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10 Things you don’t know about Black Eyed Peas

The group was known as Black Eyed Pods before it became Black Eyed Peas.  It took them a while to become big they were originally an alternative hip hop group, they have since added R&B, pop, and dance influences they’re known worldwide, and they’re making hits after hits and topping the charts around the world.

  1. The group is made rappers Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie
  2. The group was founded in Los Angeles in 1995, it was not until the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003 that they were known worldwide
  3. The group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide
  4. Their first major hit was the 2003 single “Where Is the Love?” from Elephunk, which topped the charts in 13 countries
  5. In 2009, the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100
  6. Taboo shared that Justin Timberlake’s split with Britney Spears impacted the recording of “Where Is the Love?”
  7. Nicole Scherzinger was originally approached to join the Peas, but was forced to decline because she was a member of Eden’s Crush and was under contract, that’s when Fergie joined them
  8. In June 2010, The Black Eyed Peas performed “Where is the Love?”, “Pump It”, “Meet me Halfway”, “Boom Boom Pow”, and “I Gotta Feeling” at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration concert in South Africa. The concert had over 700 million viewers worldwide, making it the biggest event the group performed in
  9. The Black Eyed Peas founded a school for New York teenagers where students of 13–19 years can learn video production and music using professional equipment. The Peapod Foundation, in collaboration with the Adobe Foundation, opened the music academy and media Peapod Adobe Youth Voices in Manhattan on July 19
  10. Black Eyed Peas have been nominated 116 and have won 80 Awards thus far.

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