“In 2004, Black Eyed Peas we, we were just trying to get on. When you think of—like, I’m a Black dude but when you think of Black Eyed Peas, we go so big that...and it hurts, it still hurts a little bit that we’re not considered a Black group because we got that big,” said will.i.am. “And when you think of Black Eyed Peas, you don’t think of—it’s no longer urban or Black culture, which is...it's not good for the black community that Black Eyed Peas is not looked at as a Black group because we had international success."

"That should be credited to the Black community more so than letting it be adopted," he added before listing various genres that Black people once dominated but now have little presence. "That's just a thing that we suffer from all the time. When you think of Jazz, you no longer think of Black anymore. When you think of Rock n' Roll, you don't think of Black anymore. All that, I don't know why we have that. When you think of even country, you don't think of Black. A lot of the things that we create and we invent, we dispose of or it gets stolen from us to the point where it's not associated to its origins."

hotnewhiphop.com/william-says-it-hurts-that-black-eyed-pease-arent-considered-a-black-group-news.123899.html

It probably hurt that black female singer when they discarded her to be replaced by Fergie and see commercial succes...

Where Is The Love? 😔

when u sell out and then go on to regret it lol

thank you singh

When you think of Jazz, you no longer think of Black anymore.

Interesting take.

wtf

i went in this thread expecting to see you and glad i wasn't wrong. you do this for the culture and I appreciate it.

No bother fam

I’m trying really hard to even come up with the name of a prominent white Jazz musician

he said before something along the lines of hiphop never getting big until now because people didnt consider them and other acts that got so big as hiphop

like hiphop would be the #1 genre years ago if they didnt group them as pop

Ahead of their time

Will I am remind me of a more successful Wale

crazy how will.i.am was a ruthless artist

Bill Evans
Dave Bruebeck
Norah Jones

Thank you, that means alot coming from you

Black Eyed Peas got classics

he so 2000 and late

They do but not one of them speaks about the culture, all of the lyrics from their classic songs are aimed for the charts

They didn't kick her out. She left because they were purposely trying to go commercial and do the pop thing, and she wasn't.

And Fergie at the time was doing background vocals on the Jungle Brothers' albums before she met them.

When white people do it it’s celebrated

I agree, but Will.I.Am could’ve easily directed the BEP’s direction to more pro black lyrics if he really was concerned about how the group would be viewed

Although Will.i.am was the backbone of the group, Fergie being their lead singer changed all the perception of the group. Especially with the kind of music they were making at their peak.