History Music / TheBlackEyedPeas

* BaldOfAwesome: Taboo, since 2015. The reason why he shaved his long black hair off was due to battling testicular cancer at the time and has since got into remission, which he stated in a November 2016 [[http://people.com/music/black-eyed-peas-taboo-cancer-exclusive/ interview]] with ''People''.

* BaldOfAwesome: Taboo, since 2015. The reason why he shaved his long black hair off was due to battling testicular cancer at the time.

* BaldOfAwesome: Taboo, since 2015. The reason why he shaved his hair off was due to battling testicular cancer at the time.

-->"Boom Boom Pow"

!!Songs Of Note:

* "Joints & Jams"
* "BEP Empire"
* "Request Line" (featuring Macy Gray)
* "Where Is The Love?"
* "Let's Get Retarded" ([[{{Bowdlerise}} also known as]] "Let's Get It Started")
* "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
* "My Humps"
* "Pump It"
* "Boom Boom Pow"
* "I Gotta Feeling"
* "Imma Be"
* "Meet Me Halfway"
* "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
* "Just Can't Get Enough"

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* ''Behind the Front'' [1998]
* ''Bridging the Gap'' [2000]
* ''Elephunk'' [2004]
* ''Monkey Business'' [2005]
* ''[[NewSoundAlbum The E.N.D.]]'' [2009]
* ''The Beginning'' [2010]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Let's Get Retarded" was changed to "Let's Get It Started" on the radio. This became so ubiquitous that quite few people don't know the original name of the song.

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[[caption-width-right:300:They had the times of their lives.]]

In 2002, they were joined by a fourth member, Fergie. By the time ''Elephunk'' and ''[[NewSoundAlbum Monkey Business]]'' were released in 2003 and 2005, the group had changed entirely, moving towards a pop sound with Fergie placed front and center, and much simpler lyrical content. Their new style earned them numerous #1 hit singles and multi-platinum sales, to the point where some people didn't know they did anything pre-''Elephunk''.

The Black Eyed Peas are a Los Angeles-based rap group, initially comprised of members will.i.am, Taboo, and apl.de.ap. Formed in 1995, they began as a [[TheMoralSubstitute less violent]], [[AlternativeHipHop socially conscious alternative]] to the gangsta rap acts of the time, though ironically signed by Music/EazyE of Music/{{NWA}} fame. Two albums were released in 1998 and 2000, to critical acclaim and modest sales.

** Mostly Taboo, both have been reduced to a rap part in the songs (his ostensibly small role is spoofed by the KeyOfAwesome), but Apl has more of them, and has even made a couple songs that feature only him with will doing the music.

* {{Scatting}}: "Ga Ra Ta Da" and "Friddy Dope", both for ''Urbz: [[TheSims Sims]] In The City''.

* VocalTagTeam: Both Fergie and will.i.am have had several turns on lead vocals.

The Black Eyed Peas are a Los Angeles-based rap group, initially comprised of members will.i.am, Taboo, and apl.de.ap. Formed in 1995, they began as a [[TheMoralSubstitute less violent]], [[AlternativeHipHop socially conscious alternative]] to the gangsta rap acts of the time, though ironically signed by Music/{{Eazy-E}} of [[Music/{{NWA}} N.W.A.]] fame. Two albums were released in 1998 and 2000, to critical acclaim and modest sales.

* VisualPun: Guess what the cover art for the "Imma Be" single is. Go on, guess.

* ShoutOut: The wireframe heads in the video for Boom Boom Pow and the cover of The E.N.D. is an allusion to Music/{{Kraftwerk}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0lIlROWro8 Musique-Non Stop video]].

* Black and Nerdy: Downplayed in the case of will.i.am.

** Also, the alleged reason for Kim Hill's departure from the BEP (and subsequently from the record label) was because of her music not being 'black' enough. She was replaced in the group, of course, by Fergie...who is white.

* GenreShift: Compare "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqoKEyvdjv8 BEP Empire]]", released in 2000, to "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEe_eraFWWs My Humps]]", released in 2004. Yikes.

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* ParodyFailure[=/=]StealthParody: "My Humps".