Grass Roots is the debut album by the Atban Klann

Atban Klann

The Atban Klann was a hip hop group whose members were Will 1X, apl.de.ap, Mookie Mook, DJ Motiv8 & Dante Santiago. The Atban Klann were signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records...

, a group that would one day become the 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...

. It was planned to be released on October 6, 1992 for Ruthless Records, distributed by Relativity Records

Relativity Records

Relativity Records, often branded just Relativity, is an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distribution in metro New York. Early on, as an indie label, Relativity released music in a variety of styles, including dance, jazz, punk, and...

 and featured production from the mentor of Will 1X

Will.i.am

William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...

 who is DJ Motiv8. The album was put on hold, two years later, the group released the first single of the album, "Puddles Of H2O", but the album was never released. The songs from the album later leaked and a cover was made using a photo of Apl.de.ap

Apl.de.ap

Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr. better known as apl.de.ap , is a Filipino-American rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer who is best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas.-Early life:Pineda was born in Belfast...

 and will.i.am

Will.i.am

William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...

 from the Bridging the Gap photo-shoot in 2000. This was the only album Atban Klann recorded under that name, as they were dropped from Ruthless in 1995. However, six years later the group, now known as Black Eyed Peas, would release Behind the Front

Behind the Front

Behind the Front is the debut album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released in 1998.-Background:Most of the tracks were demos for the Grass Roots album, with added verses by new member Taboo. The song "Joints & Jam" appeared on the soundtrack of the movie Bulworth, where it was billed...

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Track listing

1. "Open Your Mind"
2. "Goin for a Ride"
3. "Lord of the Flies"
4. "Adidas"
5. "Mountain Top"
6. "Quid Pro Quo"
7. "No Sequel"
8. "World's Gone Mad"
9. "Rain on Me"
10. "Dedicated"
11. "Styles are Critical"
12. "Puddles of H2O"
13. "Focus on You"
14. "Strolling"
15. "La Borio Woman Beater"
16. "Let Me Get Down"