Black Eyed Peas - Bridging The Gap


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Label: Interscope Records
Catalog#: 490 661-2
Format: CD, Album
Country:Europe
Released:2000
Genre: Hip Hop
Style:
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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Tracklisting:

1   BEP Empire (4:39)
2   Weekends (4:46)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Esthero
3   Get Original (2:52)
    Rap [Featuring] - Chali 2NA
4   Hot (4:04)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
5   Cali To New York (4:04)
    Rap [Featuring] - De La Soul
6   Lil' Lil' (4:10)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
7   On My Own (3:52)
    Rap [Featuring] - Mos Def
  Vocals [Featuring] - Les Nubians
8   Release (5:07)
9   Bridging The Gaps (4:56)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
10   Go Go (4:53)
11   Rap Song (3:42)
    Rap [Featuring] - Wyclef Jean
  Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
12   Bringing It Back (3:36)
13   Tell Your Mama Come (3:14)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill
14   Request + Line (3:53)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Kim Hill , Macy Gray
User Reviews:
flyfolkmusic, May 11, 2009

Because its a favourite album of mine Ive tried to write a review for this album now several times... but I Just cant. I cant put into words what a tragedy this album is. Not because its no good, because its 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 theyve 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 Im not gonna go into it - Ill 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 alls 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 doesnt even come close. Its just a shame they couldnt 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 youve become.

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