[歌手簡介]
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 Ruthless Records signed the group in 1992, but many in the Ruthless 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, Ruthless 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 Ruthless. 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.
從洛杉磯初出茅廬的黑眼豆豆合唱團(Black Eyed Peas)，是一支深受靈魂樂、爵士樂與拉丁節奏與現場演唱精神所啟發的放克/嘻哈隊伍，由will.i.am、apl.de.ap、Taboo 三位團員所組成，在1998年與2000年先後發行了兩張獲音樂評論網站All Music Guide四顆星喝采的專輯《Behind The Front》與《Bridging The Gap》，他們跨越類型音樂，並多元採擷拉丁、印地安、亞洲民族旋律的音樂地球村創作態度深獲音樂人肯定，第2張專輯《Bridging The Gap》就吸引了難民營合唱團(The Fugees)創作主將懷克裏夫金(Wyclef Jean)與DJ Premiere攜手掌舵製作大任，葛萊美獎最佳女歌手得主梅西葛蕾(Macy Gray)、嘻哈名團De La Soul、Mos Def、Jurassic 5、法國節奏藍調/爵士女子樂團Les Nubian也來助陣，其中與梅西葛蕾合唱的"Request Line"攀登饒舌單曲榜亞軍。
不斷在創新的黑眼豆豆合唱團，2003年樂團亮出了全新力作《Elephunk放克大象》，樂團有了新朋友─來自洛杉磯的Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson，Fergie原本只是單純的在現場演唱場合以樂會友，卻因大家在錄音室磨出驚人的火花，進而獲邀加入黑眼豆豆合唱團。此輯中團長will.i.am在節奏鋪排上花盡巧思，像是請來超級男孩合唱團單飛巨星賈斯汀(Justin Timberlake)友情獻聲，呼籲世人拋開成見、散播真愛關懷的TOP 40單曲"Where Is The Love"，還有嶄露快嘴饒舌步調的"Hands Up"，模倣路易斯阿姆斯壯(Louis Armstrong)唱法的歌曲"Smells Like Funk"，還有運用現場樂器、樂曲取樣、鼓器等配套結構，全新的節奏變裝佳作包括:與專輯銷售超白金的蟑螂老爹樂團(Papa Roach)合作的"Anxiety"，與葛萊美獎五項大獎新貴艾莉西亞凱斯(Alicia Keys)合作的"Let's Get Retarded"，取樣瑪丹娜(Madonna)成名作"Holiday"改編而成的趣味大作"Labor Day (It's A Holiday)" ，以及團員apl.de.ap紀念在菲律賓過世的兄弟的歌曲"The apl Song"。
黑眼豆豆合唱團人氣直竄，超級男孩 Justin Timberlake 跟 Christina Aguilera 2003年夏季巡迴演唱會就邀請黑眼豆豆作為熱門嘉賓。Black Eyed Peas還在2004MTV亞洲大獎上獲得“國際最受歡迎流行團體”獎項的提名。
Black Eyed Peas 歌曲欣賞--- The APL Song 
Hey Mama
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