Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)

Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap
Studio album by Black Eyed Peas
Released	September 26, 2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	62:50
Label	Interscope; will.i.am;
Producer	will.i.am; apl.de.ap; Rhett Lawrence; DJ Premier; Wyclef Jean; Jerry Duplessis;
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Singles from Bridging the Gap
	"BEP Empire"/"Get Original"; Released: 2000; "Weekends"; Released: 2000; "Request + Line"; Released: 2001;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)^[1]
Dotmusic	link
HipHopDX.com	link
Q	^[4]
RapReviews.com	2000
Robert Christgau	B− link
Rolling Stone	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
Spin	(5/10)^[4]
Wall of Sound	(68/100) link

Bridging the Gap is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album where they are credited as Black Eyed Peas, until the release of Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 in 2018.

The album had three official singles: "BEP Empire/Get Original", "Weekends" and "Request + Line", the last featuring Macy Gray. The song "Weekends" was later remixed and renamed "Another Weekend" for the Deluxe Edition of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.

Singer Kim Hill was deeply involved in making the album, but left the group after it was released.

The album received favorable reviews, and holds a score of 74 on Metacritic.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"BEP Empire"	William Adams Allan Pineda Jaime Gomez Christopher Martin Curtis Mayfield	DJ Premier	4:39
2.	"Weekends" (featuring Esthero)	Adams Pineda Gomez Tony Butler Sylvester Stewart	will.i.am	4:46
3.	"Get Original" (featuring Chali2na)	Adams Pineda George Pajon, Jr. Charles Stewart Clifford Smith Aldane Browne	will.i.am	2:52
4.	"Hot" (featuring Kim Hill)	Adams Pineda	apl.de.ap	4:04
5.	"Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul)	Adams Kelvin Mercer Dave Jolicoeur Daisey Age Pajon, Jr.	will.i.am	4:47
6.	"Lil' Lil'"	Adams Pineda Pajon, Jr. Michael Fratantuno	will.i.am	4:10
7.	"On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def)	Adams Pineda Helene & Celia Faussart Dante Smith Kim Hill	will.i.am	3:52
8.	"Release"	Adams Pineda Gomez	apl.de.ap	5:07
9.	"Bridging the Gaps"	Adams Pineda Pajon, Jr. John Collins Bill Withers	apl.de.ap	4:56
10.	"Go Go"	Adams Pineda Fratantuno Arthur Baker John Robie Kevin Donovan Robert Allen Ellis Williams Ralf Hütter Emil Schult	will.i.am	4:53
11.	"Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Adams Pineda Gomez Jean Jerry Duplessis James Brown Charles Bobbit Bob Byrd	Jean Duplessis	3:33
12.	"Bringing It Back"	Adams Pineda	will.i.am	3:36
13.	"Tell Your Mama Come"	Adams Pineda Gomez Pajon, Jr.	will.i.am	3:14
14.	"Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52)	Adams Pineda Fratantuno Pajon, Jr. Rhett Lawrence Natalie Hinds	Rhett Lawrence will.i.am	9:21

Personnel

will.i.am – vocals, art direction, composer^[6]
apl.de.ap – vocals, composer
Taboo – vocals, composer
Kim Hill – vocals, composer
George Pajon – guitar
Printz Board – trumpet, bass, keyboards
Rhett Lawrence – composer, producer
Roberto Cani – strings
Suzanna Giordono – strings
Susan Chatman – horn section, strings
Chali 2na – featured artist
De La Soul – featured artist
Esthero – featured artist
Macy Gray – featured artist
Wyclef Jean – featured artist
Mos Def – featured artist
Les Nubians – featured artist
Ian Alexander – art direction, executive producer
Dave Pensado – mix engineer
Dylan Dresdo – mix engineer
Dejuana Richardson – engineer
Eddie Sancho – engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Seth Friedman – package design
Tatiana Litvin – art coordinator

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	37
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)^[8]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	82
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	18
US Billboard 200^[11]	67
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[13]	Gold	7,500^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Black Eyed Peas: Bridging the Gap". The A.V. Club.
^ ^a ^b Bridging the Gap at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b "Bridging the Gap Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and more at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved on May 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Critic Reviews from Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Black Eyed Peas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 77. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Bridging the Gap - the Black Eyed Peas | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 5th February 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (571): 16. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[avclub-1] "Black Eyed Peas: Bridging the Gap". The A.V. Club.

[AM-2] Bridging the Gap at AllMusic

[Metacritic-3] "Bridging the Gap Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and more at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved on May 28, 2021.

[meta-4] "Critic Reviews from Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.

[Cross-5] Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Black Eyed Peas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 77. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[6] "Bridging the Gap - the Black Eyed Peas | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[ac_Australia_The_Black_Eyed_Peas-7] "Australiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[8] "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 5th February 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (571): 16. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[ac_Germany4_The_Black_Eyed_Peas-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_The_Black_Eyed_Peas-10] "Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Black_Eyed_Peas-11] "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Black_Eyed_Peas-12] "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[New_ZealandBlack_Eyed_PeasBridging_the_GapalbumCertRef-13] "New Zealand album certifications – Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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v t e Black Eyed Peas
will.i.am apl.de.ap Taboo J. Rey Soul Fergie Kim Hill
Studio albums	Behind the Front Bridging the Gap Elephunk Monkey Business The E.N.D. The Beginning Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 Translation Elevation
Compilations	Renegotiations: The Remixes The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection
Video albums	Behind the Bridge to Elephunk Live from Sydney to Vegas
Singles	"Joints & Jam" "Karma" "BEP Empire/Get Original "Weekends" "Request + Line" "Where Is the Love?" "Shut Up" "Hey Mama" "Let's Get It Started" "Don't Phunk with My Heart" "Don't Lie" "My Humps" "Pump It" "Boom Boom Pow" "I Gotta Feeling" "Meet Me Halfway" "Imma Be" "Rock That Body" "Missing You" "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "Just Can't Get Enough" "Don't Stop the Party" "Where's the Love" "Be Nice" "Ritmo" "Mamacita" "Feel the Beat" "Vida Loca" "Girl Like Me" "Don't You Worry" "Simply the Best"
Promotional singles	"Alive" "Yesterday"
Featured singles	"Mas que Nada"
Concert tours	The Monkey Business Tour Honda Civic Tour The E.N.D. World Tour The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour
Related articles	Accolades Discography Atban Klann The Black Eyed Peas Experience Masters of the Sun (comic) Super Bowl XLV halftime show "Ima Korean"
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