Monkey Business
 | DigA&M, 2005, Audio CD Customer Rating: 433 reviews Recommend |
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As with their last hit, Elephunk, Black Eyed Peas' new disc Monkey Business is a joyful cross-genre journey with musical props to hip-hop, rock, folk, funk, and pop. The reason the Black Eyed Peas have audience appeal that crosses over many styles is because the band members are such obvious fans of diverse music. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Monkey Business’s high-profile guest list. After Justin Timberlake’s contribution to the massive "Where Is the Love" breakout hit from Elephunk, their inclusion of big names once again was a smart, respectful move on the part of the band as well as their guests. "My Style" is Timberlake’s BEP foray number two; while the song is funky pop fun, those looking to hear Justin in the forefront are likely to be disappointed, as his vocals are mixed evenly, no sweet soulful solos this time. Other guests of note are Jack Johnson, who cowrote the bling-bashing "Gone Going," Sting on "Union" (sonically inspired by the former Police-man’s "Englishman in New York"), while funk legend James Brown contributes to a scorching soul track dubbed "They Don’t Want Music." The contribution of female vocalist Fergie — who joined the band partway through their last CD — has raised up considerably on the band’s fourth disc, their second as a quartet. Sassily fronting her way through songs like "My Humps," the "Hey Mama"-esque "Dum Diddly" and the first single "Don’t Phunk With My Heart," Fergie’s melodic contributions make for a record that will likely be heard by wider audiences than ever, making this a truly accessible ‘hip-pop’ CD. — Denise Sheppard
Recommended Black Eyed Peas Discography
 Behind the Front |  Bridging the Gap |  Elephunk |
- Pump It
- Don't Phunk With My Heart
- My Style
- Don't Lie
- My Humps
- Like That
- Dum Diddly
- Feel It
- Gone Going
- They Don't Want Music
- Disco Club
- Bebot
- Ba Bump
- Audio Delite At Low Fidelity
- Union
Title: Monkey Business (Dig)
Sales Rank: 1410 in Music
Artist: Black Eyed Peas
Label: A&M, 2005-06-07, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Item Dimensions: 0.24 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches, 0.2 pounds
- A few great songs only.
- I have always liked The Black Eyed Peas but it seems that their best songs are only the ones released as a singles. The best songs are Pump It, Don't Phunk with my Heart, Don't Cry and My Humps.
I know a lot of reviews bagged My Humps as being an awful song, but i disagree. Listen to it with a great sound system… More reviews
- Its ok
- This is another of those CDs that I kinda wish I had just paid the 99 cents for the songs I liked instead of getting the whole thing to tell the truth. More reviews
- BEP they reppin' it
- I think it's popular to label BEP as a group that teens will like, thereby implying that the Peas are not sophisticated enough or they haven't attained some made-up level of respect like Jay-Z or somebody else that everyone wants to say is a genius. Will-I-Am has always told everyone what he's here to do. He's here to make your butt move,… More reviews
- Monkey Business
- I remember this album when I was 18. I like it so far. This is an album that further intensifies their passion for making music together, for connecting with their audience throughout the most fundamental ways: making people have a good time. In many ways, this record is a direct descendant of its predecessor. This became an effort put forth by all members- the… More reviews
- R&B + Rap
- Another great album form BLACK EYED PEAS. I got myself the second one from here as part of my collection! More reviews
