The reason the Black Eyed Peas have audience appeal that crosses over many styles is because the band members are such obvious fans of diverse music. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Monkey Business’s high-profile guest list. Monkey Business is the fourth studio album by American group, The Black Eyed Peas.It was released on May 25, 2005, by the will.i.am Music Group and A&M Records. The album was certified 3x.

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.

The Black Eyed Peas

The best album by The Black Eyed Peas is Elephunk which is ranked number 5,847 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 280.

The Black Eyed Peas is ranked number 1,813 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 803.

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The Black Eyed Peas best albums

The following albums by The Black Eyed Peas are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

Rank	Album	Artist
1.	Elephunk	The Black Eyed Peas
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 44 charts Rank in 2003: 146 Rank Score: 280 Rank in 2000s 1,359 Overall Rank: 5,847 Average Rating: 67/100 (84 votes) Comments: 7 comments
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	2.	Monkey Business	The Black Eyed Peas
Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 38 charts Rank in 2005: 168 Rank Score: 234 Rank in 2000s 1,583 Overall Rank: 6,784 Average Rating: 58/100 (86 votes) Comments: 7 comments
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3.	The E.N.D.	The Black Eyed Peas
	Year of Release: 2009 Appears in: 38 charts Rank in 2009: 188 Rank Score: 195 Rank in 2000s 1,812 Overall Rank: 7,781 Average Rating: 48/100 (113 votes) Comments: 14 comments
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	4.	The Beginning	The Black Eyed Peas
Year of Release: 2010 Appears in: 9 charts Rank in 2010: 688 Rank Score: 42 Rank in 2010s 5,111 Overall Rank: 23,998 Average Rating: 49/100 (47 votes) Comments: 3 comments
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5.	Behind The Front	The Black Eyed Peas
	Year of Release: 1998 Appears in: 7 charts Rank in 1998: 541 Rank Score: 31 Rank in 1990s 5,166 Overall Rank: 26,921 Average Rating: 61/100 (26 votes) Comments: 3 comments
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	6.	Bridging The Gap	The Black Eyed Peas
Year of Release: 2000 Appears in: 4 charts Rank in 2000: 822 Rank Score: 13 Rank in 2000s 9,599 Overall Rank: 39,553 Average Rating: 62/100 (25 votes) Comments: 1 comment
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7.	Masters Of The Sun Vol. 1	The Black Eyed Peas
	Year of Release: 2018 Appears in: 3 charts Rank in 2018: 1,036 Rank Score: 8 Rank in 2010s 12,160 Overall Rank: 46,491 Average Rating: 74/100 (9 votes) Comments: 4 comments
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	Overall band rank:		The Black Eyed Peas best tracks Include tracks from compilation albums Exclude tracks from compilation albums # Track Rating 1. Where Is The Love? (from the album Elephunk) 81/100 (38 votes) Comments: 1 comment 2. Let's Get It Started (from the album Elephunk) 78/100 (24 votes) Comments: 0 comments 3. Back 2 Hip Hop (Feat. Nas) (from the album Masters Of The Sun Vol. 1) 77/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 4. Weekends (from the album Bridging The Gap) 76/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 5. BEP Empire (from the album Bridging The Gap) 76/100 (4 votes) Comments: 0 comments 6. Joints & Jam (from the album Behind The Front) 75/100 (4 votes) Comments: 0 comments 7. Hands Up (from the album Elephunk) 75/100 (16 votes) Comments: 0 comments 8. Head Bobs (from the album Behind The Front) 75/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 9. Hey Mama (from the album Elephunk) 75/100 (22 votes) Comments: 1 comment 10. Request + Line (from the album Bridging The Gap) 75/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 11. Smells Like Funk (from the album Elephunk) 74/100 (16 votes) Comments: 0 comments 12. Fallin' Up (from the album Behind The Front) 74/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 13. Hot (from the album Bridging The Gap) 74/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 14. Pump It (from the album Monkey Business) 73/100 (25 votes) Comments: 1 comment 15. Gone Going (from the album Monkey Business) 73/100 (18 votes) Comments: 0 comments 16. Don't Phunk With My Heart (from the album Monkey Business) 73/100 (23 votes) Comments: 1 comment 17. Tell Your Mama Come (from the album Bridging The Gap) 73/100 (3 votes) Comments: 0 comments 18. The apl Song (from the album Elephunk) 73/100 (13 votes) Comments: 0 comments 19. Meet Me Halfway (from the album The E.N.D.) 73/100 (27 votes) Comments: 0 comments 20. Don't Lie (from the album Monkey Business) 72/100 (20 votes) Comments: 1 comment Related links:top tracks of all time. The Black Eyed Peas ratings Showing latest 5 ratings for this artist. Show all 62 ratings for this artist. Date logged No. artist ratings 03/17/2019 03:52 02/07/2019 04:24 01/16/2019 14:18 11/10/2018 12:34 10/10/2018 03:07 Related links:top artists of all time. Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating. The Black Eyed Peas favourites Showing all 2 members who have added this artist as a favourite iamcaiosilva Vatsal Showing all 9 comments Most Helpful First Newest First (Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile) From iamcaiosilva C'mon people. They have a lot of good singles! Give them some credit. Helpful? (Log in to vote)+1 votes (1 helpful 0 unhelpful) From glynspsa The world would be a better place if this crap band never existed. Terrible music, dated use of disrespectful words. No use for the word retarded to be in a song. Poor excuse for talent, all image and craptastic songs. Helpful? (Log in to vote)-1 votes (0 helpful 1 unhelpful) From LebowskiRams What used to be a very enjoyable soul/funk hip hop group has turned into just another auto-tuned pop group. Helpful? (Log in to vote)0 votes (1 helpful 1 unhelpful) From DeusExMackia They're a downward spiral in terms of quality, but at least they're debut was fun to listen to. Helpful? (Log in to vote)0 votes (0 helpful 0 unhelpful) From TheFlacGuy_11 Their albums previous to The E.N.D are actually pretty good. C'mon, they're no that bad, they were GREAT and then...well...The E.N.D happenned, the end of a great group... Helpful? (Log in to vote)-2 votes (0 helpful 2 unhelpful) From sageamagoo My cousin put The E.N.D. on repeat for 2 hours while I was stuck in the car. I not only seriously dislike this band, but actively hate them. People I know need to start listening to bands that AREN'T shoved in their faces by the media. Helpful? (Log in to vote)0 votes (1 helpful 1 unhelpful) From subtleman22 I’ve had stomach viruses I’ve enjoyed more than hearing this band. Helpful? (Log in to vote)+9 votes (10 helpful 1 unhelpful) From junodog4 Started well, built up to Bridging the Gap, started to sell out at Elephunk, and went into creative free-fall afterwards. They have become a joke. To think that in the 90s, I saw them in the same light as the Roots. Ugh... Just quit already and live off of your royalties and occasional appearances on reality TV. Helpful? (Log in to vote)-2 votes (0 helpful 2 unhelpful) From telefunker the E.N.D?! WHEN WILL IT EVER END???????????????!!!!!!! Helpful? (Log in to vote)0 votes (1 helpful 1 unhelpful) Showing all 9 comments Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment. Your feedback for The Black Eyed Peas Let us know what you think of this artist by adding a comment or assigning a rating below! Your rating:Login or register to assign a rating to this band. Your comment:Login or register to comment on this band. Login or register to add this band to your favourites.