BEP Empire/Get Original

"BEP Empire/Get Original" is a double A-side and the first single taken from the album Bridging the Gap by the Black Eyed Peas. It reached number 44 in the US Hot Rap Singles chart.

"BEP Empire/Get Original"
Single by Black Eyed Peas
from the album Bridging the Gap
Released	August 8, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	4:39 ("BEP Empire") 2:52 ("Get Original")
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	("BEP Empire") William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, William Adams, Allan Pineda, Charels Stewart, George Pajon, Jr., Clifford Smith, Aldane Browne
Producer(s)	will.i.am ("Get Original") / DJ Premier ("BEP Empire")
Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Karma" (1999) "BEP Empire/Get Original" (2000) "Weekends" (2000)

Music videos

"BEP Empire"

The concept of the music video is an infomercial advertising a fictional "Discover Hip Hop Set".^[1] A different version of the song was also produced in collaboration with the band 311, released on 311's official website as a free download.^[2][3] An extended infomercial parody was also released on a promotional site for the single and later on the Black Eyed Peas website.^[4]

"Get Original"

The music video for "Get Original" was set in an empty canyon. Black Eyed Peas are seen singing and break dancing in the video. Chali 2na is not featured in the video, however Taboo raps a verse in his place.^[5]

Track listing

Side A

1. "BEP Empire" (radio edit)
2. "BEP Empire" (album version)
3. "BEP Empire" (instrumental)

Side B

1. "Get Original" (radio edit)
2. "Get Original" (album version) (featuring Chali 2na)
3. "Get Original" (instrumental)

References

1. "B.E.P. Empire" music video at YouTube
2. 311 Audio via Wayback Machine
3. "BEP Empire - 311 & Black Eyed Peas version". Archived from the original on 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2006-05-20.
4. Easlea, Daryl (2012-10-15). Let's Get It Started: The Rise & Rise of the Black Eyed Peas. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-795-2.
5. "Get Original" music video at YouTube