Monkey Business
by The Black Eyed Peas
  • Record Label: A&M
  • Release Date: Jun 7, 2005
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 165 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 165
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 165
  3. Negative: 47 out of 165

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  1. Paxster
    Oct 11, 2010
    5
    Way too commerical for the Peas. Superb funky pop songs like 'My Style' are contrasted with dreary, universal peace application 'Union'. Seriously Sting and Will.I.Am, it was never going to work! The song with James Brown is brilliant quite and important in terms of his last work as he died soon afterwards. However, Monkey Business takes catchy too far that it becomes annoying and takesWay too commerical for the Peas. Superb funky pop songs like 'My Style' are contrasted with dreary, universal peace application 'Union'. Seriously Sting and Will.I.Am, it was never going to work! The song with James Brown is brilliant quite and important in terms of his last work as he died soon afterwards. However, Monkey Business takes catchy too far that it becomes annoying and takes the Peas into a commerical wasteland that many critics and original fans are really going to hate. A poor if not terrible effort.… Expand
  2. BenG
    Jun 20, 2005
    6
    Ok but not brilliant
  3. LeviM
    Jan 7, 2006
    4
    Nothing special. "My Humps" is completely tasteless. There are many different alternatives for this album that don't talk about milk and cocoa puffs. Bottom Line: Don't waste the money.
  4. JayBee
    Jun 10, 2005
    6
    Disapointing But The Music Is Good, and Funky..
  5. TH
    Jun 6, 2005
    4
    An album unable to decide whether it's unoriginal, boring, or simply inane -- so it settles for being all three. Best cuts: "Feel It" and "Disco Club" are the pick of this particular bit of refuse.
  6. commonsense
    Jul 13, 2006
    5
    "Great fun with a capital PH. Most tards who have given the BEPs 0 marks here don't have a Phking clue that they are innocuous, vacuous, cheeky, chirpy chappies, without an agenda. Is that so bad? I don't think so. Gangsta rap and other rubbish masquerading as the credibility of black music is what makes me gag - the sick songs by the so called "real rappers" are the ones who "Great fun with a capital PH. Most tards who have given the BEPs 0 marks here don't have a Phking clue that they are innocuous, vacuous, cheeky, chirpy chappies, without an agenda. Is that so bad? I don't think so. Gangsta rap and other rubbish masquerading as the credibility of black music is what makes me gag - the sick songs by the so called "real rappers" are the ones who give the black community their unfair sub human status by the other races. Give me the BEPs any day." wow....just wow. apparently you have no knowledge of history whatsoever. the oppression of minorities in america did not begin in the early 90's; it began wayyy before gangsta rap. that is the most ridiculous excuse i have ever heard. and whether black people are still treated as sub human status by "other races" (you mean, white people, i hope) is debatable, though it might be true in your case. now go "get stupid" and "retarted" as if you aren't enough already.… Expand
  7. salomey
    Sep 3, 2005
    4
    a painful repetition of cliches
  8. RobC
    Jul 15, 2006
    5
    the worst thing on the album is where they use the sample for pump it
  9. miguelcstb
    Feb 13, 2022
    6
    This album started great. Great songs with great production and even great transitions, but as it progressed, the songs started to get monotonous, with only a few standing out, but regardless of that, one can still enjoy the album as a whole.

Awards & Rankings

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#32 Most Discussed Album of 2005
63
#63 Most Shared Album of 2005

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Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    A bland meringue. [3 Jun 2005, p.81]
  2. The Guardian
    40
    The lyrical inspiration has evaporated.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Monkey Business is just as bright if not quite as fun as Elephunk.
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