![]() ![]() It struck a perfect balance between smart and dumb. It created its own imaginary space, a continuous landscape of city and suburb, mall and dance floor, America, Europe and Antilles. Its hooks sounded entirely modular, like panels that could be reassembled to form acceptable new songs. With will.i.am as principal singer, songwriter and producer, the album mashed together three streams of contemporary hit radio: dance, urban and pop. 1 singles and the seven million album sales - was an amazing transformation of sound into commerce. What the Black Eyed Peas pulled off last year, with their fifth album, “The E.N.D.” - besides the three No. “I’m a club rocker, that’s my personality,” will.i.am rasps over a disco thump during “Fashion Beats,” an old-school/new-school/old-school ouroboros, one of many on the Black Eyed Peas’ new album, “The Beginning.” It sounds as if he’s saying that his function trumps his art.
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