like "wtf did they change their names?!" Seems believable that Apple.de.ap. Would change to Apricot hahahaha.

[@beckjeezy]

I was like oh so he changed his name 😂😂

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

¿Fruit-curious? ~Identity? ~Orientation?

[@certifyme1003xs]

I didn’t like this cause you intentionally didn’t mention Kim before Stacy joined the group.

[@user-kp4wl6pg8g]

Nah!! I prefer Fergie still best.

[@gabcatacutan3086]

I like Kim better

[@nickbailey5201]

fergie way better than kim she was too basic and lets be honest her voice is pretty regular

[@gtexodus]

I thought the same thing immediately.

[@c5quared626]

​@@nickbailey5201 fergie has a good voice? she's just a hot white girl. that sells, period Truth is, i used to be a fan dueing the first two albums and elephunk was markedly different. i didn't like it but i still rocked it, because i was in college by then, and i noticed the girls (bimbos and sophisticated ones alike) actually liked it.

[@nikoyochum6974]

8:56 Zeppelin IV easily hits that mark. The first 5 songs (actually, every song on the album) are all considered some of the best rock songs of all time. I'm not actually a huge Beatles fan, but Abbey Road accomplishes the same feat with the first 7 songs on the record. Back in Black is definitely up there as well, Joshua Tree, Van Halen, MMLP (not counting skits). probably many other albums as well, those are just off the top of my head

[@theccarbiter]

I’d say Black Sabbath’s paranoid or master of reality also hits that mark

[@laurisaarinen1126]

I also thought about the first two Linkin Park albums, if i remember right Meteora had 7 hit singles. I mean freaking 7! That's crazy.

[@DirtyRiverJon]

This is like asking us to name the members of n'sync and back st boys

[@nallelymiranda3770]

Or like talking about the kid in the back of the class

[@DaDualityofMan]

@you're totally right I was deadass about to say "all I remember is Justin Timberlake was in one of them"

[@maxxxbeecher77]

Come on, lance bass joey fatone and i think chris kirpatrick was n sync and sadly enough im drawing a blank on backstreet

[@gracel11]

AJ, Brian, Howie, Kevin, Nick for the BSB Justin, Lance, Joey, and I forgot the other two for Nsync Lol sorry I grew up to their music

[@sundaayz]

Come on ... people know like ... three members of n'sync😂😂😂😂

[@ReeceDK]

The whole sitiation goes even further because after releasing a social concious Rap album in 2018 they started to release Latin-like pop songs once again. This time with actual spanish lyrics and features.

[@jayrlisondraimagery9878]

Bad boys 3 ost

[@andresmiddagh1889]

ReeceDK mami with piso 21 is a bop

[@kuyaj6162]

The fact is that wil i am and apl de ap started this.. So when they performed on the closing ceremony of sea games 2019 in the Philippines he proudly shouted that his bestfriend is a Filipino! 😂 now i know why. Lols.

[@da6x]

I love how it hurts so much to a lot of people not being able to categorize The Blacked Eyed Peas music into a single genere. Why should they stick to a single genere? Why shouldn’t they experiment? What is the problem with going back and forward on project motives or to have any deep motive at all? Do Salsa, do classical, make it in the lab, make it for you, make it with pop singers or with rock singers, why not all at once? 😂 #StopBoxingThinking

[@carelessskate5120]

Thank you like if you talk abt some of the greatest metal bands that have the most longevity deftones, korn, tool they are loved and still relevant because they experimented they didn’t let themselves be boxed into one category or associated with other bands there first two albums while good were very similar to the point of almost unoriginality to certain rap groups/collectives if they kept only making music like that this video would be talking about how they we a copy or aren’t themselves

[@Prodbyjah464]

Because of you listen to the music, you can tell it’s pretty forced and contrived attempt at different genres not because they’re passionate about them but because they’re trying to cater to more people, hence why they’ll do a Latin song or a metal song or pop song etc…

[@Prodbyjah464]

@Giga Simpson because when you listen to the lyrics and how basic the actual “representations sound” you realise how in authentic it is which is something alfo himself even stated.

[@hannah-pw6qs]

I feel like what you're saying is The Black Eyed Peas walked so Spotify could make its own genre of music.

[@kingunda5013]

It's called Innovation, Reinvention and Evolution. Times are a-changing. Adapt to survive. These guys are music geniuses if you ask me.

[@lukabtc7680]

thank you!

[@mickeyrube6623]

And he's acting like BEPs are they only artist to do this. Don't most underground bands have that moment where they "sellout", and then they "go back to their roots". like, watch every "Behind the Music".

[@bunniz]

When you said Uno and Apricot I thought “He could have said any names and I wouldn’t question it.”

[@TheSmokiss]

I was like "what?! Since when Apl.De Ap and taboo has changed their names?!"

[@Starriaaa]

The fact Fergie ruined and made the black eye peas is so weird

[@LucasNinoMusic]

Her and will i am were my fav members

[@unou588]

She didn't MAKE the black eyed peas, but she definitely ruined them. Being the sell out of the group doesn't make it better.

[@TheGeorgeD13]

@@unou588 She did make the Black Eyed Peas, they didn't become a huge hit until she joined them.

[@unou588]

@@TheGeorgeD13 Not even true, they were already on their way up and she was just jumping on for the ride to fame.

[@unou588]

@@TheGeorgeD13 Also it's no coincidence that their quality of music was better before she joined and after she left. Both my personal opinion and the opinion of many other's. You can agree to disagree with me but that doesn't make you less wrong lol

[@Slork]

“Let’s get ret**ed” was changed to “Let’s get it started” when the NBA wanted to use it..

[@ayeyagomez]

I didn't even know the original title and lyrics.

[@NYCKZ360]

Started works better IMO

[@sweetnumb]

@@NYCKZ360 Really? I mean, it starts with: In this context, there's no disrespect So when I bust my rhyme, you break ya necks What disrespect would you say they're referring to assuming the title was Let's Get it Started? Plus lyrics like: Lose control, of body and soul Get started, get stupid Step by step like an infant new kid Bob your head like epilepsy I don't know how you can say that Let's Get it Started is a better title than Get Retarded with a straight face or without remembering the lyrics.

[@NYCKZ360]

@@sweetnumb it’s just what I remember hearing first simply. So that’s what I feel is better.

[@suryamohan3410]

so we are going ignore the Kim Hill part

[@markr.2233]

He said Kim Hill but not much about her

[@Raptor4fx]

Yes

[@nowdid]

The New York Times did an expose about her so stop bellyaching.

[@suryamohan3410]

yea sure, note to self "when talk about something ignore parts of it"

[@plantdaddy2371]

she was never an official member and only featured in some of the songs on the first album.. Its not really relevant to the video.. However Kim Hill is crazy talented.. Just listen to BEP - What It Is, one of my favourite songs of the 90s

[@darnellleake405]

When they did hip hop, hip hop fans were fully aware of them and each member. They went pop and blew up and the masses only knew Fergie and Will