The Confusing Greatness of The Black Eyed Peas

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Hey everybody! Hope you enjoyed this video about The Black Eyed Peas. Their story from start to finish is pretty unbelievable. From the early days of Will.I.Am. and ATBAN Klann // Behind the Front // Bridging the Gap -- to the transformation with Fergie to Elephunk // Monkey Business -- to the robotic, inauthentic, perfectly made pop music of The END and The Beginning -- back to wokeness with Masters of the Sun Vol. 1. A weird, weird story that I hope you liked.

[@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

[@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?

[@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 ❤️

[@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"

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@aarnejaroma]

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."

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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....

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@DJ_BROBOT]

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

[@andrewwashington3186]

@@DJ_BROBOT gotcha

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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]

😆

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@elizabethdalgliesh6085]

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

[@CourtTV.]

And after Ferie there was Jessica.

[@SooLeqitx3]

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

[@erwinmatic5062]

same.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@lilfrontgarden]

And KZbin thinks hes a timestamp.

[@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

[@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.

[@lanceandujar3302]

I was hoping you'll explain, but you left us baffle as well! Great content 😏

[@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

[@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"

[@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.

[@DominguismeThesis]

Superb-e analysis of this popular group : Bravo and Happy New Year !

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@j.d.leston4666]

The black eyed peas are the iPod incarnated

[@NTEDOG561]

Haha true

[@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.

[@davealvarado4620]

Randomly found this channel. Great content and album breakdowns 👍

[@TheSmokiss]

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

[@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

[@hkkobayashi7657]

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

[@Up10tionslay]

I CAN LITERALLY HEAR IT

[@CDDub96]

All these takes are completely accurate and they're the exact reasons I love the BEPs. They're hip hop taken past conscious rap into alternative/blended genres and then all funneled into pop. All their music is completely surface level, there's nothing deep or elusive about the instruments, lyrics, effects, or themes. It's crowded minimalism, all these really simple elements come together to make solid compositions, Monkey Business is a perfect example of this. The musician in me wants to pick everything apart when I listen to a BEP song, but I usually find nothing surprising or unexpected, just that everything is well composed, well produced. Almost like it's not there for me to pay attention to, I think that's the existential dread he talks about. They don't create any new techniques, nor are they excellent in any one musical aspect, they're just all around good, and they're a well balanced group, plus they target their songs toward as large an audience as possible. They make music that we're gonna show aliens when they ask what music is.

[@domminicamalan8713]

This was a great video.. loved the commentary. I was a fan of groups like Tribe and De La. So When the BEP's started I was on it. Then left them alone when Fergie joined (still liked some of the music though). It's good to know that they are going back to roots.. Dilly Dilly!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@moeketsishale13]

I just watched this video and fell in love with this channel and the black eyed peas imma check out all their songs

[@astridparungao4971]

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

[@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.

[@jjofficial8721]

Mentioning Anxiety was something that I thought about when you mentioned nu-metal song of The BEP :)

[@Jakecaseyy]

To me this was the most successful pop band ever and made some of the best pop songs ever

[@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

[@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.

[@motherboard06]

Show sum love to TBEP's filipino songs tho "Bebot" and "The APL Song" were very good songs

[@SheniiLicious_imitadores]

I love the APL song... There are many songs where fergie's voice doesn't appear so much or at all, but no one mentions that thing. They are focused on telling us APL and Taboo didn't do anything because of Fergie's fault. They are focused on criticizing those "famous songs" just to confirm they didn't listen to the whole albums.

[@blacklavoux]

Wii i am, A p l, Taboo. How hard it its. They always repeat their names again n again how come u didnt know their names 😂 their songs r really nice with or without female vocal.

[@SheniiLicious_imitadores]

Yeah, it could be, but including female voices made them DIFFERENT and I liked them more because of that. I remember I was just a teenager and those parts were my favorites.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Gabrielleeeb]

THIS IS SO GREAT!!

[@DuelLinksCol]

C'mon not everyone just know Will.I.am and Fergie I knew who is Taboo and Apl

[@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.

[@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)”

[@Geassmaster55]

Lmaooo Tove Lo

[@donkeydongle3691]

fcking applejack 😂

[@acenull0]

Donkeydongle I’m CRYING! 😂😂😭

[@williameyelash8053]

Hahahaha!!!

[@thibni_]

I have to admit... I was looking for a video like this, remembering them from the early 2000's and overtime, increased their fame and slowly completely erasing their names from the billboards to feeling as if they had disappeared. I used to love their earliest vibe from the socially conscious and well... That's why I fell in love with them in the first place, y'know? But over time, it became an overkill and I couldn't enjoy them anymore. Was wondering how it happened. You might have missed some points, but the overall of the video definitively explained it. Thanks for that!

[@joshsg6525]

You didn't get me with that meme at the start but it was funny. As a kid I was a big fan so of course I remember their names lol. Sometimes when something smells really unpleasant I start thinking "big booty funk, toe jam funk......"

[@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 ❤️

[@ztrujillo96]

Fergie was a business venture, that twerked

[@embe1]

Very good

[@emilioincerto]

Wish they had stuck with Esthero

[@Zangy]

Good one lol

[@katibzasworld9788]

I feel the same!! Thank you for your analysis!

[@lauracordoba33]

Amazing video!

[@megahunter8]

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

[@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.

[@angelicaaah1264]

great great video!!!! But did you get all of the black eyed peas history while completely missing Kim Hill's appearance in the band for a few songs & tours

[@geminisam8937]

*"Where is the Love"* SLAPT !! I really Love this song ❤️

[@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

[@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?

[@Itsaudreybarr]

I knew all of there names, been obssessed with them since elephunk and also loves a lot of each member’s solo project… they will be in my city this summer and really hope i will have the pleasure to see them!!!!

[@DeanMackenziebelldmb]

It's all about the work you put in as well as the talent. Will don't stop

[@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

[@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.

[@Epomanclassics]

Ive had all their CDs as a kid, listening to Bridging the Gap, elephunk, and Monkey business, then THE E.N.D came out in middle school for me. I bump them all the time and Masters of the sun i think is my favorite project of theirs

[@ladymalikah]

Great review by the way

[@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? 😲😵

[@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

[@SimplyJustin]

Will.i.am, Fergie, apl D, taboo I only know because I’ve been a huge fan of them since elephunk

[@ItsMeShaniceG]

So, I 1000% knew his name was Taboo but for some reason I still believed you when you called this man Uno 🤣🤣

[@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

[@AustinRomaaan]

Uno is my favorite Black Eyed Peas member.

[@okaysoanyways2645]

Gtfo everyone knows apricot was the star of that group

[@PrakieSkrillex]

Your commentary is legit and perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wade_says]

THE END was definitely fascinating. I like a lot of songs on the album even though I’m not a fan of the band. That whole album was killer