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| UPC: 602498804803 Artist: Black Eyed Peas Format: CD Release Date: 2005 Record Label: A&M Records (USA) Genre: R&B, Underground/Alt Rap Black Eyed Peas: Fergie , Apl, Taboo, Will.i.am (vocals). Additional personnel: Dante Santiago, James Brown, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Sting, Cee-Lo (vocals); Q-Tip, Talib Kweli (rap vocals). Recording information: Glenwood Place, Burbank, CA; Metropolis Studios, London, England; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. The Black Eyed Peas' fourth outing, MONKEY BUSINESS, picks up right where their platinum-selling breakout album, ELEPHUNK, left off, with the feel of a non-stop party run by an... | More | Average Ratings  from 37 reviewsPrice: $3.50 - $12.43 List Price: $13.99 |
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by: ayahoo  ) | Review created: 04/25/06 |
| 6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful. I liked BEP a few years back when it seemed like they had somthing to say to the world and I even liked there song "Get it started" which was just fun hype but I dislike the poor quality sound and not even clever ideas on thes new album and I no longer would consider myself a fan | |
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by: paypal_not_accepted  ) | Review created: 11/25/05 |
| 8 out of 13 people found the following review helpful. I spin at least one tune from this album at every party. While it is by far not the greatest album ever, it makes people happy, and that makes it at least VERY GOOD. -Johnny @ thevinylspinner.com | |
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by: bignodizzle ) | Review created: 10/04/05 |
| 9 out of 16 people found the following review helpful. Unlike the previous review, I like the album very much. Yes while this album is made to sell more just like the rest of the albums. What do you expect when your in the business to sell records. I dont think they sold out or crossed over at all.. Fergie adds the voice and dynamic I think they have been missing from their last albums. When you work with as many people as they have you find someone that sticks and you keep with them. I like the fact that they take the old school feel and bring new feeling and rhythm to it.. There isnt anything wrong with a remake if you indeed remake it to your own creation like they do.. As opposed to sampling and trying to sound like the original. I give it 5 stars because its consistent with the rest of the albums. You can even say they stepped it up a little bit. | |
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by: threegunfish ) | Review created: 04/08/06 |
| 5 out of 7 people found the following review helpful. I'm a pretty easy-going person, which is great because the BEP are an easy-going bunch. I don't think it's too unfair to compare MONKEY BUSINESS with its predecessor, ELEPHUNK. I think ELEPHUNK more or less hits all the right notes of what the BEP are all about: dancing, having fun, and minor preaching. The induction of Fergie with ELEPHUNK allowed the BEP to attain success they'd not enjoyed before. They had managed to carve a few tracks that were fit for radio and still appealed to the Hip Hop Head, primarily the house party dancer -- and ELEPHUNK was an elevation. A sophistication of sound. Somewhere along the line they changed. Maybe it was becoming shills of Verizon and Best Buy. Maybe it was selling "Let's Get It Started," which used to be the less-friendly entitled "Let's Get Retarded." Maybe it was the fire that burned down the studio during the making of MONKEY BUSINESS, which brings you where you want to go with this long and meandering review. This album -- you've heard it before. It cobbles together pieces and loops of other songs and film, mashes them together, and what comes out is awfully over-produced, ultra-saccharine, and very generic. Because it takes from all things it becomes nothing itself. Every song of merit on the album has a better version, by other people, somewhere out there. The insulting thing about it is that you immediately know you've heard that better song somewhere else, which begs the question, "Why should you be listening to MONKEY BUSINESS?" It's a sort of filler soundtrack. Nothing really stands out, and it's not really offensive or terrible. It's just uninspired, and fails to capture the lightning that ELEPHUNK did. Of course, it's easier to hit the scene on, what, the third album? They were relatively unknown on a national level until 'PHUNK, and you gotta think that it's all downhill from there. How do you improve upon success? Especially given the fact that success wasn't so much fostered by the prowess of the BEP, but rather by their audience's surprise they could created such a upbeat, unified album. MONEKY BUSINESS is all over the place. ELEPHUNK is better because MONKEY BUSINESS illustrates the BEP have not only not-grown but have become hollow caricatures of themselves. | |
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by: progressive_retrospective  ) | Review created: 08/16/06 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. 1. Pump It (7.5/10) - Listening to this song reminded me of old Beach Boy tracks I used to listen to as I was growing up and the Pulp Fiction theme, only this time with a funky groove. A great summer track. It's interesting how each member of the group pronounces the word "say" - with a non-North American accent; makes it marketable to European/Australian listeners. 2. Don't Phunk With My Heart (7.5/10) - A very "progressive" beat; could have used more bass, it wasn't a song I immediately liked after the single dropped; caters to the industry trend, which have embraced the likes of Outkast's "Hey Ya!" 3. My Style (7.0/10) - Former lead singer of *Nsync + Timbaland + BEP makes a very respectable track on the MB. Timbaland's creativity, like will.i.am's, ranks among the best in the business. Missy Elliott ("Get Ur Freak On") and the late Aaliyah ("Are you that somebody?"), who have relied on Timbaland's production for hit singles, would agree. 4. Don't Lie (6.5/10) - one of the most-radio friendly songs on the album. Contrary to the message the song is conveying (anger about deceit), reminded me of fun-pop vibes by OMC and Sugar Ray; the chorus stands out with a City High-ish lyrics "Whatcha gonna do...." Should do okay, if/when released on Adult Contemporary radio (35-44 age group)... and it did! 5. My Humps (8.5/10) - Catchy, sexy, and Fergie. Disc Jockeys from clubs everywhere will be rushing to pre-order the vinyl's for this one. 6. Like That (8.0/10) - It's great to see the BEP go back to their hiphop roots and invite a couple of respected MC's; Intelligent lyrics: "You'd be running like a herd of caribou on...avenue...my lyrics are... splitting like atoms like hiroshima and nagasaki" 7. Dum Diddly (7.0/10) - I can play this song back to back with "Hey, Mama." 8. Feel It (6.5/10) - As with Will's lyrics, "Can you feel that bass in your ass... huh?" Fortunately, I did. I hope the ladies in clubs everywhere will, too. 9. Gone Going (8.0/10) - It addresses the volatility of material possessions and life, itself. Great message for kids of all ages. 10. They Don't Want Music (9.0/10) - Collaborating with the father of soul automatically gives this song high marks. 11. Disco Club (8.5/10) - A party anthem for those who are not planning to practice abstinence. Wear a condom. 12. Bebot (8.5/10) - There's an old Filipino saying which roughly translates, "One who doesn't look back and remember her roots, she'll never get to where she wants to be." Life in the Philippines, just like in any third-world country, is never easy. "Bebot' is an informal term used to refer to a Filipino lady, or in this song - all Filipinos. Apl.de.Ap proudly ryhmes in his native language, over hard hiphop beats, about the resilience and unity of his people everywhere. 13. Ba bump (7.5/10) - Sound, practical advice by the BEP, "If the girl is ugly then get drunk..." Does it work the other way around, too? 14. Audio Delite (8.0/10) - This is BEP at its finest, as the group, just like in "Like That," digs back deep and dishes out what has put them in the music industry in the first place, as fun-loving, socially-conscious MCs. 15. Union (8.0/10) - Sting has remained visible in the music industry by lending his music to contemporary urban artists such as Puff Daddy, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, and now the BEP. The track itself may not make it big the way "Where is the love?" did on Top 40 radio, but the message is just as powerful, if not more. Overall 9.5/10 | |
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by: jaslupo ) | Review created: 06/11/06 |
| 2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful. BUY THE FIRST CD THIS ONE IS NOT VERY GOOD NOT WORTH THE MONEY ONLY ABOUT A 1/4 OF THE SONGS ARE GOOD | |
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by: dan2513  ) | Review created: 05/05/06 |
| 4 out of 6 people found the following review helpful. "My Humps" was the single worst song recorded in 2005. I wouldn't give this album to Zacharias Moussaoui. | |
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by: willysrosso ) | Review created: 03/11/06 |
| 3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful. This was a great CD. I like many of BEP's songs and this was just the ticket. Funky, hip, and it made me feel good inside. I love Will.I.Am's voice and Fergie was great as always. Give this CD a listen. | |
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by: vmercy ) | Review created: 03/08/06 |
| 3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful. This is the best album by far for me from black eyed peas! They beats are unique and everyone has to love FERGIE! Will.I.Am is a hot producer and he adds a real interesting sound to the group! | |
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by: dabouk2001 ) | Review created: 03/04/06 |
| 3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful. I was not impressed with this album at all. There are couple of good movement songs but that's about it. BEP's you are going to need to do better next time-- I won't waste my money again. | |
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