Bridging the Gap
Studio album by
Black Eyed Peas
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000
GenreHip hop[1][2]
Length62:50
Label
Producer
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Behind the Front
(1998) 		Bridging the Gap
(2000) 		Elephunk
(2003)
Singles from Bridging the Gap
  1. "BEP Empire"/"Get Original"
    Released: August 8, 2000[3]
  2. "Weekends"
    Released: August 29, 2000[4]
  3. "Request + Line"
    Released: January 30, 2001[5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Club(favorable)[1]
Dotmusic link
HipHopDX.com link
Q[7]
RapReviews.com 2000
Robert ChristgauB− link
Rolling Stone link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin(5/10)[7]
Wall of Sound(68/100) link

Bridging the Gap is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album where they are credited as Black Eyed Peas, until the release of Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 in 2018.

The album had three official singles: "BEP Empire/Get Original", "Weekends" and "Request + Line", the last featuring Macy Gray. The song "Weekends" was later remixed and renamed "Another Weekend" for the Deluxe Edition of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.

Singer Kim Hill was deeply involved in making the album, but left the group after it was released.

The album received favorable reviews, and holds a score of 74 on Metacritic.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."BEP Empire"
DJ Premier4:39
2."Weekends" (featuring Esthero)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Gomez
  • Tony Butler
  • Sylvester Stewart
will.i.am4:46
3."Get Original" (featuring Chali2na)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • George Pajon, Jr.
  • Chali 2na
  • Clifford Smith
  • Aldane Browne
will.i.am2:52
4."Hot" (featuring Kim Hill)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
apl.de.ap4:04
5."Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul)
will.i.am4:47
6."Lil' Lil'"
will.i.am4:10
7."On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Helene & Celia Faussart
  • Dante Smith
  • Kim Hill
will.i.am3:52
8."Release"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Gomez
apl.de.ap5:07
9."Bridging the Gaps"
apl.de.ap4:56
10."Go Go"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Fratantuno
  • Arthur Baker
  • John Robie
  • Kevin Donovan
  • Robert Allen
  • Ellis Williams
  • Ralf Hütter
  • Emil Schult
will.i.am4:53
11."Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Gomez
  • James Brown
  • Charles Bobbit
  • Bob Byrd
Wyclef Jean3:33
12."Bringing It Back"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
will.i.am3:36
13."Tell Your Mama Come"
will.i.am3:14
14."Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Fratantuno
  • George Pajon, Jr.
  • Rhett Lawrence
  • Natalie Hinds
  • Rhett Lawrence
  • will.i.am
9:21

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 37
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[11] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 82
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 18
US Billboard 200[14] 67
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 40

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Black Eyed Peas: Bridging the Gap". The A.V. Club.
  2. ^ a b Bridging the Gap at AllMusic
  3. ^ "BEP Empire [Vinyl]: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  4. ^ "Weekends [Vinyl]: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  5. ^ "Request Line: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  6. ^ a b "Bridging the Gap Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and more at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved on May 28, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Critic Reviews from Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  8. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Black Eyed Peas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 77. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ "Bridging the Gap - the Black Eyed Peas | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 5th February 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (571): 16. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  14. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

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