Bridging the Gap is the second album by Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

, released in 2000. It contained the single "Request + Line

Request + Line

"Request + Line" is a song by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, taken as the second single from their second studio album, Bridging the Gap. The song features vocals from Macy Gray. The song gave the band their first top forty hit in many countries worldwide, also becoming their first entry...

", featuring Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Macy Gray is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis.Gray has released five studio albums, with her fifth studio album, The Sellout,...

. "Weekends" was remixed & renamed as "Another Weekend" for the Deluxe Edition of their fifth studio album The E.N.D.

The E.N.D.

According to review aggregator Metacritic, The E.N.D. received an average of 60 out of 100 indicating mixed to average reviews from music critics, based on fifteen critiques, higher than their 2005 album Monkey Business but lower than their 2003 breakout Elephunk, with critics agreeing that the...

. Kim Hill

Kim Hill (soul musician)

Kim Hill is an American soul singer-songwriter, best known for being the backup vocalist in the hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas. She left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Fergie in 2002...

 left the group during the year of this album but she is featured on the song "Hot" seen in the "Weekends" video & is the background singer in "Tell Your Mama Come".

This was their final album as Black Eyed Peas, before they changed their name to The Black Eyed Peas.

Track listing

Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
2000	"BEP Empire BEP Empire/Get Original "BEP Empire/Get Original" is the first double a-sided single taken from the album Bridging the Gap by the Black Eyed Peas. It reached number 44 in the Hot Rap Singles chart.-BEP Empire:... "	-	-	#44
	"Weekends Weekends (Black Eyed Peas song) "Weekends" is the first single taken from American hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas' second studio album, Bridging the Gap. The song features vocals from Esthero.-Background:... "	-	#73	#34
2001	"Request + Line Request + Line "Request + Line" is a song by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, taken as the second single from their second studio album, Bridging the Gap. The song features vocals from Macy Gray. The song gave the band their first top forty hit in many countries worldwide, also becoming their first entry... "	#63	#51	#2