The Black Eyed Peas
The
Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group (originally an alternative hip
hop group, they have since added R&B, pop, dance, electro and techno
influences). Though founded in Los Angeles, California in 1995, it was not
until the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003 that the group found
widespread acclaim and achieved high record sales. Since that time, the group
has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide. According to Nielsen
SoundScan, The Black Eyed Peas are the second-best-selling artist or group for
downloaded tracks, with over 42 million sales as of the end of 2011.
Their
first major hit was the 2003 single "Where Is the Love?" from
Elephunk, which topped 13 international charts. Another European hit single
from the album was "Shut Up". Their fourth album Monkey Business, was
an even bigger worldwide success, certified 4× Platinum in the U.S., and
spawning two singles, "My Humps" and "Don't Phunk with My Heart".
In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held
the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with their singles
"Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling"; which topped the
chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks. The album later produced a
third Hot 100 number-one placement with "Imma Be", making the group
one of few to ever place three number one singles on the chart from the same
album before being followed with "Rock That Body" and "Meet Me
Halfway" which managed to peak in the Top 10 of Hot 100. "I Gotta
Feeling" became the first single to sell more than 1 million downloads in
the United Kingdom. The Black Eyed Peas were ranked 12th on the Billboard's
Decade-End Chart Artist of the Decade, and 7th in the Hot 100 Artists of the
Decade. On the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony, which held in January, 2010 they
won 3 awards out of 6 nominations.
In
November 2010, they released the album The Beginning. In February 2011, the
group performed at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show. The album's first two
singles "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and "Just Can't Get Enough"
became international hits and topped the charts in many countries.
Origin:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres:
Alternative hip hop, hip hop, R&B, pop, dance, electro, house, electropop,
techno, trance, dance-pop
Years
active: 1995–present; (hiatuses: 2007–08, 2011–present)
Labels:
A&M, Interscope, will.i.am
Associated
acts: Atban Klann, Wild Orchid, Richie Londres
Members:
will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie.
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