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Black Eyed Peas: Brixton Academy, London ***

Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 9 May 2005

ALMOST ALONE among hiphoppers, the Black Eyed Peas have a sense of humility, so they must cringe at their label's hype. Whoever decided this amiable LA fourpiece are "a global phenomenon, the likes of which the music world has rarely seen" needs to get a grip.

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