Behind the Front

***Behind the Front*** is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on June 30, 1998 by Interscope, The original members of the group were rappers will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.alp as well as R&B singer Kim Hill, although Hill was a member of the group her photo wasn't included on the album and she only appeared on a few of the songs on the album. Some of the songs were demos from will.i.am and apl.de.alp's group Atban Klann's scheduled debut album _Grass Roots_ which was never released, with additional raps added by Taboo.

## Sample credits

- "Fallin' Up" contains a sample from "Comanche" by Jorge Ben.
- "Clap Your Hands" contains a sample from "Handclapping Song" by The Meters and "Tenement Yard" by Jacob Miller.
- "Joints & Jam" contains a sample from "Grease" by Frankie Valli and "Love Till the End of Time" by Paulinho da Costa.
- "The Way U Make Me Feel" contains a sample from "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" by Stephanie Mills.
- "Karma" contains a sample from "El Raton" by Cheo Feliciano and The Joe Cuba Sextet and "One Way or Another" by Blondie.
- "Be Free" contains a sample from "White Horse" by Laid Back.
- "Say Goodbye" contains a sample from "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth" by 20th Century Steel Band.
- "What It Is" contains a sample from "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne.
- "A8" contains a sample from "O Homem Da Gravata Florida" by Jorge Ben.
- "Positivity" contains a sample from "Cinco Minutos" by Jorge Ben.

## Personnel

- Black Eyed Peas
- will.i.am - vocals on all tracks; m.p.c 3000 on tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8-13, 14 and 16; rhodes on tracks 8 and 16; hammond b3 organ on tracks 2, 10 and 13; moog on track 9; theremin on track 12; marimbas on track 9; melody phone on track 16
- apl.de.ap - vocals on all tracks except 4
- Taboo - vocals on all tracks except 4, 7, 9 and 15
- B.E.P. musicians
- Kevin Feyen - guitar on tracks 1, 5, 6, and 8-16
- Mike Fratantuno - bass on tracks 1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 16
- Terrence Yoshiaka - drums on track 5; percusions on tracks 1 and 6
- Brian Lapin - rhodes on tracks 1, 5, 9, 11, 12 and 15; hammond b3 organ on track 11; bass on track 9; moog on tracks 9, 11 and 16
- Additional musicians
- Ramy Antoun - congas on track 6
- Darell Cross - drums on track 15
- J. Curtis - guitar on track 4
- DJ Drez - turntables on track 15
- Carlos Guacio - rhodes and bass on track 4
- Peter Kim - bass on track 15
- DJ Motiv8 - turntables on tracks 3 and 8
- Matt Nabours - violin on track 14
- Tommy O. - flute on track 14
- Paul Poli - turntables on track 3 and 7
- Miles Tackett - bass on track 14 and cello on track 5
- Guest Vocalists
- Kim Hill - vocals on tracks 4, 7 and 11
- Dawn Beckman - vocals on tracks 2 and 8
- Einstien Brown - vocals on track 6
- Ingrid Dupree - vocals on track 3
- Redfoo - rap on track 9
- Macy Gray - vocals on track 14
- Sierra Swan & Planet Swan - vocals on track 1

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Behind the Front
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: The Black Eyed Peas, Black Eyed Peas
- **released**: June 30, 1998
- **recorded**: 1997–1998
- **genre**: Alternative hip hop
- **length**: 73:53
- **prev title**: Grass Roots
- **prev year**: 1992
- **next title**: Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album), Bridging the Gap
- **next year**: 2000