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Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas

Positive messages and breakdancing are integral parts of hip-hop culture, but by 1990 those elements had been temporarily eclipsed by the tough gangsta image and bleak but compelling lyrics of West Coast groups like N.W.A. However, despite sharing a zip code, Black Eyed Peas' vision goes beyond the cracked-sidewalk vignettes and sampled gunfire of Los Angeles' gangsta style. The socially conscious group's earliest connections...
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by Wade Kergan

Formed

1995 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Rap

Styles

  • Club/Dance
  • Alternative Rap
  • Pop-Rap
  • Pop

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  • E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)

    The Black Eyed Peas make effective pop/crossover music, but they aren't content to be disposable pop stars; they also want to write anthemic, vital songs that speak for a new generation. And so... More ...

  • Monkey Business

    Hip-hop artists with commercial aspirations need never appear pandering to their audience, since a tough, defiant stance -- aka keeping it real -- is exactly what will draw in most crossover... More ...

  • Elephunk

    Nominally a rap group, in truth Black Eyed Peas call on so many forms of songwriting and production that slotting them into hip-hop is like slotting Prince into R&B -- technically... More ...

Angus & Julia Stone

Angus & Julia Stone's intimate folk music is anchored by the band's namesake siblings, with percussionist Mitch Connelly and bassist Clay McDonald adding their own contributions to the mix. Growing up on the northern beaches of Sydney, the Stone siblings were schooled in pop music at an early age by their father, who played in a local cover band. In 2005, Julia Stone began teaching trumpet lessons while her brother Angus worked as a laborer. She convinced him to test his musical talents by performing locally, and he responded by bringing her on-stage with him as a backing musician.

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Crazy Video Creatures

MGMT are known for their crazy videos and their new one for congratulations is odd to say the least. What is that thing? The video got us thinking about some other videos with weird creatures in it, here’s a list of some of our favourites.

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