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August 30: Black-Eyed Peas
Who: The Peas came together in the mid-1990s to challenge the dominance of West Coast gangsta rap and its sordid tales of pimps, drugs and drive-by shootings, hoping to fill the void left by A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, soulful hip-hop acts with a positive message. But the group achieved massive recognition only after Stacy ''Fergie'' Ferguson joined the group and 2003's pop-flavored ''Elephunk'' was released. The Peas fill arenas around the world, but some critics contend they are too pop, and that the song ''My Humps,'' about women's breasts, is detestable.
Latest album: ''Monkey Business'' (2005)
Latest album: ''Monkey Business'' (2005)
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Songs you're likely to hear: ''Don't Phunk with My Heart,'' ''Hey Mama,'' ''Hands Up,'' ''My Humps,'' ''Pump It,'' ''Shut Up,'' ''Let's Get It Started,'' ''Where Is The Love?'' and ''London Bridge,'' from Fergie's upcoming debut solo album, ''The Dutchess''
Fun fact: In the early 1990s, group members William ''will.i.am'' Adams and Allan ''apl.de.ap'' Pineda were part of the break-dancing crew Tribal Nation and, later, Atban Klann (an acronym for A Tribe Beyond a Nation), which was signed to Ruthless Records by Eazy-E of gangsta rap group N.W.A.
Likely favorite fair activity: Watching the agricultural judging.
Performing: 9 or 10 p.m. Wednesday, following The Pussycat Dolls and possibly another opening act. Tickets: $49
Fun fact: In the early 1990s, group members William ''will.i.am'' Adams and Allan ''apl.de.ap'' Pineda were part of the break-dancing crew Tribal Nation and, later, Atban Klann (an acronym for A Tribe Beyond a Nation), which was signed to Ruthless Records by Eazy-E of gangsta rap group N.W.A.
Likely favorite fair activity: Watching the agricultural judging.
Performing: 9 or 10 p.m. Wednesday, following The Pussycat Dolls and possibly another opening act. Tickets: $49
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