Black Eyed Peas — Monkey Business 

2005 original pressing, 2xLP vinyl. 

A rare find: Sealed, in mint condition. 

Will.i.am Music Group, Catalog #B0004341-01

A&M /Interscope, UPC 602498825884

This is the hip-hop group's fourth album. It dropped on June 7, 2005, two years after Elephunk, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling nearly 300k copies in its first week on its way to being a 3x Platinum record. Four singles were releasedreceived six Grammy Award nominations, took home two Grammy Awards, yielded four singles and has sold more than 9,000,000 copies worldwide. The album artwork is by Shepard Fairey with photographs by Albert Watson.

BEP members will.i.am, Taboo, apl.de.ap, and Fergie worked with a number of producers and guest artists, with the end result being an album that transcends the hip-hop genre, mixing wildly eclectic influences into the album tapestry. Along with rap are funk, rai, electro, soul, jazz, reggae, and small doses of country ("Gone Going") and surf ("Pump It"). 

Contributors to the recording include Charlie Baccarat, Branford Marsalis, James Brown, Venus Brown, Mino Cinelu, Mike Fratantuno, Cee-Lo Green, Tippa Irie, Manu Katche, John Legend, Sting, Tim Orindgreff, Talib Kweli, Kenny Kirkland, Keith Harris, Dante Santiago, Robert "Mousey" Thompson, Justin Timberlake, Jeff Watkins, Kevin Rudolph, Q-Tip, Ray Brady, Printz Board, Timbaland, and many others.

Tracklist:

SIDE A:

Pump It (samples "Misirlou" by Dick Dale)

Don't Phunk With My Heart (samples Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, and Asha Bhosle)

My Style (feat. Justin Timberlake, produced by Timbaland, co-producer Danja)

Don't Lie (samples "The Ruler's Back" by Slick Rick)

SIDE B:

My Humps (samples "I Need A Freak" by Sexual Harassment)

Like That (feat. Cee-Lo, John Legend, Q-Tip, Kweli; samples Astrud Gilberto)

Dum Diddly (feat. Dante Santiago; samples "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth)

SIDE C:

Feel It (produced by Apl. De Ap, co-producer Printz Board)

Gone Going (borrows from "Gone" by Jack Johnson)

They Don't Want Music (feat. James Brown; samples "Let's Make It Funky" by Nice & Smooth)

Disco Club (produced by Noize Trip)

SIDE D:

Bebot (performed in Tagalog)

Ba Bump (Produced by Printz Board; samples "Candy" by Cameo)

Audio Delite At Low Fidelity (samples "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls)

Union (feat. Sting)

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