    the black eyed peas are an american hip hop group, consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, taboo, and singer fergie. originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently added r&b, pop and edm/dance influences. although the group was founded in los angeles in 1995, it was not until the release of their third album elephunk in 2003 that they found widespread acclaim and achieved high record sales. since that time, the group has sold an estimated 76 million records (35 million albums and 41 million singles), making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all time. according to nielsen soundscan, the black eyed peas were the second-best-selling artist/group of all time for downloaded tracks, with over 42 million sales as of the end of 2011.pride, ann (january 8, 2012). "you da one! rihanna named best-selling digital download artist of all time". daily mail (london). their first major hit was the 2003 single "where is the love?" from elephunk, which topped the charts in 13 countries, including the united kingdom, where it spent seven weeks at number one and went on to become britain's biggest selling single of 2003. another european hit single from the album was "shut up". t
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