Bridging the Gap | ||||
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Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
Genre | Hip hop [1] [2] | |||
Length | 62:50 | |||
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Producer | ||||
Black Eyed Peas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bridging the Gap | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | (favorable) [1] |
Dotmusic | link |
HipHopDX.com | link |
Q | [7] |
RapReviews.com | 2000 |
Robert Christgau | B− 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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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1. | "BEP Empire" | DJ Premier | 4:39 | |
2. | "Weekends" (featuring Esthero) |
| will.i.am | 4:46 |
3. | "Get Original" (featuring Chali2na) |
| will.i.am | 2:52 |
4. | "Hot" (featuring Kim Hill) |
| apl.de.ap | 4:04 |
5. | "Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul) |
| will.i.am | 4:47 |
6. | "Lil' Lil'" |
| will.i.am | 4:10 |
7. | "On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def) |
| will.i.am | 3:52 |
8. | "Release" |
| apl.de.ap | 5:07 |
9. | "Bridging the Gaps" |
| apl.de.ap | 4:56 |
10. | "Go Go" |
| will.i.am | 4:53 |
11. | "Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
| Wyclef Jean | 3:33 |
12. | "Bringing It Back" |
| will.i.am | 3:36 |
13. | "Tell Your Mama Come" |
| will.i.am | 3:14 |
14. | "Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52) |
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| 9:21 |
Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [16] | Gold | 7,500^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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