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Monkey Business boasts an impressive roster of guests, and while the presence of ringers like Cee-Lo, Q-Tip, and Talib Kweli elevates 'Like That,' the most telling guest spot belongs to Sting, whose sleepy light-jazz stylings add an additional element of suckitude to the album-closing 'Union.' His presence seems strangely fitting, since with this album, The Black Eyed Peas join the famously. Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business 2 Lp Set Vinyl Record Sealed New Rare Fergie. The Black Eyed Peas Rare Signed Limited 2 Cd Set The E.n.d Fergie Will.i.am. Black Eyed Peas Signed Limited Numbered Rare Cd. The Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business [Vinyl] - Amazon.com Music. From The Community. Try Prime CDs & Vinyl. Go Search EN Hello. This item: Monkey Business [Vinyl] by The Black Eyed Peas Vinyl $27.40. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. FREE Shipping. Grammy Award winners The Black Eyed Peas return with the release of their eagerly anticipated fourth album, 'Monkey Business' on 6th June through A&M Records. 'Monkey Business' is a madcap musical journey, mixing fat basslines with Latin rhythms, witty rhymes and hip-hop beats. Most of the songs on Monkey Business are the same type of party rap singalong that Black Eyed Peas made their name with on Elephunk. But other than 'Disco Club,' the only one that works as anything but background party music is 'Feel It,' a rare production by the group's apl.de.ap (will.i.am handles most of.
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 listeners anyway. Nevertheless, the Black Eyed Peas quickly embraced the pop world after the surprising success of third album Elephunk, and only continued their repositioning as a mainstream act with 2005's Monkey Business. That focus is immediately clear on the opener, 'Pump It Up,' where they gladly welcome listeners on a track whose sample -- Dick Dale's 'Misirlou,' already ubiquitous before it appeared in Pulp Fiction -- has to replace 'Walk This Way' or 'I'll Be Missing You' (more on Sting later) as the most conspicuous case of an unmissable rock riff being used on a rap track. With the Wal-Mart audience safely in tow, the group moves on to motivate its hip-hop base by reaching for every trick in the grab bag of contemporary urban music. These attempts are either serviceable or wildly unsuccessful. 'Disco Club' is one of the few serviceable tracks, an apt re-creation of Cassidy's 'Hotel.' Wildly unsuccessful is the group's utilization of its newest member, Fergie, to function as an imitator of the hyper-sexual Kelis/Ciara archetype on 'My Humps,' which makes for one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium (sample lyric: 'My hump (9x)/My lovely little lumps'). Unlike Elephunk, the Justin Timberlake feature here ('My Style') is placed early in the program, and it's bolstered by a Timbaland production, which eases the strain of an otherwise featherweight jam. Most of the songs on Monkey Business are the same type of party rap singalong that Black Eyed Peas made their name with on Elephunk. But other than 'Disco Club,' the only one that works as anything but background party music is 'Feel It,' a rare production by the group's apl.de.ap (will.i.am handles most of the rest). At the very tail end of the disc, there's one brief glance at Black Eyed Peas' history as a socially conscious group -- 'Union,' featuring Sting and Branford Marsalis, which floats the usual bromides about peace and equality (and swipes the sound and speak of Bob Marley in the process). Monkey Business could easily sell just as well, or better, than Elephunk, but what the group made sound effortless in the past sounds strained and canned here.
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| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Adams / Stacy Ferguson / Allen Pineda / Nicholas Roubanis | 03:33 | |
| 2 | William Adams / Printz Board / Stacy Ferguson / Full Force | 03:59 | |
| 3 | William Adams / Stacy Ferguson / Allen Pineda / Justin Timberlake | feat: Justin Timberlake | 04:28 |
| 4 | William Adams / Stacy Ferguson / Jaime A. D谩vila 'Tame' G贸mez / Chris Peters / Drew Peters | 03:39 | |
| 5 | 05:26 | ||
| 6 | William Adams / Leslie Bricusse / Kamaal Fareed / Jaime Gomez / Talib Kweli / Anthony Newley / Allen Pineda | feat: C-Lo / Cee Lo Green / Talib Kweli / John Legend / Q-Tip | 04:34 |
| 7 | William Adams / Printz Board / Ray Brady / Benjamin Brown / Lloyd Ferguson / Robert Lyn / Allen Pineda | feat: Dante Santiago | 04:19 |
| 8 | William Adams / Stacy Ferguson / Allen Pineda | 04:19 | |
| 9 | 03:13 | ||
| 10 | William Adams / Darryl Barnes / Printz Board / Stacy Ferguson | feat: James Brown | 06:46 |
| 11 | William Adams / Jean Baptiste / Allen Pineda / Anthony Tidd | 03:48 | |
| 12 | 03:30 | ||
| 13 | William Adams / Larry Blackmon / Printz Board / Thomas Jenkins | 03:56 | |
| 14 | William Adams / Keith Harris / Rick James / Allen Pineda | 05:29 | |
| 15 | 05:04 |
Mens Vintage The Black Eyed Peas Bep Monkey Business Sweatshirt Hoodie Fergie M. Global multi-platinum Grammy Award winners The Black Eyed Peas return with their eagerly anticipated fourth album, Monkey Business, the follow up to The Peas' 2003 breakthrough release Elephunk. Monkey Business is a madcap musical journey, mixing fat basslines with Latin rhythms, witty rhymes and hip-hop beats.