Behind the Front

Black Eyed Peas



Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States

Genres :Hip-hop, electro-hop, pop, dance, R&B

Years active: 1995–present

Labels: Interscope, A&M

Associated :acts Atban Klann, Cheryl Cole, Esthero,

Acts: Dante Santiago, Sergio Mendes, The Pussycat Dolls, Macy Gray, Kid Cudi, Meanz of Operation, David Guetta, Wild Orchid, Stefanie Ridel, Renee Sands .


The Black Eyed Peas, a hip hop group formed in Los Angeles, California in 1995, comprises vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Will.i.am and vocalists apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie. Since their album Elephunk in 2003, the group's hip hop/dance-oriented style has sold an estimated 25 million albums worldwide and 31 million singles. They scored their first worldwide hit with "Where Is the Love?" in 2003, which topped over ten charts worldwide. Another single was the European hit "Shut Up".

Their next album Monkey Business was another worldwide hit, certified 3x Platinum in the U.S., spawning two hit singles "My Humps"and "Don't Phunk With My Heart".

In 2009, the group became one of only eleven artists to have ever held the number one and two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", from the album The E.N.D., and the singles also topped the chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks combined in 2009. The album later produced a third Hot 100 number one with "Imma Be", making them one of the few groups to ever place three number ones on the chart from the same album. The album also includes singles such as "Meet Me Halfway" and "Rock That Body".

Before Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am and apl.de.ap were in a group called The Atban Klann signed to Eazy E's Ruthless Records.

The Black Eyed Peas was ranked 12th at the Billboard's Decade-End Chart Artist of the Decade. They were ranked 7th in Hot 100 Artists of the Decade.


Behind the Front is the debut album by the Black Eyed Peas, released in 1998. [1] Most of the tracks were demos for Grass Roots. The song "Joints & Jam" appeared on the soundtrack of Bulworth, where it was billed as "Joints & Jams". On the back cover, "Skit 3" is listed after "Duet" when it is actually after "Communication". The first music video to be made from the album was for "Head Bobs"; in spite of that, the song was never released as a single and the video had no airplay,. The video was later featured in the Behind The Bridge To Elephunk DVD. A music video was also made for "What It Is", which also was never released as a single. However, the song was featured on some versions of the "Joints & Jam" single as a B-side and the music video was also featured on Behind The Bridge To Elephunk.

1."Joints & Jam" is the second single from the album Behind the Front. The song features the vocals of Kim Hill, not Fergie as many of the group's newer fans mistakenly believe. The song is featured in the Bulworth soundtrack. A remix of this song called "That's the Joint" is on the Black Eyed Peas fifth studio album The E.N.D.. It samples "Love Till The End Of Time" by Paulinho da Costa and Hill sings a reworking of Frankie Valli's "Grease".

2."Karma" is the fourth single taken from the album Behind the Front.[1] taken from their debut album, Behind the Front. The lyrics in the bridge are taken from Blondie's "One Way or Another". Kim Hill does not sing in this song but she is featured in the music video.