The Black Eyed Peas/History

==1988-2000: Behind the Front and Bridging the Gap==
The Black Eyed Peas date back to 1988, when eighth-graders William Adams (will.i.am) and Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) met and began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The pair signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E) in 1992, catching the attention of Eazy-E manager, Jerry Heller's, nephew. Along with another friend of theirs, Dante Santiago, they called their trio Atban Klann (ATBAN: A Tribute Beyond a Nation). Will 1X (a.k.a. will.i.am), apl.de.ap, Mookie Mook, (DJ Motiv8 (a.k.a. Monroe Walker), and Dante Santiago formed Atban Klann. Their debut album, Grass Roots, was never released to Ruthless records founder Eazy-E's death.
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