I-Black Eyed Peas yiqembu le-hip-hop laseMelika elivela e-Los Angeles, okuthe kusukela ngo-1998 laqala ukuzuza izinhliziyo zabalaleli emhlabeni wonke ngamahithi abo.
Kungenxa yendlela yabo yokusungula yomculo we-hip-hop, ekhuthaza abantu abanemilolozelo yamahhala, isimo sengqondo esihle nomoya ojabulisayo, ukuthi bathole abalandeli emhlabeni jikelele. Icwecwe lesithathu elithi, Elephunk, lihlaba umxhwele ngesigqi salo kangangokuthi awukwazi ukuyeka ukulilalela.
I-Black Eyed Peas: konke kwaqala kanjani?
Umlando weqembu uqala ngo-1989 ngomhlangano ka-Will.I.Am no-Apl.de.Ap, ababesafunda esikoleni esiphakeme. Lapho beqaphela ukuthi banemibono evamile ngomculo, abafana banquma ukujoyina amandla ukuze benze i-duet yabo. Ngokushesha baqala ukudlwengula emigoqweni ehlukahlukene kanye namakilabhu e-LA, bebiza i-duo yabo i-Atbam Klann.
Eminyakeni embalwa kamuva, ngo-1992, abaculi basayina inkontileka no-Eazy-E, oyinhloko yelebula ye-Ruthless Records. Kodwa, ngeshwa, abazange bakwazi ukukhipha noma yimaphi ama-albhamu abo naye. Inkontileka yahlala isebenza kwaze kwaba sekufeni kuka-Eazy-Z, owashona ngo-1994 ngenxa ye-AIDS.
Ngo-1995, owayeyilungu leGrassroots uTaboo wajoyina u-Atbam Klann. Njengoba leli qembu manje lisohlwini olusha, banquma ukuqhamuka negama elisha, ngakho-ke iBlack Eyed Peas yavela futhi ngokushesha laba abathathu abasanda kumiswa bathola inkontileka entsha, manje ne-Interscope Records.
Futhi manje, kakade ngo-1998, bakhulula i-albhamu yabo yokuqala ethi Behind the Front, eyathola ukubuyekezwa okuhle kwabagxeki. Lokhu kwalandelwa yi-albhamu elandelayo ngeminyaka yawo-2000 - Bridging the Gap.
Kwabe sekuba i-albhamu yabo eyaba yimpumelelo kakhulu, ethi, Elephunk, eyethulwa ngo-2003 nomculi omusha ogama lakhe linguFergie, owazalwa u-Stacey Ferguson, owayeseqenjini le-pop elidumile i-Wild Orchid. Ube esethatha indawo yomculi wasemuva uKim Hill, owashiya iqembu ngo-2000.
I-albhamu "ELEPHUNK"
I-"Elephunk" ihlanganise neculo elimelene nempi elithi Where Is The Love?, elibe iculo labo lokuqala elikhulu, lafinyelela unombolo 8 ku-US Hot 100. Liphinde lahamba phambili emashadini cishe yonke indawo, okuhlanganisa nelase-UK, lapho lalingu-#1 khona. cishe amasonto ayisithupha kumashadi omculo futhi yaba ingoma edayiswa kakhulu ngo-2003.
Kuthe ngenkathi le hit isanda kuzalwa, kwavela umqondo wokuqopha le ngoma kanye no-Justin Timberlake. Ngemva kokuzwa indaba yedemo, u-Will.I.Am wabiza u-Justin futhi wamvumela ukuba alalele ingoma ocingweni. “Ngikhumbula ukuthi lapho nje ngibamba lo mculo nala mazwi,” kukhumbula uTimb, “ngokushesha kwavela iculo ekhanda lami!”.
Kodwa ama-BEP kwadingeka abhekane nenkinga encane. Abaphathi baka-Timberlake bavimbele leli qembu ukusebenzisa igama lalesi sihlabani nokuliqopha ividiyo yale ngoma. Kodwa leli culo libe lipholile kangangokuthi nangaphandle kokukhangisa lacwila emiphefumulweni yezigidi zabalaleli.
Ngemva kwalokho, impumelelo yabashaya! Ngokushesha baba isenzo sokuvula sikaChristina Aguilera noJustin Timberlake. Nalapho kucacele wonke umuntu ukuthi iBlack Eyed Peas ithathwa njengeqembu elibukhoma elihamba phambili elidlala ngendlela ye-hip-hop. Abafana baqala ukumenywa ukuba benze emikhosini ehlonishwa kakhulu yemiklomelo yomculo (MTV European Music Awards, Brit Awards, Grammy, njll.).
Futhi ukuthanda izingoma ezifana ne-"Hands Up," i-rap esheshayo, enomsindo ka-Louis Armstrong ethi "Smells Like Funk." Ibhendi ihluke kakhulu, abesabi ukukhombisa izitayela ezintsha, zama imisindo emisha yesigqi bese uyihlanganisa namazwi apholile.
Ikhono lika-Will.I.Am lisekhonweni lakhe lokuhlanganisa izinsimbi ezibukhoma, amasampula nemishini yezigubhu ibe nomsindo owodwa. Ubelokhu enesimo esibanzi somculo futhi u-Elephunk ukhombisa lokhu kunangaphambili.
Umsebenzi osebenzayo we-Black Aid Peace
I-Monkey Business, i-albhamu yesine yeqembu, yaqoshwa ngesikhathi iqembu livakashele i-Elephunk. Le albhamu ibiyinto yokwelapha eqenjini lonke, yahlangana yenza amalungu aqina nakakhulu.
Kwakuyi-albhamu yokuqala i-quartet eyayibhale futhi yahlanganiswa ndawonye. Izingoma zibonisa amatimu ajulile, akhulile akwenza ucabange. U-Timberlake uphinde wavela ku-albhamu ngengoma ethi "My Style".
Abaculi u-Sting, uJack Johnson noJames Brown nabo baba nesandla kule albhamu. Ingoma ethi "Don't Phunk With My Heart" ishaye #3 ku-Billboard Hot 100, iphezulu kuzo zonke izingoma zabo e-US kuze kube manje. I-albhamu ngokwayo iqale ku-#2 eshadini le-Billboard.
Ngo-2005, i-Black Eyed Peas yathola indondo ye-Grammy ye-Best Rap Performance ethi "Masiyiqalise". Kumshicileli wephephandaba owaziwayo, i-will.i.am wabelane, “Ngicabanga ukuthi nje ukuthi sizijabulisa ngomculo yingakho konke kuhambe kahle.
Siyawuthanda umculo, imiculo futhi asizami ukuhluka kubalandeli abajwayelekile bomculo wethu. Kulula kanjalo ngempela."
Ngaphezu kokudala okuthile okuyingqayizivele emculweni, amalungu eqembu abamba iqhaza kumaphrojekthi amaningi. Ngo-2004, ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwekhonsathi e-Asia, indaba evela empilweni ye-apl. I-de.ap's ibizwe ezikrinini ze-TV.
Kwakhululwa idrama ekhethekile enesihloko esithi “Ingabe Ucabanga Ukuthi Ungakhumbula? (Ingabe Ucabanga ukuthi Ungakhumbula?), lapho umlingiswa oyinhloko ebuka ebuntwaneni bakhe njengomndeni ompofu ePhilippines, ukutholwa kwakhe nokuthuthela e-United States.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, usebenze ku-albhamu enama-rap ngesiTagalog nesiNgisi. UFergie ubesebenza kweyakhe i-albhamu eyedwa eyayisemisebenzini ngaphambi kokuthi ajoyine iqembu.
E-Los Angeles, u-Taboo waqala ubuciko bokulwa nokudansa kwekhefu ngemva kwesikole, futhi wayesebenza nge-albhamu yakhe eyedwa, eyayixube i-rap yaseSpain neyesiNgisi ne-reggaeton. I-Will.i.am ibithuthukisa ulayini wezingubo futhi ikhiphela abanye abaculi ama-albhamu.
Ngemuva kwe-tsunami yase-Asia yango-2004, wahlela ukusiza abaswele futhi waya ezingxenyeni ezithile zaseMalaysia ukuze asize ekwakheni kabusha amakhaya ezisulu. Abazange nje bakhulume ngendlela yokwenza umhlaba ube indawo engcono, kodwa bazama ngazo zonke izindlela ukuthonya, ukusiza labo abawudingayo.
Kulindeleke ukuthi lo mkhuba uqhubeke futhi abalandeli abalambele umculo babambe igagasi lokuhle balandele le ndlela.
Umculo onesigqi kanye ne-breakdancing kuyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko le-hip-hop, kodwa ngeminyaka yawo-90 lezi zakhi zafiphazwa okwesikhashana umbono weqembu lezigelekeqe kanye namagama amnyama kodwa anamandla amabhendi ogu olusentshonalanga njenge-NWA. Nokho, naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, i-Black Eyed Uphizi ukwazile ukugqobhoza. futhi ungene emhlabeni womculo uphakamise ikhanda!
Amaqiniso anentshisekelo ngeBlack Eye Peace
• U-Will.i.am nabafowabo abathathu bakhuliswa ngumama wabo ngokugcwele njengoba uyise eshiya umndeni. Ngakho-ke, akasho lutho ngoyise, akakaze ahlangane naye.
• UWilliam waqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo lapho esesebangeni lesi-8.
• UWilliam washintsha igama leqembu laba iBlack Eyed Pods kwathi ngo-1997 waba iBlack Eyed Peas, ngaleso sikhathi eyayihlanganisa i-will.i.am, aple.de.ap neTaboo.
• Ibhendi yakhipha i-albhamu yayo yesibili ethi Bridging the Gap ngo-2000 futhi ingoma eyodwa ethi "Request + Line" no-Macy Gray yaba ukungena kwabo kokuqala ku-Billboards Hot 100.
• UWill uphakamise ukuthi iqembu lidinga amantombazane akhethekile. Ngenxa yalokho, lapho uFergie ebonakala, wasayinwa njengelungu elihlala njalo leqembu ngemuva kokuthatha indawo kaNicole Scherzinger. Izingoma ezithi 'Shut Up' nethi 'My Humps' ye-'Elephunk' enezwi lakhe zanda.
• Baqhubeke nokukhipha ama-albhamu amathathu, iMonkey Business (2005), The End (2009) nethi The Beginning (2010). I-"Monkey Business" iqinisekiswe i-platinum kathathu yi-RIAA futhi isidayise amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-10 kuze kube manje.
• I-albhamu kaWilliam ethi #willpower ifinyelele inombolo 3 kumashadi ase-UK futhi yanikezwa isitifiketi segolide (BPI) nePlatinum (RMNZ). Ingoma ethi THE (The Hardest Ever) ehambisana noJennifer Lopez noMick Jagger ifinyelele kunombolo-36 kuBillboard Hot 100.
• U-Will.i.am uyisisebenzi sokusiza abantu onesisekelo se-I.Am.Angel esiza ukufundisa intsha evela emiphakathini entulayo ukuze ikwazi ukuqhudelana ngemisebenzi engcono yekusasa. Uhlelo lwakhe lokuqala lwe-"I.Am Steam" luhlanganisa amarobhothi, Amalebhu e-3D Experience, ahlinzeka ngesofthiwe ye-ArcGIS (Geographic Information Systems).
• UFergie uyiciko eliphumelelayo elicula yedwa. I-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi The Dutchess yakhululwa ngoSepthemba 2006 futhi yahamba neplatinamu kathathu e-US. Futhi ngokushesha walishiya iqembu.
