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GRAMMY Chat With The Black Eyed Peas

GRAMMY Chat With The Black Eyed Peas

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Flashback to the 42nd annual GRAMMYs with the nominees and performers.

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Young Hollywood

What's up guys? It's Michelle Marie. I am here with Taboo and Apple here of the Black Eyed Peas.

Taboo

Peace, peace, peace.

Young Hollywood

We're celebrating the Grammys right now, aren't we?

Taboo

We're definitely celebrating.

Apl.de.Ap

Yeah, we're doing great stuff.

Young Hollywood

How are you feeling?

Taboo

I'm great. I'm very excited to uh perform.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. You're nominated for six Grammys, but you're more excited to perform. Tell us more about the performance and what we can expect.

Taboo

Well, don't get me wrong. I'm excited about the the nominations as well, but to be able to perform on such a big stage. We've done the Grammys before. Now, this is our first time being nominated on camera. So crazy. So hopefully we take some home for the city of Los Angeles and all the people who support the Peas, you know?

Young Hollywood

I've been seeing you around town for years and years and years. You guys have been around. I mean, I remember having the album back in the day when I was in high school. And you guys have just stuck to it. I'm uh 21.

Taboo

Nice.

Apl.de.Ap

Apple just turned 21. Yeah, it feels weird, you know, to be able to drink.

Young Hollywood

Now you can drink, right? Yeah. So what's going on for the weekend? I saw you guys last night on stage at the Play-dium. You guys killed it. What else are you guys up to?

Taboo

Uh we have the uh Clive Davis party tomorrow. And then uh get ready for the big show on Sunday.

Young Hollywood

You guys have just kind of blown up this year in the mainstream success. You've always had it, but this year is just like the icing on the cake. What was maybe a few things that you could tell us about that was your most memorable moments?

Taboo

Oprah. Yeah. The flash mob. Um 26 weeks in the number one. That's pretty cool.

Apl.de.Ap

26 weeks. And then we did our uh you know the first leg of our tour in uh in uh Asia, Japan. So that was you know that was good.

Young Hollywood

Now with this album, you guys really just created more of a fresh sound and it's a little bit different from your previous albums.

Apl.de.Ap

The who about us is that we go to clubs, dance. We will now have our DJs. So, you know, it was the the the movement of the youth. It was the pulse of the youth and you know, the electro scene really kind of inspired. And uh you know, we like to get inspired by other different sounds. You know, it's it's a it's a good thing to reinvent your sound and to to be experimental and and to try new things.

Young Hollywood

So, what's next for you guys? What are we going to see next with the Black Eyed Peas?

Taboo

We're touring. So, we're coming to a city near you, a town near you. Yeah. And then eventually a country near you because we're going to be going overseas as well.

Young Hollywood

Oh my gosh. When do you find time for yourselves? And when you are hanging out by yourselves without working, what do you do?

Taboo

Watch the movies, you know, bowling. You know, we like to shop in new places.

Young Hollywood

Speaking of shopping, let's look at the style right here. Head to toe. Rockin', rockin', rockin' the patent leather. What are those?

Taboo

These are Supras.

Young Hollywood

Oh, I love the Supras. What about you? What are you rocking right now?

Apl.de.Ap

Oh, I'm actually rocking jumps. These are Taboo's boots. Um they're they're uh part of his line. And uh yeah. And my Swiss Army big watch.

Young Hollywood

Nice. I like the big watch, too. Look, I'm rockin' mine. I got my G-Shock.

Taboo

Got your G-Shock.

Apl.de.Ap

To go with my military belt.

Apl.de.Ap

What's up, y'all? This is Apl. de. Ap.

Taboo

This is your boy Taboo. We the Black Eyed Peas. And we want to give a big shout-out to Young Hollywood. Stay tuned. Stay locked cuz tonight's gonna be a good night. Black Eyed Peas style.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Michelle Marie

    Interviewer for Young Hollywood

  • Taboo

    Member of The Black Eyed Peas, interviewed

  • Apl.de.Ap

    Member of The Black Eyed Peas, interviewed

  • Oprah

    Mentioned as a memorable moment (flash mob)

  • Clive Davis

    Host of a party they plan to attend

FAQ

Who is interviewed from The Black Eyed Peas?+
Taboo and Apl.de.Ap from The Black Eyed Peas are interviewed by Michelle Marie.
How many GRAMMY nominations did The Black Eyed Peas have at the time?+
The Black Eyed Peas were nominated for six GRAMMYs at the 42nd annual awards.
What were some memorable moments for The Black Eyed Peas?+
Memorable moments for the band included performing for Oprah, a flash mob, and spending 26 weeks at number one.
How did The Black Eyed Peas describe their new album's sound?+
They described their new album's sound as fresh, different from previous work, inspired by the movement and pulse of the youth, and the electro scene.
What did Taboo and Apl.de.Ap say they do in their free time?+
In their free time, Taboo and Apl.de.Ap enjoy watching movies, bowling, and shopping in new places.

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