Although nominally a rap group, Black Eyed Peas call upon so many forms of songwriting and production that slotting them into hip-hop is like slotting Prince into R&B -- technically true, but very limiting.
Elephunk, the group's third LP (and the first to feature Fergie), doesn't have top-notch rapping, but as driven by frontman Will.I.Am, it does possess some of the most boundary-pushing productions in contemporary, (mostly) uncommercial hip-hop, right up at the level occupied by Common and OutKast.
The smart, brassy opening club thump "Hands Up" hits another level with a sly bridge flaunting some heavy metallic slide guitar, while the highly pressurized love jam "Shut Up" features great interplay between Taboo and new member Fergie.
Space doesn't allow for description of each track, but suffice to say any Will.I.Am track is going to feature loads of ideas and fresh sounds, not to mention plenty of stylistic change-ups -- from the digital-step ragga of "Hey Mama" (featuring Tippa Irie) to the Latinized, loved-up "Latin Girls." Like a latter-day Digital Underground, Black Eyed Peas know how to get a party track moving, and add a crazy stupid rhyme or two ("bop your head like epilepsy" from the suitably titled "Let's Get Retarded").
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hands UpWill Adams, Jean Baptiste, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez, Billy May, Allen Pineda | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Labor Day (It's a Holiday)Will Adams, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Johnny Griggs, Allen Pineda | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Let's Get RetardedWill Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez, George Pajon, Allen Pineda, Terence Yoshiaki | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Hey MamaWill Adams, Anthony Henry | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Smells Like FunkWill Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Allen Pineda | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Latin GirlsWill Adams, J. Curtis, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez, Debi Nova, Allen Pineda | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | SexyWill Adams, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Fly AwayWill Adams, Ray Brady | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | The Boogie That BeWill Adams, John Stephens | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | The Apl SongWill Adams, Allen Pineda | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | AnxietyWill Adams, Allen Pineda, Papa Roach | The Black Eyed Peas, Papa Roach | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Where Is the Love?Will Adams, Printz Board, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez, Justin Timberlake | The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | Third Eye | The Black Eyed Peas | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 365 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Jean Baptiste | Composer |
| 3 | The Black Eyed Peas | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Printz Board | Composer, Keyboards, Trumpet |
| 5 | Ray Brady | Composer, Guitar |
| 6 | Dave Buckner | Drums |
| 7 | Davey Chegwidden | Congas, Shaker |
| 8 | Phelps "Catfish" Collins | Composer |
| 9 | J. Curtis | Composer, Guitar |
| 10 | Vinícius de Moraes | Composer |
| 11 | Terry Dexter | Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Dylan Dresdow | Engineer |
| 13 | Ron Fair | Conductor, Executive Producer, Piano, Producer, String Arrangements, Vocal Producer |
| 14 | Cortez Farris | Engineer |
| 15 | Mike Fratantuno | Bass, Bass (Upright), Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitarron |
| 16 | Seth Friedman | A&R |
| 17 | Brian Gardner | Mastering |
| 18 | Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez | Composer |
| 19 | Johnny Griggs | Composer |
| 20 | Anthony Henry | Composer |
| 21 | Tal Herzberg | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 22 | Tippa Irie | Vocals |
| 23 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Composer |
| 24 | Markus Klinko | Photography |
| 25 | Tony Maserati | Mixing |
| 26 | Billy May | Composer |
| 27 | Sergio Mendes | Piano |
| 28 | Debi Nova | Composer, Vocals |
| 29 | Michelle Ozbourn | A&R |
| 30 | George Pajon | Composer, Guitar |
| 31 | Papa Roach | Composer, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 32 | Lor e Phillips | Stylist |
| 33 | Allen Pineda | Composer, Vocals |
| 34 | Chuck Prada | Percussion |
| 35 | Dante Santiago | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Noelle Scaggs | Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | Jacoby Shaddix | Vocals |
| 38 | Christine Sirois | Assistant Engineer |
| 39 | John Stephens | Composer, Vocals |
| 40 | Taboo | Vocals |
| 41 | Justin Timberlake | Composer, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 42 | Tobin | Bass, Guitar |
| 43 | Andrew Van Meter | Production Coordination |
| 44 | Jason Villaroman | Engineer |
| 45 | will.i.am | Clavinet, Drum Programming, Drums, Engineer, Executive Producer, Moog Synthesizer, Piano, Producer, Vocals, Wurlitzer |
| 46 | Frank Wolf | Engineer |
| 47 | Terence Yoshiaki | Composer, Drums |
The Black Eyed Peas
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |