THE BLACK EYED PEAS (with The Ringer's Rob Harvilla)
Ringer music critic and host of 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss one of the most derided \u2013 and successful \u2013 pop acts of the 21st Century, The Black Eyed Peas. Louie and Rob trace the group\u2019s roots as an optimistic, politically progressive \u201cconscious rap\u201d crew, starting with their first two pre-Fergie records, 1998\u2019s Behind The Front and 2000\u2019s Bridging the Gap. Then they tackle the Peas\u2019 reinvention as a garish, craven, operatically tacky band peddling radio pop on 2003\u2019s Elephunk and their doubling down on big-tent pop maximalism on 2005\u2019s Monkey Business. Next, Louie and Rob chart the Peas\u2019 ride into the rising EDM wave on 200\u2019s The E.N.D., their break-up, re-assembly and post-Fergie output. Finally, they rank the Black Eyed Peas in the Official Pop Pantheon.
Join us next week where we'll be tackling the career of breakout Peas star, Fergie.
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