Track Listing

1. Hands Up
2. Labor Day (It's A Holiday)
3. Let's Get Retarded
4. Hey Mama
5. Shut Up
6. Smells Like Funk
7. Latin Girls
8. Sexy
9. Fly Away
10. The Boogie That Be
11. The apl Song
12. Anxiety
13. Where Is The Love?
14. Third Eye
15. Rock My Shit (UK Bonus Track)
16. What's Goin Down (UK Bonus Track)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #541 in Music
• Released on: 2003-08-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 66 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Black Eyed Peas have at times been accused of sounding too Tribe for their own good, but this time out Will.i.am and crew have consciously expanded their horizons. Problem is, perhaps they've tried too hard. As the title suggests, Elephunk borrows from every single element of funk known to man and (with the exception of the one straight-out rock & roll track, "Anxiety") tries to cram them all into a semi-hip-hop format. While such willingness to experiment is admirable, in this case the attempt comes off as slightly desperate and too diffuse. Elephunk settles itself into a groove when BEP's newest member Fergie's lush girlie vocals are allowed to dominate, as they do on the discofied "The Boogie That Be." --Rebecca Levine, Amazon.com

CD Description
Third album from socially-conscious LA hip-hop crew following 2000's 'Bridging The Gap'. With a sophisticated production and an inclusivity that encompasses everything from ragga and disco to Latin funk and metal guitar, this is an unabashed, booty-shaking party record. The album includes collaborations with Justin Timberlake, Papa Roach and the legendary Sergio Mendes and is the first to feature BEP's new female member Fergie.

Customer Reviews

you're funkin with the funk family
i wouldn't call myself a fan of the BEP but after hearing this album i must say it is a pretty good mix of hip hop, funk and rnb. There are so many good tracks on here its hard to pick a favourite although i dont like Anxiety or Rock my S**t, i think they are the unwelcome rock-based interruptions in what is mainly a very enjoyable album.

Tracks which i think are truly brilliant are Fly Away, with its catchy vocals and heavy backing track, and Third Eye which is quite strange on first listening but is one of those tracks that just grows on you which you can't get out of your head afterwards. Other highlights include the disco beats of The Boogie That Be, the catchy Hands Up, the ultra-funky Smells Like Funk, the cheerful Labor Day and the booty-shaking Hey Mama.

Overall it is a good album with some memorable songs, some strange, but a couple that sound completely out of place.

Utter brilliance
Some people tend to down play this album but its amazing. It has well thought out vocals and beats on all of the songs, A few of my most favourite and most played songs include Latin Girlds, sexy and Whats Goin down. This album bites you and doesn't let to, A must be for all those who enjoyed Shut up and where is the love, If you hav'nt yet purchased this fantastic upbeat you really are missing out

Excellent
Excellent album. It has more than just the 3 big singles on it, and if you dont like it right away it will tend to grow on you. The lyrics are great, especially those to 'third eye' the extra song tacked on to the end of 'where is the love'.

This is an album with a message, and a powerful one. "where is the love' provides a sound with more meaning behind it than anything else out there in the hip hop scene, and judging from the response there is actually a place for it.

For those you say that the Black Eyed Peas have sold out by changing their sound from their last albums, its your own fault. Their following consisted of perhaps 100,000 fans prior to Elephunk, and this was the demographic that would rather download than buy. This is not enough to actually support the band and they had to drastically change their sound just to stay alive. If you dont like it, pretend that they disbanded then, because thats what they would have had to do if they were to keep their sound. This is the argument that sold them on the idea, and i think its a pretty good one. So put up or shut up.

This is a free thinking band with things to say, and are not afraid to state it with their music. Although if you are a big fan of GW Bush you may not be so happy with their left wing attitude, but i thought it hit the spot just right.