“There’s always a sense of Andy Warhol whenever we make a Black Eyed Peas album,” Fergie says. With Taboo, apl.de.ap and several band members in tow, Will.i.am flew to London, where Fergie was working on her first major film role, in “Nine.” Setting up shop at the same studio where they recorded “Monkey Business,” the Peas began working on “The E.N.D.” “The youth in those clubs are pumping a whole different thing,” Will.i.am says.
#BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING VIDEO MOVIE#
This time around, Will.i.am became inspired while in Australia filming his first major movie role, as the mutant John Wraith in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” During downtime away from the set, he soaked up the electro dance and house club vibes in Sydney. “We’ve always had a smorgasbord of sounds including dance,” he notes, pointing to songs like “Be Free” from “Behind the Front,” “Weekends” (on “Bridging the Gap”) and “My Humps” (“Monkey Business”). The concept for “The E.N.D.,” an acronym for “The Energy Never Dies,” doesn’t stray far from the Peas’ basic formula, Will.i.am says. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. Rooted in club beats and the 808 old-school kick sound, the energetic track is a runaway top 40 hit, and has been No. 1 single for this band of creative misfits. But what’s not in question is the exploding popularity of “Boom Boom Pow” - the first No. As the June 9 release date for their fifth studio album, “The E.N.D.” (will.i.am music/Interscope), approaches, some of the same criticism has cropped up.
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“By default, people aren’t going to understand us because there aren’t that many like us.”Īfter the multiplatinum pop success of 2003’s “Elephunk” and then 2005’s “Monkey Business,” the Black Eyed Peas stood accused by fans of selling out: blunting its cutting-edge, live-band hip-hop in favor of lightweight pop crossover fare. “When something is different, authentically unique, it’s always going to be questioned,” the Peas’ mastermind says.
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He’s pondering the question Fergie just answered: Who are the Black Eyed Peas? With his close-cropped hair hidden under a red plaid cap, Will.i.am sits astride a black chair, wearing a striped shirt and gray jeans tucked into black combat boots. Opting for blue-green glasses, Taboo sports a black leather vest, an eye-catching cross on a silver chain and several impressive arm tattoos. Sitting next to her on the sofa is apl.de.ap in a lemon V-neck T-shirt, white-framed shades and his signature Mohawk. It’s the day after the group’s May 6 performance, in futuristic garb, on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Chilling out in a small, sparsely furnished room at Center Staging in Burbank, California, she and fellow members of the multiracial group - Will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.ap - resemble a live version of a United Colors of Benetton ad.įergie is dressed in black-and-white capri-length leggings set off by a hot pink shirt and a sharp pair of black ankle-strapped heels from her self-named shoe line. But it seems to be working in their favour, with "Boom Boom Pow" having topped charts and "I gotta feeling" looking to do the same.Singer Fergie (L), will.i.am (R), and apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas perform during the Z100 Zootopia concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey May 16, 2009. Their sound has definitely gotten more and more generic and mainstream with each album. Between "Boom Boom Pow" and this, I wouldn't be surprised if many thought the group was selling out.
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I'm wondering how avid BEP fans feel about the song though. It's just that kind of song you'd go nuts to if you were drunk enough amongst a bunch of other people who are just as smashed. But I would get buck wild to it in a club. I would never sit at home or roll in my car listening to "I gotta feeling". But you can't go wrong with a hectic house party, with some girl on girl action, drunken antics, UV lights and fluorescent paint for a music video. But still, this is a great video that really gets you in the mood. I preferred the rough edit of the video though, because you got to see Fergie feeling up on more girls, and somebody whip out a girls titty when will.i.am says "Just take it off!" (YouTube, and thou shall find). Just a no holds barred party up in an unfortunate somebodies house. Now, this video looked like it was a lot of fun to shoot.