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My Humps

"My Humps" is a song by American group The Black Eyed Peas from their fourth album Monkey Business . This is their third top ten single in the United States that won "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" in the 2007 Grammy Awards, although, it was heavily criticized by the music press. John Bush described the song in All Music Guide as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium. On April 1, 2007, Canadian-born singer Alanis Morissette covered the song, a la torch style accompanied only with a piano in a slow pace. This seems to be an April Fools' Day prank but Alanis never confirmed this up to this moment. The following day, a music video was uploaded in the YouTube website, which parodies the dance moves of Fergie (one of the members of The Black Eyed Peas) from the original "My Humps" music video. Six days later, Alanis version was already viewed 4 million times. There were reports stating that Fergie sent...

Balita

"Balita" (Tagalog for "News") is a song by Filipino Folk Rock group Asin. The song was written during the regime of Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and it has a strong political message against the repression and violence during the Marcos era. The whole song is written in Tagalog except for the last verse, which is in Visayan. This song serves as sample in Black Eyed Peas' "The Apl Song", which included in their album Elephunk . Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas has Filipino roots and fond of listening to Asin when he was in the Philippines during his childhood. Pendong Aban, one of the members of Asin, felt proud for the inclusion of "Balita" in Black Eyed Peas' album and the influence of Asin to Apl.de.ap's music. Balita (Chorus:) Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo Ako'y may dala dalang balita galing sa bayan ko Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento at Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang ipiinangako Ang lupang...