Release

1	BEP Empire	4:39	X
2	Weekends	4:46	X
	Vocals [Featuring] - Esthero
3	Get Original	2:52	X
	Rap [Featuring] - Chali 2NA
4	Hot	4:04	X
	Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
5	Cali To New York	4:04	X
	Rap [Featuring] - De La Soul
6	Lil' Lil'	4:10	X
	Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
7	On My Own	3:52	X
	Rap [Featuring] - Mos Def Vocals [Featuring] - Les Nubians
8	Release	5:07	X
9	Bridging The Gaps	4:56	X
	Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
10	Go Go	4:53	X
11	Rap Song	3:42	X
	Rap [Featuring] - Wyclef Jean Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
12	Bringing It Back	3:36	X
13	Tell Your Mama Come	3:14
	Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
14	Request + Line	3:53	X
	Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill , Macy Gray

Credits

Artwork By [Design] - Vinnie Arnone
Artwork By [Direction] - Seth Friedman , Vinnie Arnone , Will Adams
Artwork By [Illustration] - Vinnie Arnone
Bass - Jerry Duplessis (tracks: 11) , Michelangelo Fratantuno (tracks: 6, 9, 10, 14) , Miles Taket (tracks: 4)
Clavinet - will.i.am* (tracks: 7)
Drum Programming - apl.de.ap* (tracks: 4, 8, 9) , will.i.am* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 10 ,12 to 14)
Executive Producer - DJ Mormile , Ian Alexander , will.i.am
Guitar - George Pajon Jr. (tracks: 2 to 6, 9, 10, 13, 14) , Michelangelo Fratantuno (tracks: 14) , Wyclef Jean (tracks: 11)
Horns - Asdru Sierra (tracks: 13) , Jose Espinosa (tracks: 13) , Eulises Bella* (tracks: 13)
Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Mixed By - Dave Pensado (tracks: 2 to 10, 12 to 14) , Dexter Thibou (tracks: 1) , Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis* (tracks: 11) , Wyclef* (tracks: 11)
Organ [Hammond] - Michelangelo Fratantuno (tracks: 14) , Printz Board (tracks: 2) , will.i.am* (tracks: 3, 5, 12)
Other [A & R Coordination] - Tatiana Litvin
Other [A & R Direction] - DJ Mormile , Ian Alexander
Other [Interscope Marketing] - Ashley Fox
Other [Production Coordination] - Andrew Van Meter
Photography - Anthony Mandler
Piano [Fender Rhodes] - will.i.am* (tracks: 2, 10)
Producer - apl.de.ap* (tracks: 4, 8, 9) , DJ Premier (tracks: 1) , Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis* (tracks: 11) , Rhett Lawrence (tracks: 14) , will.i.am* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 10, 12, 13) , Wyclef Jean (tracks: 11)
Strings - Kevan Torfek (tracks: 11) , Roberto Cari (tracks: 11) , Susan Chatman (tracks: 11) , Suzanna Girdano (tracks: 11)
Synthesizer [Moog] - will.i.am* (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13)
Trumpet - Printz Board (tracks: 13)
Turntables - DJ Motive (tracks: 2 to 4, 8, 11, 14)

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Review by flyfolkmusic May 11, 2009

Because it's a favourite album of mine I've tried to write a review for this album now several times... but I Just can't. I can't put into words what a tragedy this album is. Not because it's no good, because it's amazing. This album is a tragedy because when you listen to it and compare it to the junk the BEPs churn out today, it shows just how much they fell off. How far they've fallen and sold out. Their new stuff in the charts is so, so bad, and this is so, so good - the mind boggles at what happened to lead them astray so badly to where they are today?
Look I'm not gonna go into it - I'll just say that the BEPs of today are commercial rap rubbish, but the BEPs of yesteryear (and this album in particular), were awesome. For some reason Yoko Ono springs to mind... Fergie has a lot to answer for.
When all's said and done though you should still grab a copy of this. It really is too good to pass up. Bridging the gap mixes Latin and calypso flavours, and classic boom bap hip hop with ease not to mention to great effect. But when you put this album on and listen to them spit ''money is a drug and MCs is on it'' the word 'ironic' doesn't even come close. It's just a shame they couldn't take their own advice.
Curse you Black Eyed Peas... This album is genius and hints at the music you could have made and what you could have been: amongst the greatest of all time. I loved you for this album, and now look, or should that be listen, to what you've become.