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Disco de Black Eyed Peas: “Monkey Business”
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Fecha de Publicación:2005-04-15
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Tipo:Álbum
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Género:Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, Mainstream Rap
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Sello Discográfico:Universal Music International
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:00602498822289
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{\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 {&"I'll Be Missing You"} or {&"Walk This Way"} 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. {&"Disco Club"} is a serviceable re-creation of {$Cassidy}'s {&"Hotel,"} and the group's newest member, {$Fergie}, tucks into the hyper-sexual {$Kelis}/{$Ciara} archetype on {&"My Humps."} Unlike {^Elephunk}, the {$Justin Timberlake} feature here ({&"My Style"}) is placed early in the program, and it's bolstered by a {$Timbaland} production. Most of the tracks on {^Monkey Business} are the same type of {\party rap} singalongs that {$Black Eyed Peas} made their name with in the past. Other than {&"Disco Club,"} the best is {&"Feel It,"} a rare production by the group's {$apl.de.ap} that has the streamlined sound and detailed production of the hits off {^Elephunk}. At the very tail end of the disc, where {$Timblerlake} was slotted previously, there's one brief glance at their socially conscious past -- {&"Union,"} featuring {$Sting} and {$Branford Marsalis}, which floats the usual bromides about peace and equality. {^Monkey Business} might sell just as well, or better, than {^Elephunk}, but what the group made sound effortless in the past sounds labored and canned here. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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