The Untold Story of The Black Eyed Peas | Deep Dive
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In this episode of Shelby’s Search Bar, Shelby will be diving deep into the world of The Black Eyed Peas!
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I'm black and I never really put much thought into Fergie being in the Black Eyed Peas. She didn't give me culture vulture vibes or anything like that. She seems like she genuinely loves rnb and soul and that comes out in the way she sings and performs. She has pipes! I still listen to her solo work to this day.
Lol "culture vulture " how is not the term everyone uses
I definitely loved Fergie being apart of the group and she never did too much.
@@AyooItsTonya when she say that 😫
@@akiacollins4249 in one of the black eye peas songs.. let me try to find it again. I was shocked it came out her mouth
@@akiacollins4249 lmfao nvm I was so wrong, I guess I had selective hearing on the song, “ Imma bee”
Best believe The Black Eyed Peas can still turn up a crowd to this day! I saw them in concert 2 years ago and it was the most fun I've ever had at a concert.
They suck live, no one can really sing.. horrendeuos
Thx to the genius of Will Iam.
@@ElaineSade 😂😂
@@iiC3QUEENxx what’s funny?
Im agree. I saw them 3 times in 2022 and wooow the crowd was on fire and they just played nor half of their hits
I had NO idea she had such a long history in Hollywood
Literally they start since the 90s but they success begann in the 2000s wich was also peek for the band B.E.P and fergie
Shitt I didn't either! I just thought she had popped up with the B.E.P. I didn't know she did all that before them.
Right! 🤯
I didn’t know it either 🤯
@@lordtraxroyshe's been around since the 80s kids incorporated
Nobody can deny that their best moment of success was with Fergie and I don't think they can have that same level of success again.
I'm not saying that she was the reason why they got famous but it's obvious they had a connection with Fergie, they had good chemistry with her
well said
That’s because people love hip-hop culture on non black people more than anything… Especially women. They wouldn’t have been able to cross over without her. Because she’s very mediocre and somehow successful.
True
her ass made em famous lol
I wasn’t a fan of the black eyed peas during their high success but I have to agree. While she was in the group they were popular.
a lot of us born in the late 90s have only known the bep as a group with fergie but much respect to their journey as a group and artist. i remember my sister buying the fergie solo cd and we would have it on repeat it’s actually a really amazing album lmao.
It’s an awesome album, love songs from her solo career too
Yeah but her second album couldn't live up to it at all.
I remember me an my sister played her solo c.d. soooo many times! An I know we drove our dad crazy! 😂😂 we made him listen to that c.d. on one of our beach trips, all the way there, while we was at our hotel an otw home.😂
Yeah, 90s kid here and I only knew the group when Fergie was in it. Never heard the controversy and was surprised when she started a solo career because the Peas were so good together. I love Fergilicious though. Such a great gym bop.
Fergie actually has a great voice for RNB, no wonder why i prefer those type of songs in her solo career. i had no idea about wild orchid.
She really does, I didn't even know she could sing like that. I have no idea why she tended to lean away from it a lot when it came to the more mainstream songs
@@TheNinjaNiky i feel it’s the same thing as Britney, & even Xtina ( even though she still shows out) those rnb inspired vocals doesn’t appeal to the mainstream audience. which forces these artist to hold back.
She also is a really good rock singer, listen to Beautiful Dangerous, her collaboration with guitarrist Slash.
Bro you trippin. Don’t get me wrong some of her songs slap but she can’t even sing
@Shawty I'm sorry, but there's no way anyone can say she "can't" sing. As someone whose been professionally trained and singing my whole life, her range, pitch, and vocal abilities are exceptionally amazing. You may not like how she sounds, but she CAN sing.
I've been waiting for this one more than you know 😭 the Black Eyed Peas deserve their enduring history to be more broadcasted.
If only their output quality was more consistent.
Surprised you guys didn’t mention the Super Bowl performance. Their 2009-2010 run is so iconic and the bops produced during that time encapsulates that era so perfectly.
Oh yeaaaahhhh i totally forgot ab that 😅
but that was lame
You should've seen the Canadian version for the CFL.
The World Cup live performance in 2010 South Africa was horrible too.
Or the snl performance 😂
I never knew their history and also didn´t know Taboo had cancer, so glad he beat it and so glad they´re still together! I´ve been a huge fan since teenage years!! 💛
Need a deep dive on Nicole Scherzinger because her journey seems INTERESTING.... and we need the truth about whose singing the Pussycat Dolls album
Heck yes...and the fact that she can sing opera!
I agree!
In the first album Nicole sings most of the lead vocals and harmonies but Carmit and Melody also sing in some songs. Kaya Jones sings only in 1 song (we went as far as we felt like going) and there's some background vocalists featured in some of the songs.
The second album is mostly Nicole too but all the other members got to sing background vocals in the songs.
@@karaokeathomewithlizb1902didn’t know that! I know she was on a singing contest show in the beginning too!
@@Yocyndiewe always Remember Eden’s crush
I had no idea Fergie suffered from substance abuse, let alone crystal meth, and Ive been a fan for decades. Strong woman, love her even more!!!!
She has talked about having reconstructive cosmetic surgery before.
Omggf rightt!!! I was shocked when I heard her say that!
Strong woman??? Good joke🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@evajaneryan3746 Do you understand how insanely difficult it is to get off of crystal meth? Are you crazy?
This is what I actually recall most about Fergie. She said in an interview something along the lines of crystal meth was the boyfriend she couldn't break up with
This was a great deep dive - BEP are so iconic , they defined the sounds of my childhood and teenage years. I loved how multi-cultural they were as a band and musically. Thank you for this
I miss bands like Black Eyed Peas! They were so great back in the day with Fergi! Especially 'shut up' 'don't lie' 'lets get it started' 'where is the love' i miss this style of R&B it needs a big come back!
Why does no one remember the original let’s get retarded
@@saskiahope6471 haha I didn't even know this! i was young at the time maybe that's why. I guess the word was seen as offensive to disabled people and needed to be more mainstream ad friendly.. Great song though, It makes me think of "The Sims Urbz" game!! Great memories 😂
yeah fr it needs to be back. it has been coming back here and there w certain artists but i wish it'd become more common
It's pop, not R&B
@@QueendomCome621agreed
The group's beginning really shows how friendship is really valuable and powerful
This was such a great Deep Dive. Probably the most lighthearted and positive one to date.
Fun fact: Cher actually pioneered auto tune in her song "Believe"
Fergie is the kind of person that has a light that shines beautifully alone, but that shines even better with lights of other colours like the black eyed peas
please do a deep dive on Gwen Stefani + No Doubt would absolutely love to see you do this!!!!!
YESSSS
I watched a really good documentary about no doubt on VH1, if you're interested 😊
@@thatsthat2612what’s it called??
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💯💯🙌🏽👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
As a Peabody myself, I’ll tell you, you did a FANTASTIC job at telling the history about the Black Eyed Peas. Usually videos about BEP get framed in a way that is unfair, which sucks, because I know better. I know how hard they’ve worked to make it mainstream and how tough their lives were prior to the success of the BEP. I also know that a big part of their legacy is giving back to the communities that shaped them the way they were, way before people actually expected those things.
BEP are way too overrated, even I pretended to hate them to come off as cool, I'm aware they did what they had to do for success, but they still kept their message, creativity and unity. I do wish more people looked at pre fergie bep, Behind the front and Bridging the Gap are incredible albums. Joints and jams and weekend are amazing
I don't understand the hate, especially nowadays when k pop is so popular. Like those bands, all are genuine and creative....
Fergie’s Glamorous is a classic; I had no idea she wasn’t an original member
Facts!!!
I had no idea he had nystagmus. My youngest son had it on top of many things due to a genetic mutation. I’m gonna have to see if he’s ever talked about it more. I’d like to know what my son could actually see.💛
Oh yes. It’s his biggest story on how he met will and how he got to America in the first place and he has described in past interviews on how he dances on stage.
Coming from a very long time Peabody!
Taboo got cancer and it made me so sad, he was and still is fineeeeee, he was always my favourite love him forever
I never knew that! 🥺 I thought he was so fineee when I was younger 😍
Yes
So glad he is in remission and has been cancer for almost ten years now.
I’m from México and the BEP really reached success here with Elephunk, mostly because of Fergie. Since she left, none of their work has had an impact in Latin America, with the exception of the two songs they released with Shakira.
I never thought about how The Black Eyed Peas were formed, this is so interesting
Fergie and the black eyed peas was part of my childhood I loved her and the boys. Where is the love is still such an amazing impactful meaningful song ❤
Okay does anyone remember "The Urbz: Sims in the city" because that was my childhood and the Black eyed peas were literally in it which was the coolest thing to me growing up. You can romance them all and they have their own little area and I always loved it.
No because I had Sim’s Bustin’ Out instead, which is the one where you leave a city and move to a little town and live there. I always wanted The Urbz: Sims in the City as a kid but I never got it 😢 might just buy a cheap used Nintendo DS and fulfill my childhood need for the Urbz. Did you have it on DS or the GameBoy Advanced SP?
@@TheWholeEntireCake I actually had it for my GameCube, still have it too!
The Urbz the best franchise ever, the cross-over with Black Eyed Peas is legendary till this day I remember the songs in the game !!
Yes I remember I loved tht game😂❤
The best thing fergie did was to record those songs with slash. It was the time when she proved to the mainstream that her voice was actually powerfull. In black eyed peas everybody had the idea that she was a bad singer... but you can't sing well if your vocal cords are exhausted or if you have the kind of lifestyle she had with bep.
Idk why some people think that way, most of her singing parts seem to be easy (maybe because they're short), but they are not. And even singing live, dancing and jumping, she always had a very powerful voice ✨
Big girls don’t cry was and still is a song I go back to from time to time she knows how to write even if her voice sounds exhausted or what not it seems she can work with it if she tries
The national anthem 🎤
Legit her voice in Beautiful dangerous is such a good song with slash. She has such a good voice.
@@shizzlecrystal5964ok? All performers has at least one performance that isn't their best.
That was WAY more interesting than it had any right to be, and I actually learned so much lmao. Thanks Deep Dive!
I'm not even a BEP fan, but I immediately clicked over because the video editing quality on all yalls videos have always been *mwah* perfect.
I would love to se them all get together again, it’s not the same when a member is missing. I have no doubt if they put out a song together it would be crazy!
I never knew about kim, i grew up thinking that fergie was always in the group. Black eyed peas MADE my childhood (although it isnt appropriate for kids😂) I remember listening to their songs in the car late at night with my family and screaming the lyrics at the top of my lungs
😅😅😅 So adorable
The black eyed peas was my first concert I went to with my mom and sister in 5th grade!! I put my poof in my hair, and my high pony tail and danced the night away. It was honestly lit as f and insane 😂
Ahh You just brought back so many memories with the poof in the front I used to love that hair style like snookie from the jersey shore. the 2000s was an iconic era 😂
wow i love learning more about fergies history. She is for real iconic so happy she took time for herself
Fergie was my first ever artist that I stanned 🥹 I grew up hearing and watching Black eyed peas and Fergie was always my fav 😍. When she went solo, her album was my first ever album I owned 😂 begging my mum to buy me the album and I was only 7yr old. I still have that album/CD to this very day 😂 and play it whenever I come across when cleaning my room 🥰
I had to laugh when will says "the media twist things" and she invites him to tell the truth, that look of "I shouldn't have said anything because she's right".
Is he wrong tho?
Thank you for making this documentary about the Black Eyed Peas. I will be showing this to my kids for educational purposes. Most iconic group of my time.
As a life long BEP stan I'm stoked for this video!!!
What I would give to see the E.N.D. Concert again
As someone who has been following Ferg forever and knows her very well, I really appreciate the amount of research you put into this. Finally someone got the facts right! Loved the video, very well done! Thank you❤
(Also, fun fact: it was actually Dante Santiago’s idea to call fergie for the vocals of shut up)
Thank you so much for making this video! I had no idea that Fergie was in a group prior and I have zero idea that the Black Eyed Peas were originally tribal nation! I just learned so much about a group that I really love
Loved this!!! Better than tv documentaries👌 Always loved the Black Eyed Peas and Fergie! Thanks!💛
Loved this. Can you guys do a vid on the pussycat dolls? Isn’t it just Nicole singing all the parts?!😂
I swore I saw a video on them recently.
So the video I saw was by Sloan and there is another video from five years ago also about them. I think DeepDive could do a good video as well.
I guess the issue was that The Pussycat dolls where originally supposed to be an dance group with Nicole as an Main Singer. She definitely is good, but it's kinda sad that the others had to serve as backup dancers.
Maybe they should so ppl can understand It was supposed to be Nicole singing and the other girls just dancing.
No , you can hear all the other girls singing, they even have solos.
You guys are better than most streaming platforms 😊
The editing on this channel is amazing.
I just found you and your channel after watching BJ and I couldn’t be happier! I love your reporting and I had know idea how much history the Black Eyed Peas went through! Can’t wait to se more past and future videos! Subscriber…yes please!!!xoxoxo
I used to love Kids Incorporated back in the day. I didn't realize how many people got their start on that show.
I absolutely loved the black eyed peas growing up reminds me of elementary & middle school there’s nothing more that I want that another reunion
I watched Kids Incorporated religiously when I was a kid!! I LOVED that show♥️ Fergie was my Fav too. I promise the 80’s was the absolute best.
I learn so much from your videos, wow! Please keep up the y2k deep dives!!
i was a pre-fergie bep fan, they were so amazing..not knocking ferg, her voice is great..the group’s beginning was so original
Literally the first question at my local trivia night tonight was about BEP. It made me chuckle given the timing of this video
Absolutely great content, always so well done and interesting 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you 🥹✨
@@DeepDiveProductions you're welcome, thanks for your hard work 😗
Oh my god, “Where is the Love” cake out in 2003? Fuck, I’m old. I remember when it came out. Granted I’m only 30 now but that’s so long ago!
With Kim Hill they were more genuine and real, with Fergie they were the perfect product to sell records! The two options are good.
Agreed, but I can see why some of the original fans were disappointed with the change, but success is success.
I agree with your analysis and I appreciate it! So true ❤
Just found this today, i never knew BEP was form from 90s cos i though BEP form early 2000s with fergie. Thank you for this deep untold story❤👏
I remember seeing the black eyed peas when I was just a little girl in elementary school and damn I feel lucky that I was able to see them all on one stage performing their biggest hits. Fergie was there and did some of her songs as well. This must’ve been around 2011 then I guess if that was their last world tour, I saw them in a tiny province in Canada
Why are these always so damn good?! Pussycat Dolls next please 🔥
This was more an Untold Fergie story but, still a great video. I learned a lot and enjoyed it! Thanks!
Fergie evidently elevated the BEP image and brand when she joined them.
Let's be honest, it helped considerably that she was white.
@@DrT0705 Cruel, but is the reality
I’m impressed by each individual member. They are a core part of my childhood. I enjoye your videos!
Yessss I’m just starting the video, This one was NEEDED and I don’t really see videos on it!
I saw them open for Gwen Stefani. They were fantastic. Had amazing energy.
I love your channel! It’s always so interesting, you clearly work hard because in your previous videos about my fav.celebrities- you were able to find informations that I didn’t know about and I always need to know everything😂 well done guys, I hope that your channel will have more and more subscribers💯🙏
Your videos are so high quality dudes this could legit be on tv
According to my Mimi Renee is a distant cousin of mine so this was cool to have pop up on my recommendeds.
Also this is so in depth and packed with so much info about fergie I had no idea about. Great video!
i got the black eyed peas the end cd when i was 9 and listened to it so much that the cd got so scratched and stopped playing at some point. such an important staple in my childhood. thank you for making this video !!💖
Gotta respect Kim Hill for wanting to be treated as an artist instead of a prop. She’s worth more than that! 💪🏻
I graduated hs in 2010, that album was at every dance ever.
Such an incredible job! Thank you so much for making this and so excited to watch more of your videos!
Love me some black eyed peas , always loved Fergie, never cared that she was yt she was dope and I love her personality. Never seen her as a culture vulture , she always had soul in her
I remember watching a video similar to this just waiting for you to do a deep dive! I’m so excited for this
Gosh the black eye peas were such a bop when I was in elementary and middle school if they played the top songs at a concert it would definitely be lit
i’m so happy this is finally being talked about
This was so informative. Considering we grew up with them & knew nothing about this ! Ty!
I love how y’all drop these fire videos without warning. I’m waiting for the Miley Cyrus video and y’all got other videos to keep us entertained ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This group produced the soundtrack to my teens. I hope the peas and Fergie come back together and give us more bangers
Oh, I loved listening to "Monkey Business" as a kid. I remember it was the first pop album that I really, really fell in love with. Some lyrics highly inappropriated to minors, but I couldn't speak English back then 😂 The songs are still fire tho 💯
When Fergie said, "a menudo for my ears" it gave me chills😬
You can’t hate them I just love them, grew up with them and will always appreciate the black eyed peas
They also had “Wild Orchid” advertisements in Archie Comics. That’s where I heard about them.
I was 12 years old when I first heard "Where is the Love" It reminded me of that Marvin Gaye song "What's going on?" I loved songs that make people think 🤔 and gesture kindness to each other❤💯
So impactful 💯
This video is so well done , thank you!
The BEP blew up the summer of my senior year and it was an AMAZING time
Thanks for this Deep Dive and I really wish Fergie all the best. I didn't know she is such an intelligent, talented and creative strong woman. I thought she was "the typical background 'white chick' that the Record chooses to spice things up and fit the mainstream taste".
Turns out she is a fighter with brains, voice and looks. All the best to her!
I had no idea that I needed this video but now I cant remember a time when I didn't want to know every detail of this deep dive
Diversity is beautiful. It’s what makes our lovely world turn. I love black eyed peas for all their representation. ☮️💜
"We about mass appeal, no segregation, got Black to Asian and Caucasian" - Joints and Jams
I LOOOOVED THIS COVERAGE OVER THE BEP!!! Def just subbed (hiiii!). Your insightful, organized content and character during this video kept me locked-in! Thank you so much. I look forward to binge watching your content . Lol
For Taboo that's crazy I was all like "he's so handsome " throughout the whole vid & than he got diagnosed with cancer on my 18th birthday .
Loved them! They were my first ever concert. It was so epic.
26:12 Core childhood memory unlocked. Wow. Had completely forgotten about that show. God, I would love to go back to that time. I took so much for granted back then.
This was quite a insightful post. So many questions and answers to the group that was a household name around the world. I would love to see a deep dive done similarly on Outkast.
Elefunk is to this day one of my most favorite albums of all times.
I was a fan of BEP before Fergie, and was worried she would ruin them, but she really brought something magical ❤
Til this day BEP was the best concert I have ever been to. I won a concert and got free tickets to their sold out show. It was at the height of their career when Got A Feeling came out. They ended the show with it and nobody was sitting down the entire show.
When i found out that Nicole was almost in the group I was always curious about what that would've been like. I think she would've been great honestly and it would've been a better launch pad for a solor career for her. But destiny had other plans.
I believe he produced a song with her
I LOVED the great pretenders!! My sister and I used to watch it all the time. I had no idea Fergie was a host of the show!
Man... they were (and still are) something special
I watched Fergie on Kids Inc & had the Wild Orchid cassette. I didn’t realize she was the same person till much later in BEP’s career.
Loooved them as a teenager 💙 thanks for this deep dive!
That a girl, Kim - stand up for your convictions! It's fine for someone who's comfortable with it but she clearly was not so good on her
This has become my favorite channel
It was too short 😭😭😭 BTW, thanks for talking about them!!!! I miss them every single day!!!! Fergie will always be a queen!