Unlike Elephunk, the Justin Timberlake feature here ("My Style") is placed early in the program, and it's bolstered by a Timbaland production, which eases the strain of an otherwise featherweight jam. "Disco Club" is one of the few serviceable tracks, an apt re-creation of Cassidy's "Hotel." Wildly unsuccessful is the group's utilization of its newest member, Fergie, to function as an imitator of the hyper-sexual Kelis/Ciara archetype on "My Humps," which makes for one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium (sample lyric: "My hump (9x)/My lovely little lumps"). These attempts are either serviceable or wildly unsuccessful. 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. 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 "Walk This Way" or "I'll Be Missing You" (more on Sting later) as the most conspicuous case of an unmissable rock riff being used on a rap track. 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. 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. #BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS RAR ZIP DOWNLOAD#Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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