Black Eyed Peas
By Aidan Reitz
"If you never know the truth then you never know love." -Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are a band with hit pop and hip hop songs.
Origin
The Black Eyed Peas were formed in 1988, Los Angles C.A. In the start there was only two people in the group, William Adams (will.i.am.), Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) when they were in eighth grade. They started to rap together soon after they met and decide to make a band. They called them selves the Atban Klan. After signing a record label, in 1992 they recorded their first album called Grass Roots. The current members of the band are will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Fergie, and Taboo.
Past Members
Dante Santiago
He was in the Black Eyed Peas when they were still called Atban Klan.
Kim Hill
Kim left the Black Eyed Peas in 2000, and is now an award winning solo artist.
Sierra Swan
She was a member from 1998 to 2000.
She now has seven solo albums.
Musical Acomplishments
So far the Black Eyed Peas have sold about 35 million albums. They have also put out 20 singles. Over the years they have gotten 5 albums in the top 100. Their song Meet Me Halfway from the 2009 album had one "Top 40 Midstrem", and got in the top 100's 4 times.
In 2011 the band announced that they would be breaking up. But for their 20th anniversary they came back for a 2015 and 2016 tour.