Saturday, August 11, 2007

Before They Soldout



Anyone remember when Black Eyed Peas were DOPE (pre Fergie era). These cats released two excellent albums (Behind The Front & Bridging the Gap), and made great Hip Hop party music without losing any of their musical integrity, and were sort of a modern day Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul. I'm guessing the pressures of the industry got to them and they were forced to go down the lane of what we call Pop music, which also let the departure of former member/backup singer Kim Hill.
We still see a glimpse of what could have been from time to time as their party anthem "Like That" on Monkey Business is one of my favorite records, and ironically doesn't feature Fergie. But lately I've lost all interest in them besides the occasional Will.I.Am side project, but hopefully Taboo's and Apl.De.Ap solo projects can bring back some of that old flavor.

Black Eyed Peas - Joints & Jam


Kim Hill - Interview about BEP

4 comments:

Tbagg said...

This is the exact same shit I try & tell people whenever they talk about the Peas. I tell them they used to be an amazing group & then Fergie kinda destroyed them. Not that she's not easy on the eyes, but musically they were so much better before than they have been lately.

hottnikz said...

Yes, thank you for posting this. Kim Hill was so much better than Fergie. Even though I think will.i.am. is great musically, he sucks for letting the peas sell out.

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Anonymous said...

thanks for including me in the blogroll, it is appreciated.

and the peas?

i definetly preferred them during the kim hill era, but i'm not mad at them for doing what they do now.