But if you look back in time, they weren’t always party-starters. In the mid ’90s, when they first got together, they enjoyed their moderate commercial success, which was produced from their mellow thoughtful hip-hop songs. Then in the new millennium, around 2003, they introduced Fergie as the front woman and since then the band has become one of the hottest in the world. They’ve become renowned for their party anthem songs, such as “Let’s get it started” (a remake of “Let’s get retarded”) and “Rock that Body”. They had everything that was expected of a stadium pop show, the huge projection screens showing red planet images and bright colored paisley prints political video montages that were pseudo-inspirational. Then, of course, there were the back-up dancers that were constantly changing their costumes.

The Black Eyed peas may not be the thinking person’s type of hip hop, but their catchy melodies and big, dirty beats are likable like that (think “My Hump”). I can’t wait to hear more of what they have to offer on their E.N.D. CD and the others to come.