Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business. ~~Background~~ The Black Eyed peas are a four piece outfit consisting of the originally named: Will.I.am Apl.de.ap Taboo Fergie They hail from L.A. and I have to say that though they are usually described as a hip hop band, they have massive funk, soul, R&B and even jazz influences. You only have to look at the band line up that consists of a horn section, piano, guitar, drums and electronics experts to realise that they are quite eclectic. Then when you watch the video's you see that they are also all pretty talented dancers too in a very cool breakdance, come ...  Read the complete review

The next artist that I would discuss is the Black Eyed Peas and their album Monkey Business. The group is consist of 4 members, namely Will-I-Am, Fergie, the only girl in the group, Taboo, and the Filipino pride Apl. The group was formed 2003, that was the time Fergie was already with them, there are some changes before she came with the group. There genre is pop/hip-hop/danceable sound, Will-i-Am gave the name to the group, he got the inspiration of naming them from The Red Hot Chili Pepper" . The group gain worldwide fame to the song "Where is the Love", the song features Justin Timberlake, and the song is in included in there first major hit album ...  Read the complete review

Monkey Business is the Black Eyed Peas 2nd album as a complete group (including Fergie) and was released in 2005, if you liked the Elephunk album the chances are youll love this album. Its a hip hop and rap album and is really funky and fun, and as a Black Eyed Peas fan I recommend it 100%. You can buy Monkey Business in most good music shops for around £5, though I am sure if you shopped around online you could get it much cheaper. The track listing for this album is: 1.) Pump It 2.) Dont Phunk With My Heart 3.) My Style- feat Justin Timberlake 4.) Dont Lie 5.) My Humps 6.) Like That 7.) Dum Diddly- feat Dante ...  Read the complete review

The followup to the grand album 'Elephunk' was always going to be hard to follow up, luckily this was a strong comeback and boasted some killer singles. Who are they: US hip hop act, who comprise Fergie, Will I Am, aka Will Adams. They make commercially friendly music and often rely on Fergie's powerful voice for choruses while Will provides rap sections On this album: Getting off to a bold start with the furious 'Pump It', a rocky affair which samples 'Misirlou' and will have you itching to shake your stuff on the dancefloor. The energy in this song is amazing. 'Don't Phunk With My Heart' is a catchy number with great drum ...  Read the complete review