The original Black Eyed Peas trio stop by The Breakfast Club studio to discuss their history as a group, their new interactive comic book and more:
- Start on Ruthless Records with Eazy-E
- How the Peas came together
- Denouncing successful hip hop artists (Hammer, Kid N Play)
- Conspiracy theories on Eazy’s death
- Their individual ethnic backgrounds
- Apl was one of the kids from Unicef commercial ($1 a day commercial)
- When they decided to put a female in the group
- Nicole from The Pussycat Dolls and Fergie were up for a spot on the Peas
- Working with Apple and other brands to launch a marketing campaign
- Naming The Black Eyed Peas
- Pressured to change their look
- New comic book
- Creating technology for the book
- “Substance in music is risky”
- Taboo’s battle with testicular cancer
- Getting the Peas story out there
- Will.i.am being confused for Wyclef Jean
Watch the full interview below: