Fergie, will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo have announced a June 9 release date for their long-anticipated acronym-friendly new studio album, the Peas' first batch of fresh material since their Grammy-winning Monkey Business was released back in 2005.
Reconvening after a couple of über-successful bouts in the solo arena, the group is also expected to launch a world tour in conjunction with the release of the album, which stands for The Energy Never Dies, though dates and cities have yet to be confirmed.
"Boom Boom Pow" is on track to be the group's first single, though how many more may follow remains to be seen
Source: E! News
I think its safe to say that they are locks for Rap/Duo,Rap Song and Rap Album.
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This was typed up on the Black Eyed Peas forum (from Rolling Stone issue earlier this year):
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The clubby vibe of the album starts with the first single, "Boom Boom Pow." It features gut-rattling bass, and plenty of autotune. Fergie's voice is run through heavy effects throughout: over the Rob Base sample and break beat of "Rock Your Body," she sounds like Lil Wayne after sucking down a helium balloon; on "Simple Little Melody" her vocals are chopped into stuttering snippets. "Its whole different Fergie" says Will.
After playing 10 tracks, Will cues of his current favorite, "Out of My Head" a disco funk cut featuring a Larry Graham style slap-bass groove, which Will says Fergie recorded drunk. (The song starts with the singer slurring "Im so tipsy") Adds Will, "Fergie parties harder then all of us, which is dope. This song sums up exactly who Fergie is."
At first I hated "Boom Boom Pow", but I'm liking it the more I hear it. It's just SO WEIRD. There is literally no music backing them, it's bizarre to me. Suprised the kids like it so much.
Originally posted by bildo10: At first I hated "Boom Boom Pow", but I'm liking it the more I hear it. It's just SO WEIRD. There is literally no music backing them, it's bizarre to me. Suprised the kids like it so much.
same here thats how I feel about the song. I hated it at first but now its one of the most played songs on my I-POD.
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The Black Eyed Peas talk about their hit single 'Boom Boom Pow': An EW exclusive
I dug the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" when I first heard it a month back, but its pulsing dance-floor energy has really grown on me since then, to the point where I regularly play it on repeat. Seems like I'm not alone on that: "Boom Boom Pow" is the No. 1 song at the iTunes Music Store as I write this, one day after its rush digital release.
The Peas told me all about their latest hit's genesis when I spent some time with them in Miami this past weekend. "I love etymology," will.i.am explains. "I love words. First it was 'Boom Boom Boom.' But in Fergie's verse, she says, 'I like that boom boom pow,' and that stuck out to me." Will says the potent phrase inspired him to craft a beat that switches up midway through the song. "The structure of the song is actually the title of the song. We hit you with the boom, boom in the first verse and the chorus. The pow is at the end, when [Fergie] goes, 'will.i.am, drop the beat now!'"
The Peas also discussed their decision to treat their vocals with the robotic Auto-Tune effect. "I was like, if the lyrics suggest that we're on some 3008 s---, and I got that future flow, [the vocals] should have Auto-Tune, because computers are going to rule even more than they are now," says Will. "[Auto-Tune] is definitely the zeitgeist of music right now. You don't ignore it, because then you're not relevant."
Fergie chimes in: "For me, I was worried a little bit that we were all going to sound computer-generated. Sometimes on the radio I can't tell who it is, because everyone's using [Auto-Tune]. But Will was very cognizant of that. He did it very tastefully, so that it adds some flavor to it, but without taking away the personality."
I also got the chance to hear a handful of other new tunes that suggested June 9's The E.N.D. will dig even deeper into the banging electro sound of "Boom Boom Pow." Though sequencing and track selection aren't close to done yet, expect miles of layered dance beats to back up the Peas' trademark fizzy flows and brassy hooks. "This beat be bumpin', bumpin'/this beat go boom, boom," Will sings on their current single. Consider it a mission statement for the voyage into clubland that the Peas are taking with their next album.
I loved "Monkey Business". That was a fantastic album.
Grammy FYC: Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak; Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.; John Legend, Evolver; Paolo Nutini, Sunny Side Up; David Guetta, One Love; Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"; Jordin Sparks, "Battlefield"; Kings Of Leon, "Use Somebody"; Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"
Originally posted by bildo10: At first I hated "Boom Boom Pow", but I'm liking it the more I hear it. It's just SO WEIRD. There is literally no music backing them, it's bizarre to me. Suprised the kids like it so much.
same here thats how I feel about the song. I hated it at first but now its one of the most played songs on my I-POD.
I'm in the same boat. I first heard this song at a club, and thought to myself "wow, is this the best that the peas could come up with?" But after hearing it more and more on the radio, I've grown quite fond of it, and might even borderline LOVE it. And as for the "3008" lyric, I think it's so absolutely horrendous and awesome at the same time.
Just heard the new Black Eyed Peas song, "Boom Boom Pow." at the club last night. It is quite catchy. I see why it's at #1. Though I prefer a lot of their other singles ("My Humps," "Hey Mama," "Where Is The Love?") much better.
Yeah I heard it at a club last night too. People were pretty receptive to it. Don't know why though. I sipped my jack and coke, and watched every one go apesh*t. The songs sucks.
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The song is starting to grow on me more. The production is great.
And this music video is just crazy. I love it. That was one very creative music video. I think we have another contender for Video of the Year at the MTV VMAs this year with "Boom Boom Pow".
Originally posted by mistersamgoody: I'm in the same boat. I first heard this song at a club, and thought to myself "wow, is this the best that the peas could come up with?" But after hearing it more and more on the radio, I've grown quite fond of it, and might even borderline LOVE it. And as for the "3008" lyric, I think it's so absolutely horrendous and awesome at the same time.
I agree. They have a knack for terrible but memorable lyrics.
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Don't know if you all know this, but The Black Eyed Peas are opening for U2 on a few of their concert dates this year.
I think "Boom Bom Pow" is okay. I think the Peas make some fun sounding songs, but I just detest so many of their lyrics. I'll be seeing them open for U2 twice in the fall. Hopefully I like the stuff they play.
