Black Eyed Peas

Released: June 30, 1998

Songwriter: Terence Yoshiaki Mike Fratantuono Brian Lapin Kevin Feyen Taboo apl.de.ap will.i.am

Producer: will.i.am

[Verse 1: will.i.am]
There's electricity in here
With enough watts to shock the southern hemisphere
I put a surge in your city with my lyrics in the air
Shock hazardous, take caution and beware
Of high bolts and killer hertz, lyrics will kill, they hurt
Blast those, my energy's converted to a rhyme
I maximize in no time
Electrify the sky and go way be over now, uh
Just an MC, I'm not your average MC
I do more than MC, that's what suckers envy, and E
And every movement contains concepts that ain't nobody doin'
Come over these dramas or whack, and dirty
They tryin' to call me, perform track quality
Give me some punts, 'cause you really muddy
You move slowly 'cause of no electricity
I got my shit on overflow
When I ever find you, my overload
Oh, overflow
I got my shit on overflow (Overflow)

[Chorus: will.i.am & apl.de.ap]
The whole globe's gonna feel the effect of the
Movement (Movement) Movement
Yo DC, London, Tokyo, feel the wrath of the
Movement (Movement) Movement
LA, help me turn it out, it's the
Movement (Movement) Movement
We gonna keep your party jumpin' while your heart is steady thumpin' to the
Movement (Movement) Movement

[Verse 2: apl.de.ap]
We grip the pleasure from small things
Not from a Lex nor diamond rings
I just wanna crib in they studios set
Build my enterprise connection projects
Cover all angles and higher aspects
Break more barriers than new concepts
'Cause what they can't stop me, no way
The time is now, we ain't got time to play
Hey, you, listen to what I got to say
Let's get together and form a parade
Just delete what you create over plates
Make sure it's measured the right way
With the right ingredients, construct more deviant
Things to prosper for your brain to capture
Now what I'm after is to learn from all things
Building full swing, no strings
You got me thinking about things that I don't need to think about
You wanna change my appearance for the masters, scope me out
Undress me, then rearrange me
Yo I can't go for that (No...)

[Chorus: will.i.am & apl.de.ap]
The whole globe's gonna feel the effect of the
Movement (Movement) Movement
Yo DC, London, Tokyo, feel the wrath of the
Movement (Movement) Movement
LA, help me turn it out, it's the
Movement (Movement) Movement
We gonna keep your party jumpin' while your heart is steady thumpin' to the
Movement (Movement) Movement
We got the
Movement (Movement) Movement

[Verse 3: Taboo]
You gotta jump back, jump inside BEP music
Shake what your mama gave you, don't abuse it
If you abuse it, come change the music
If it's the bomb, no need to defuse it
Let us demonstrate the real coordination
While we improvise, giving you time and sensation
Mastering the art form of motivation
Musically we're in touch with our creation
Takin' over land, and we takin' over nation
Family reunite, cause for celebration
Gotta find us on your channel, find us on your station
We bring the movement of Black Eyed Peas-ilation

[Chorus: will.i.am & apl.de.ap]
The whole globe's gonna feel the effect of the
Movement (Movement) Movement
Yo DC, London, Tokyo, feel the wrath of the
Movement (Movement) Movement
LA, help me turn it out, it's the
Movement (Movement) Movement
We gonna keep your party jumpin' while your heart is steady thumpin' to the
Movement (Movement) Movement
We got the
Movement (Movement) Movement
That ole'
Movement (Movement) Movement

The Black Eyed Peas is a hip-hop and pop group, currently consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and singer Jessica Reynoso.

Originally, The Black Eyed Peas were a hip-hop group, standing alongside the likes of Talib Kweli and Jurassic 5.

In the early 2000s, they started to add pop and EDM influences to their music. They subsequently added Fergie to the group and became the pop sensations that they became from 2003 to 2011. Fergie eventually left in 2018 and the Peas returned to their hip-hop roots.

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