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嘻哈最初出现在都市里的非裔美国人社区，但其源头却在西非音乐传统。黑奴将这些传统带到新大陆。在20世纪70年代的纽约，这些来自非洲的影响渐渐衍生为嘻哈音乐。走近黑眼豆豆合唱团，听听他们来自灵魂深处的音乐，或许我们能真正感受到嘻哈二字的含义远远不仅是音乐而已。
Ever since they were a fledgling1 group in the environs2 of Los Angeles, the Black Eyed Peas have flaunted3 a passionate, energetic hip-hop spirit people have always been drawn to. They’ve earned fans worldwide with their inventive approach to hip-hop music, inspiring people with loose rhymes, and a positive spirit and funk4 vibes. The group is composed of William, Apldeap, Taboo, and Fergie.
Black Eyed Peas’s music has always been firmly entrenched5 in hip-hop but also with an eye to other musical forms. 2003’s Elephunk was a breakthrough album for The Black Eyed Peas, vaulting them to a level of success unparalleled by any other hip-hop group. The accolades6 are quick to recite: 7.5 million albums sold worldwide, 4 Grammy nominations, 1 Grammy award. This is a hip-hop record but we didn’t go into this with hip-hop on our mind,” says William. We were just thinking of good songs, good music. We didn’t want to say anything typical, like “My style is this, and my rhymes are like that’. A couple might have slipped in but we were really tired of saying things like that.”
If Elephunk was the group being crowned prince of the castle, then Monkey Business, their fourth album, is The Black Eyed Peas conquering the throne to become King. It is an album that further intensifies7 their passion for making music together, for connecting with their audience through the most fundamental ways: making people have a good time.
William’s rhymes are clever and irreverent but it’s his work as a producer on Elephunk that he’s most proud of. Songs like Where Is the Love, with Justin, the quickstepping fast-rap ofHands Up, and the Louis Armstrong growl ofSmells Like Funk,demonstrate not just a sophisticated8 ear for new sounds but a head for interesting arrangements and tight songwriting. William’s talent lies in his ability to mold live instruments, samples and drum machines into a uniform sound. He’s always taken a musically broad perspective9 and on this album, it shows more than ever.
崛起于美国洛杉矶的黑眼豆豆合唱团自出道以来就以其充满激情、活力四射的嘻哈风格吸引了众多粉丝。他们挖掘多类型的嘻哈乐元素，给全世界的乐迷带来轻松的旋律、积极进取的生活态度及嘻哈放克节奏。该团队由威廉姆、阿普尔迪、泰伯和弗吉组成。
黑眼豆豆的音乐以嘻哈风格为主体，同时也积极吸收其他音乐元素。其在2003年推出的专辑《热力大象》是该合唱团的一大突破。黑眼豆豆凭借此专辑创作出自己独特的嘻哈风格，构成了嘻哈音乐的中流砥柱。他们的成绩有目共睹：此专辑全球销量达750万张；获格莱美四项提名，一项格莱美大奖。“这是一张嘻哈乐唱片，但是在我们的思维里根本没有嘻哈乐的概念。”威廉姆说道，“我们仅仅想着唱更好的歌曲，做更棒的音乐。我们不想说任何特别的事，比如‘我的风格是这样的，我的旋律是那样的’之类的话。也许一个二人组合会说这样的话，但是我们真的很厌倦谈到风格与旋律。”
如果说《热力大象》使黑眼豆豆乐团成为了城堡中加冕的王子，那么《猴霸群雄》——他们的第四张专辑——则使他们登上王座成为国王。这张专辑是前一张作品直接的衍生与强化，通过最原始的方式将听众联系起来，那就是让乐迷感觉到轻松与快乐。
专辑中乐团的灵魂人物威廉姆在音乐铺排上花尽巧思：和（超级男孩）贾丝汀合作《爱在哪里》； 快步饶舌步调的《举起手来》； 路易斯·阿姆斯特朗唱法的 《乡土爵士乐的味道》。这些不仅展示他对新音乐元素的灵敏感觉，同时也让乐迷“见识”了他在音乐编排与创作上的天赋：将多元乐器、样板及鼓器糅合为一体形成均衡的声乐。他在音乐上永远有着广阔的视野，这点在他的专辑中体现得尤为明显。
笔笔 摘译自 Entertainment
Ever since they were a fledgling1 group in the environs2 of Los Angeles, the Black Eyed Peas have flaunted3 a passionate, energetic hip-hop spirit people have always been drawn to. They’ve earned fans worldwide with their inventive approach to hip-hop music, inspiring people with loose rhymes, and a positive spirit and funk4 vibes. The group is composed of William, Apldeap, Taboo, and Fergie.
Black Eyed Peas’s music has always been firmly entrenched5 in hip-hop but also with an eye to other musical forms. 2003’s Elephunk was a breakthrough album for The Black Eyed Peas, vaulting them to a level of success unparalleled by any other hip-hop group. The accolades6 are quick to recite: 7.5 million albums sold worldwide, 4 Grammy nominations, 1 Grammy award. This is a hip-hop record but we didn’t go into this with hip-hop on our mind,” says William. We were just thinking of good songs, good music. We didn’t want to say anything typical, like “My style is this, and my rhymes are like that’. A couple might have slipped in but we were really tired of saying things like that.”
If Elephunk was the group being crowned prince of the castle, then Monkey Business, their fourth album, is The Black Eyed Peas conquering the throne to become King. It is an album that further intensifies7 their passion for making music together, for connecting with their audience through the most fundamental ways: making people have a good time.
William’s rhymes are clever and irreverent but it’s his work as a producer on Elephunk that he’s most proud of. Songs like Where Is the Love, with Justin, the quickstepping fast-rap ofHands Up, and the Louis Armstrong growl ofSmells Like Funk,demonstrate not just a sophisticated8 ear for new sounds but a head for interesting arrangements and tight songwriting. William’s talent lies in his ability to mold live instruments, samples and drum machines into a uniform sound. He’s always taken a musically broad perspective9 and on this album, it shows more than ever.
崛起于美国洛杉矶的黑眼豆豆合唱团自出道以来就以其充满激情、活力四射的嘻哈风格吸引了众多粉丝。他们挖掘多类型的嘻哈乐元素，给全世界的乐迷带来轻松的旋律、积极进取的生活态度及嘻哈放克节奏。该团队由威廉姆、阿普尔迪、泰伯和弗吉组成。
黑眼豆豆的音乐以嘻哈风格为主体，同时也积极吸收其他音乐元素。其在2003年推出的专辑《热力大象》是该合唱团的一大突破。黑眼豆豆凭借此专辑创作出自己独特的嘻哈风格，构成了嘻哈音乐的中流砥柱。他们的成绩有目共睹：此专辑全球销量达750万张；获格莱美四项提名，一项格莱美大奖。“这是一张嘻哈乐唱片，但是在我们的思维里根本没有嘻哈乐的概念。”威廉姆说道，“我们仅仅想着唱更好的歌曲，做更棒的音乐。我们不想说任何特别的事，比如‘我的风格是这样的，我的旋律是那样的’之类的话。也许一个二人组合会说这样的话，但是我们真的很厌倦谈到风格与旋律。”
如果说《热力大象》使黑眼豆豆乐团成为了城堡中加冕的王子，那么《猴霸群雄》——他们的第四张专辑——则使他们登上王座成为国王。这张专辑是前一张作品直接的衍生与强化，通过最原始的方式将听众联系起来，那就是让乐迷感觉到轻松与快乐。
专辑中乐团的灵魂人物威廉姆在音乐铺排上花尽巧思：和（超级男孩）贾丝汀合作《爱在哪里》； 快步饶舌步调的《举起手来》； 路易斯·阿姆斯特朗唱法的 《乡土爵士乐的味道》。这些不仅展示他对新音乐元素的灵敏感觉，同时也让乐迷“见识”了他在音乐编排与创作上的天赋：将多元乐器、样板及鼓器糅合为一体形成均衡的声乐。他在音乐上永远有着广阔的视野，这点在他的专辑中体现得尤为明显。
笔笔 摘译自 Entertainment