Bridging the Gap

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The Black Eyed Peas

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Wow - this album rocks. I am not normally a hip hop fan, but purchased this CD after 'Weekends' made it to number 1 in the Australian charts. I absolutely love this album now - it remains one of my favourites 2+ years after it was released! I am now up to date with all of their new, and old stuff.

For new Black Eyed Peas fans, this album was recorded prior to the girl joining the group (I must admit, I was very diasppointed when I heard they sold out to sex appeal to increase their market, and added her to the group) - so most of the songs are just the original boys knocking it out. Their tunes are so mellow, smooth - and really cruisy. Easy listening that's for sure - but upbeat enough to get your body moving to the beats.

Bridging the Gap is less commercialised that their new stuff (Let's get retarded/started, Hey Mama etc..), however it was this album that first brought them international recognition - and started them on their ladder to success.

If you love the new Black Eyed Peas, buy this album and you won't be disappointed.

In their second album, Bridging The Gap, Black Eyed Peas emphasize their love and commitment to hip hop more than they did in the previous album--opening with "This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop" ("BEP Empire"), then making a twisted homage to Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" ("Go Go," which may be the album's most unforgettable track to long-term hip hop fans), and listing names of hip hop giants ("Rap Song"). The excess may get some audience's nerve, knowing their directional change afterwards. Guest appearances of Primo, De La, and Mos Def prove the scene's positive reaction to their debut, though none of them does remarkable job here.