From summertime hits to dance anthems, the Black Eyed Peas have always been one of the creative groups in music. Their diversity and their fearlessness have given them great success throughout the years and to some people, iconic status. Personally, I don't know if I would go that far, but they have changed their landscape of music. They have the simple message of music, saying that it's all about having a good time. "I Gotta Feeling", "Let's Get It Started", and "Boom Boom Pow" are all party starters and the simple formula of those songs have propelled them into stardom. These songs were the catalysts for the new song that BEP released last week from their new album "The Beginning", as opposed to their last album "The END". Have a listen below and i'm sure that the chorus will sound familiar to everyone.
I know what you thinking, BEP sampled that song? Yes, they sampled from "Dirty Dancing", the chorus was from the 1988 Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes hit duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". The electropop beat that very similiar to "Rock That Body" and "Boom Boom Pow", i'm not sure who was the producer behind this one. It's either David Guetta, who previous produced "I Gotta Feeling", or Will.i.am, whose beats remind me of "Planet Rock" or anything from Jupiter. As far as the song goes lyrically, it's not "Where's The Love?", but definitely better than "My Humps". The lyrics are party hooks that basically get the party going. You can sing to it, if you want to. The only part people will sing along to is the chorus cause it is recognizable as the song from "Dirty Dancing". The true king of the song is the beat that will make you dance all night long. One way to describe this song is like what Chris Rock said about rap music, "If the beat is alright, she will dance all night". This means that basically people will not care what the lyrics are, if the background beat is dance-able they will dance.
Recently, The Black Eyed Peas have been on this electropop kick to where almost every song is influenced from a DJ in Europe. It brings me back to the old school days of Afrika Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force, where DJs use to spin in parks and have poppers and lockers battle it out on the school yard with moves. It's no longer about getting shot or who is hard, the industry is all about having a good time and partying. The Black Eyed Peas have always wanted to ushering in an era like this and along with the help of DJ David Guetta, they have. This song is only going to extend it and hopefully "The Time (The Dirty Bit)" will join BEP's recent dance anthems as recent radio and club hits.
Rating - 8.05 out of 10
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