The 2 LP set will feature 14 tracks this fall
Continuing a banner year, six-time Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum Los Angeles-based pop-rap group Black Eyed Peas will unveil the new 25th Anniversary Edition of their seminal second full-length LP, Bridging The Gap, on September 26th via UMe. Pressed on standard-weight 2 LP vinyl, the set will be available in multiple configurations, including a limited-edition brown color variant and standard black vinyl.
Black Eyed Peas originally released Bridging The Gap on September 26, 2000. The 13-track body of work notably boasts staples such as “B.E.P. Empire,” “Weekends” featuring Esthero, their very first Billboard Hot 100 entry “Request + Line” featuring Macy Gray, and more. Additionally, it has generated tens of millions of streams, continuing to resonate with fans worldwide.
At the same time, the staple “Rock That Body” has surged throughout the last year. This spring, it organically spurred a massive trend on TikTok. Thus far, “Rock That Body” has inspired over 5.5 million “creates,” accounting for north of 16 billion views on TikTok. Moreover, it continues to gain traction as the most-streamed song week to week globally across their catalog, reeling in 248 million worldwide streams year-to-date.
2025 has seen the group celebrate their 30th anniversary with a series of limited-edition physical reissues. The new vinyl versions of Behind The Front, Elephunk, Monkey Business, and The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) are all available now.
A1. BEP Empire
A2. Weekends featuring Esthero
A3. Get Original featuring Chali2na
A4. Hot featuring Kim Hill]
B1. Cali To New York featuring De La Soul
B2. Lil’ Lil’
B3. On My Own featuring Les Nubians & Mos Def
C1. Release
C2. Bridging The Gaps
C3. Go Go
C4. Rap Song featuring Wyclef Jean
D1. Bringing It Back
D2. Tell Your Mama Come
D3. Request + Line featuring Macy Gray
