Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)

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.

Bridging the Gap
Studio album by Black Eyed Peas
Released	September 26, 2000
Genre	Hip hop[1][2]
Length	62:50
Label	Interscope will.i.am
Producer	will.i.am apl.de.ap Rhett Lawrence DJ Premier Wyclef Jean Jerry Duplessis
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Behind the Front (1998) Bridging the Gap (2000) Elephunk (2003)
Singles from Bridging the Gap
"BEP Empire"/"Get Original" Released: 2000 "Weekends" Released: 2000 "Request + Line" Released: 2001

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)[1]
Dotmusic	link
HipHopDX.com	link
Q	[4]
RapReviews.com	2000
Robert Christgau	B− link
Rolling Stone	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin	(5/10)[4]
Wall of Sound	(68/100) link

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.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"BEP Empire"	William Adams Allan Pineda Jaime Gomez Christopher Martin Curtis Mayfield	DJ Premier	4:39
2.	"Weekends" (featuring Esthero)	Adams Pineda Gomez Tony Butler Sylvester Stewart	will.i.am	4:46
3.	"Get Original" (featuring Chali2na)	Adams Pineda George Pajon, Jr. Charles Stewart Clifford Smith Aldane Browne	will.i.am	2:52
4.	"Hot" (featuring Kim Hill)	Adams Pineda	apl.de.ap	4:04
5.	"Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul)	Adams Kelvin Mercer Dave Jolicoeur Daisey Age Pajon, Jr.	will.i.am	4:47
6.	"Lil' Lil'"	Adams Pineda Pajon, Jr. Michael Fratantuno	will.i.am	4:10
7.	"On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def)	Adams Pineda Helene & Celia Faussart Dante Smith Kim Hill	will.i.am	3:52
8.	"Release"	Adams Pineda Gomez	apl.de.ap	5:07
9.	"Bridging the Gaps"	Adams Pineda Pajon, Jr. John Collins Bill Withers	apl.de.ap	4:56
10.	"Go Go"	Adams Pineda Fratantuno Arthur Baker John Robie Kevin Donovan Robert Allen Ellis Williams Ralf Hütter Emil Schult	will.i.am	4:53
11.	"Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Adams Pineda Gomez Jean Jerry Duplessis James Brown Charles Bobbit Bob Byrd	Jean Duplessis	3:33
12.	"Bringing It Back"	Adams Pineda	will.i.am	3:36
13.	"Tell Your Mama Come"	Adams Pineda Gomez Pajon, Jr.	will.i.am	3:14
14.	"Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52)	Adams Pineda Fratantuno Pajon, Jr. Rhett Lawrence Natalie Hinds	Rhett Lawrence will.i.am	9:21

Notes

• "On My Own" is no longer available on digital releases of the album
• A bonus track titled "Magic" appears before "Empire Strikes Back" on UK editions of the album.

Personnel

• will.i.am – vocals, art direction, composer^[6]
• apl.de.ap – vocals, composer
• Taboo – vocals, composer
• Kim Hill – vocals, composer
• George Pajon – guitar
• Printz Board – trumpet, bass, keyboards
• Rhett Lawrence – composer, producer
• Roberto Cani – strings
• Suzanna Giordono – strings
• Susan Chatman – horn section, strings
• Chali 2na – featured artist
• De La Soul – featured artist
• Esthero – featured artist
• Macy Gray – featured artist
• Wyclef Jean – featured artist
• Mos Def – featured artist
• Les Nubians – featured artist
• Ian Alexander – art direction, executive producer
• Dave Pensado – mix engineer
• Dylan Dresdo – mix engineer
• Dejuana Richardson – engineer
• Eddie Sancho – engineer
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Seth Friedman – package design
• Tatiana Litvin – art coordinator

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	37
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[8]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	82
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10]	18
US Billboard 200[11]	67
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13]	Gold	7,500^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.