The deteriorating political and social climate in the United States towards the end of Obama's presidency caused concern in the band, with deaths by law enforcement and the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri inspiring the band to write "Ring the Alarm" in 2014. In August 2016, the band released a remake of "Where Is the Love?", with updated lyrics and numerous featured artists, addressing topics such as the Black Lives Matter movement, gun violence in the United States, the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis, and terrorism in Europe. The band purposed the remake as a "[call] for calm" that asked "to stop the hate and violence that has resulted in many lives lost." In 2017, the Black Eyed Peas collaborated with Marvel Comics to release "Masters of the Sun", a science fiction superhero graphic novel that references social issues and street culture in Los Angeles. The novel's adaptation for augmented reality devices featured a downbeat jazz and soul soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer, which inspired the "mood" of the next Black Eyed Peas album. will.i.am was adamant about departing from the pop-centric sound of "The E.N.D." and "The Beginning", to the dismay of the group's record label Interscope.