Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas从洛杉磯初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团，是一支深受灵魂乐、爵士乐与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍，由will.i.am、apl.de.ap、Taboo 三位团员所组成，在1998年与2000年先后发行了两张获音乐评论网站All Music Guide四颗星喝采的专辑「Behind The Front」与「Bridging The Gap」，他们跨越类型音乐，并多元採擷拉丁、印地安、亚洲民族旋律的音乐地球村创作态度深获音乐人肯定
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[Chorus in Tagalog]
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako´y padadalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Yaung pamamahagi ang mga kuento
Ng manga pangyayaring ganaganap
Sa lupang pinangako

[English Translation:]
(Come together and listen
I brought news from my native land
I´ll tell you how we live and what goes on
From my beloved homeland.)

[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
Check it out...
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
God gave me the grace, amazin´ ways of living
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
Having to pump the water outta the ground
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
Like land for farming, river for fishing
Everyone helpin´ each other whenever they can
We makin´ it happen, from nothin´ to somethin´
That´s how we be survivin´ back in my homeland

[Chorus]

[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]
Yo, its been a while but...
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what´s going on
Man it feels good to be back at home
And it´s been a decade, on the journey all alone
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
I´ve been away half my life, but it felt like a day
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
But back at home man, life was a mess...
I guess sometimes life´s stresses gets you down
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...

振奋人心的嘻哈 热力奔放的动能 四海一家的感动 全球热卖750万张的热力大象来了

创作智多星will.i.am+饶舌口技高手apl.de.ap+饶舌男声主唱Taboo+性感热力女主唱Fergie=嘻哈乐掌门人The Black Eyed Peas(黑眼豆豆合唱团)
◎ 嘻哈界冒出一颗魔豆：全球电台大轰动、Billboard等乐评最高评价
◎ 吸引贾斯汀、艾莉西亚凯斯、蟑螂老爹跨刀合作
◎ 创新意改编玛丹娜成名作"Holiday"、模仿人声乐器-路易斯阿姆斯壮唱腔从洛杉矶初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团，由will.i.am、apl.de.ap、Taboo 三位团员所组成，是一支深受灵魂、爵士与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍；’98与2000年先后发行了获All Music Guide网站四颗星喝采的专辑‘Behind The Front’与‘Bridging The Gap’。他们跨越音乐类型，多元采撷拉丁、印地安、亚洲民族旋律的音乐地球村创作态度深获肯定！第2张专……辑还吸引了The Fugees/难民营合唱团创作主将Wyclef Jean与DJ Premiere掌舵制作，葛莱美奖最佳流行女歌手Macy Gray、嘻哈名团De La Soul、Mos Def、Jurassic 5…纷纷前来助阵，其中与Macy Gray合唱的"Request Line"攀登饶舌单曲榜亚军。不断创新的黑眼豆豆合唱团，2003年亮出全新力作【Elephunk放克大象】，更加入了来自洛杉矶的新团员Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson。团长will.i.am在新辑中的节奏铺排上花尽巧思，如请来超级男孩贾斯汀/Justin Timberlake友情献声，呼吁世人抛开成见、散播真爱关怀的"Where Is The Love"，崭露快嘴饶舌步调的"Hands Up"，仿佛人声乐器传奇Louis Armstrong唱法的"Smells Like Funk"；还有运用现场乐器、乐曲取样、鼓器等配套结构，全新的节奏变装佳作,包括：与超白金销售乐团Papa Roach合作的"Anxiety"，与葛莱美奖五项大奖新贵Alicia Keys合作的"Let's Get Retarded"，取样天后Madonna成名作"Holiday"改编而成的"Labor Day (It's A Holiday)"，以及团员apl.de.ap纪念在菲律宾过世的兄弟的歌曲"The apl Song"。

就是这样的喜欢他们，听他们的歌，有种随身摇摆的感觉，总是那样的让人觉得的很振奋。rap的独特加上女声，完美的配合，加上极佳的创意。柔和各种音乐音素，他们总给你惊喜。我喜欢有特点的东西，他们的歌我一听就喜欢上了，因为他们的不同。不同的你只要听一个词就知道是他们，只要听到前奏就知道那是他们。我喜欢他们得独特。

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美国西海岸说唱乐生力军Black Eyed Peas曾以前两张专辑《Behind the Front》和《Bridging the Gap》赢得媒体一致好评，当初更有De La Soul，Macy Gray等明星客座助阵。不过今次新大碟《Elephunk疯克大象》里，以往广受瞩目的backing vocal Kim Hill已经被Fergie取代，而后者的表现也无可争议，以后还将固定担任Black Eyed Peas的主唱。从新专辑里我们可以看出，Black Eyed Peas其实并非一个单纯的说唱组合，他们将很多种音乐元素融合成为自己独特的hip-hop风格，像Common和OutKast一样，构成了非商业性Hip-Hop的中流砥柱。

新专辑里的这首刚一上英国榜就登顶的流行大作《WHERE IS THE LOVE》在美国方面早已红过一圈了，其中不可小窥的自然是有流行大腕贾斯汀(Justin Timberlake)的加盟，后者不仅合作创作了这首Hip-Hop情歌，而且还作为客座歌手亲自演唱。在9/11期间能走红的歌曲，大家自然能透过其Hip-Hop的音乐表象看到背后隐藏的政治和社会内涵。再加上Black Eyed Peas一贯有很强的社会意识，《WHERE IS THE LOVE》无疑展示了后9/11时代美国人的某种心态。

come on baby ,just pump it .