Also known as.Atban Klann.
Origin.
Los Angeles, California, United States.
Genre(s).
hip hop, pop, dance.
Years active.
1998–present.
Label(s).
Interscope Records (1998–2000)A&M Records (2003–present).
Website:
Black Eyed Peas
Members.
will.i.am , apl.de.ap , Taboo , Fergie.
Former member.
Kim Hill (1998–2000)
Origins and early albums
The Black Eyed Peas dates back to 1995 when will.i.am (Born: William Adams) and Apl.de.ap (Born: Allan Pineda) began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The pair signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E) after catching the attention of the nephew of Jerry Heller (Eazy-E's manager). Along with another friend of theirs, Dante Santiago, they called their trio Atban Klann. Their debut album, Grass Roots, was never released because Ruthless did not consider the social themes reflected in the group's music to be marketable to their audience.
After Eazy-E died of an AIDS related illness in 1995, Atban Klann reformed the group as Black Eyed Peas, named because, as Adams explained on the front cover of the Monkey Business album, "Black Eyed Peas are food for the soul." Adams has cited the Red Hot Chili Peppers as an influence and said he named his band after a food, like them. They replaced their original third member with Taboo (Born: Jaime Gomez). In 1996, they produced (and appeared on) a song entitled "That's Right" for Brian Austin Green's Hip-Hop album One Stop Carnival. Later, they began having Kim Hill as a steady background singer. Unlike many hip-hop acts, they chose to perform with a live band and adopted a musical and clothing style that differed wildly from the "gangsta rap" sounds of other Los Angeles-based hip-hop acts at the time. Through the mid-'90s, they performed in the local club circuit alongside fellow acts such as Ozomatli and Jurassic
The group were signed to Interscope Records and released their debut, Behind the Front (see 1998 in music) in 1998. Following which, the group (and their accompanying live band) earned critical acclaim. The single from the album was "Joints and Jam", and was featured on the Bulworth soundtrack. Their second album was 2000's Bridging the Gap (see 2000 in music), which featured the single "Request + Line" featuring Macy Gray.
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