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Like a latter-day Digital Underground, Black Eyed Peas know how to get a party track moving.
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Alternative PressBetter partiers than preachers, these Peas have found their pod. [Sep 2003, p.118]
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While such willingness to experiment is admirable, in this case the attempt comes off as slightly desperate and too diffuse.
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BlenderProblem is, that kind of constant high gets as dull as life on Prozac. [Aug 2003, p.120]
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The unashamed enthusiasm and fun in 'Elephunk' makes BEP the true heirs to the legendary De La Soul.
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Sounds uniquely fresh.
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Here, the group courts the mainstream with an almost comic ferocity, jumping on every bandwagon that's passed.
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FilterSweaty, funky and thump-inclined. [#6, p.82]
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MojoDisappoints big time. [Oct 2003, p.110]
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Elephunk drops non-stop hook and hump, an album with almost no missteps and more than its share of undeniable, thumping joy.
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The snags occur with the group's efforts at grit and substance.
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Spin[BEP] pick up where the Fugees left off. [Aug 2003, p.119]
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Elephunk may not blow up, but it does go pop with enough style and verve to make its lack of substance irrelevant.
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UrbThe crew's 1982-ish rhyme schemes and vapid lyrics reach new lows. [Oct 2003, p.85]
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The brightest actual pop album of 2003.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 93 out of 109
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Mixed: 8 out of 109
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Negative: 8 out of 109
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Oct 11, 2010
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Nov 25, 2021An amazing record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 25, 2021The Black Eyed Peas uses Fergie's voice so well and the result is their best album yet!