(72) Black Eyed Peas ft. Papa Roach :: Anxiety

Black Eyed Peas ft. Papa Roach :: Anxiety

Okay, where to start...

The Black Eyed Peas are a guilty pleasure, I'm not a huge fan of main stream rap and R&B. Also, they got their fame boost from doing a Dr. Pepper commercial and picking up Fergie. Which identifies them as whores. Like Larry King or Gene Simmons.

Edit: OH SNAP! I just realized that the lead of Black Eyed Peas was Will.I.Am, I'm terrible. Anyway, i can't say anything for his music, but his acting in X-Men Orgins: Wolverine was impressive, and i really enjoyed his character.

But again, they are a guilty pleasure, and if you catch me on a summer day bouncing in my car like an ass, it may be because I have Elephunk blasting.

Fergie, i hate her. Period. Her music is boring, and so is she. Okay, i don't hate her, but i am completely indifferent to her.

Papa Roach: I saw them live back when before the lead-singer got hooked on drugs and went to rehab. I hate to call that era the "good" Papa Roach but ever since he's gotten help (and i am glad that he has) their music has suffered. It's the theory that you can't sing the blues if you have nothing to be sad about.

So their you have it, a guilty pleasure R&B group + a recovered less edgy rock group + Fergie. What you get though is a kick ass song.

Seriously, this track pumps like a steam engine.

Personally i think it's because of genre blending, again. Established rock groups backing up established rap groups causes everything to go Topsy Turvy. Take a rap beat, give it to a rock drummer (i mean someone who plays his shit loud not some soft rock pansy) and your beat carries a whole new pump.

Had in some new rock (2000's) vocals inter laden with rap... and you have a killer combo.

It's like when jazz musicians use to collaborate. Only harder.

Enjoy.