Featuring Nas, Slick Rick, A Tribe Called Quest
The Black Eyed Peas have released of their eagerly anticipated 7th studio album Masters of The Sun Vol. 1 via Interscope Records.
Produced entirely by will.i.am, the album is the Pea’s first in 8 years and features Nas, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, K-Pop star CL, Slick Rick, Nicole Scherzinger, and Posdnuos of De La Soul. The album also comes with the release of a new video for “Dopeness” feat. CL. Masters of The Sun Vol. 1 is a hip-hop master-class. It marks the newly energized group’s much-needed message in today’s socio-political climate, positioning themselves as agents for change against urgent issues affecting communities of color such as Gun Control, Immigration Reform, Prison Reform, and Police Brutality.
Masters of The Sun Vol. 1 follows a string of politically charged videos and tracks over the course of the past year and a half including the provocative “Big Love”, “Get It”, “Ring The Alarm pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3,” and “Constant” continuing their movement with a call-to-action for reform on the above issues including social media disconnection, race relations in America, the rise of the alt-right and our current political uncertainty, while reminding the world of the importance and power of love and hope.
Stream the new album below, courtesy of Spotify.
