Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas are keeping the celebration going in a landmark year with the announcement of the Bridging the Gap (25th Anniversary Edition), arriving September 26, 2025 — exactly 25 years after the original album’s release.
The commemorative reissue of the group’s seminal second album will be pressed on standard-weight 2LP vinyl, available in both classic black and a limited-edition brown color variant. Pre-orders are now live via Sound of Vinyl, uDiscover, and Interscope’s official store.
Originally released in 2000, Bridging the Gap marked a key turning point for the Los Angeles-based group, setting the stage for their global breakout. The album delivered underground favorites like “B.E.P. Empire” and “Weekends” featuring Esthero, as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 entry, “Request + Line” featuring Macy Gray.
Critics hailed the album upon release, with Rolling Stone praising its “uncluttered but muscular production, deft samples and smart rhymes,” while The Boombox called it a party record that still resonates. Over the years, Bridging the Gap has amassed tens of millions of streams, remaining a fan favorite and a cornerstone of the group’s catalog.
Meanwhile, another Peas staple, “Rock That Body” from their The E.N.D. era, has seen an unexpected resurgence in 2025, going viral on TikTok. The track has generated over 5.5 million user-generated videos and more than 16 billion views on the platform. It’s currently the most-streamed Black Eyed Peas song globally this year, with 248 million streams and counting.
This year also marks the group’s 30th anniversary, which they’ve celebrated with a series of limited-edition reissues of classic albums, including Behind the Front, Elephunk, Monkey Business, and The E.N.D.
With global sales topping 65 million, Black Eyed Peas remain one of the most successful and influential pop-rap acts in history. The upcoming Bridging the Gap anniversary release is not just a nostalgic nod — it’s a reminder of how the group helped reshape hip-hop’s place in pop music at the turn of the millennium.
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Pre-order Bridging the Gap (25th Anniversary Edition) now.
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