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Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas (BEP) is an American hip hop musical group based in Los Angeles. The group is composed of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie. Since their album Elephunk in 2003, the group's hip hop/dance-oriented style has sold an estimated 29 million albums worldwide and 28 million singles. They scored their first worldwide hit with "Where Is the Love?" in 2003, which topped over ten charts worldwide.
Their next album Monkey Business was another worldwide hit, certified 3x Platinum in the US, spawning three hit singles "My Humps", "Don't Phunk With My Heart", and the European hit "Shut Up".
In 2009, the group is one of only eleven artists to have ever held the number 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", from the album The E.N.D., and the singles also topped the chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks in 2009.
The Black Eyed Peas just finished touring with U2 on the 360 Tour in Vancouver.
