Back-and-forth sniping and name calling in edit summaries is ”not” how content disputes are settled on Wikipedia. I’ve fully protected the page for 48 hours so that this can be ”discussed here, as is required by policy”. If the edit-warring resumes once protection expires, there will be dissapointment and likely blocks. – [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub>[[User talk:The Bushranger|<span style=”color: maroon;”>One ping only</span>]]</sub> 23:30, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
Back-and-forth sniping and name calling in edit summaries is ”not” how content disputes are settled on Wikipedia. I’ve fully protected the page for 48 hours so that this can be ”discussed here, as is required by policy”. If the edit-warring resumes once protection expires, there will be dissapointment and likely blocks. – [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub>[[User talk:The Bushranger|<span style=”color: maroon;”>One ping only</span>]]</sub> 23:30, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
Ty {{ping|The Bushranger}}, for stepping in, and I apologize for my own immaturity in the subject. I’m glad that someone higher up is stepping in right now cause this page has been a wild west for years now when it comes to the BEP members. And I don’t really blame anyone in particular for that, cause let’s face it, the Black Eyed Peas are INCREDIBLY confusing and vague when it comes to members.
– [[Dante Santiago]] isn’t credited in the liner notes of ”Grass Roots” as an official group member with will, mookie, apl.de.ap, or DJ Motiv8, yet several articles not only refer to him as being an official member, but also one of the founders of the BEP as a whole. There’s also some discrepancies with some articles saying he left with Mookie Mook and DJ Motiv8, but some saying he didn’t leave until the end of 1995.
– [[Kim Hil (soul singer)|Kim Hill]] has always been referred to as an official member by media and has usually been used as an example of group members leaving before said group became famous, but if you look at the albums during her tenure, she’s never included on any covers, is literally credited as a featured member on only a handful of tracks, the only time she ever appeared in a regular capacity with the group is during live performances and music videos, more like a session/touring member rather than an actual official member.
– [[J. Rey Soul]] is also in this same unusual boat, made even weirder by the fact that the group refers to her as a “semi-official member”, and some tracks she’s credited as a featured artist, but some tracks she isn’t.
– There’s also been talks in several online circles and even on her own page that [[Sierra Swan]] was an official member of the Black Eyed Peas from 1998-2000, but I’ve never seen any reliable articles or interviews confirm that, and it seems her only involvement with the peas was featuring on ”one” track.
I’m absolutely willing to talk about this more because I feel like there’s ALOT of ambiguity with this group lineup and we gotta figure out some sort of group consensus to avoid more edit warring in the future. My personal take is that J. Rey Soul, Kim Hill, and ”possibly” Dante Santiago are touring/session members, while Mookie Mook, DJ Motiv8, and Fergie are the official “former members.” There are more than enough sources I see online that refer to BEP as a rebrand of Atban Klann in a similar vein to what Kara’s Flowers is to Maroon 5, or what Hybrid Theory is to Linkin Park, so I do feel like the Atban Klann members and history can stay intact given that. This is just my take on it though, I want to see what other people say so we can finally have a proper consensus. – [[User:K-popguardian|K-popguardian]] ([[User talk:K-popguardian|talk]]) 00:45, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
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This article is pretty incomplete if Fergie isn’t mentioned in the lede. All of Black Eyed Peas’ most famous songs were released when she was part of the band, and it’s pretty confusing to not have her mentioned right off the bat, and instead be relegated to lower down the article and in the infobox. My suggested changed would be something along these lines: “Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and J. Rey Soul. The group’s most well known line-up featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hill in 2002 and was replaced by Soul in 2018.” —Cerebral726 (talk) 13:24, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
In section History > 2015–2018: Fergie’s departure, addition of J. Rey Soul, and Masters of the Sun, the following sentence appears.
On June 3, 2017, they performed at the opening ceremony of the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final in the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. The performance, which included a pyrotechnic display, ran long and delayed the second-half kickoff by several minutes.
It actually delayed the match kick-off, not the second half: the opening ceremony took place before the game, not at half time. See live report here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/jun/03/juventus-v-real-madrid-champions-league-final-2017-live?page=with:block-5932cbb9e4b0bdd87e2f2df5
Suggested edit: Remove “the second-half”, so sentence reads “…ran long and delayed kickoff by several minutes.” 151.21.178.52 (talk) 14:07, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
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Mooky Mook left the group in 1995, and Eazy-E died of HIV/AIDS.
Should be changed to
Mooky Mook left the group in 1995.
The death of Eazy_E doesn’t pertain to the group. 216.24.45.33 (talk) 16:31, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 Not done for now: Maybe the wording could be adjusted, but I believe the context of paragraph is Easy E signed them to his label, but due to Mooky leaving the group and Easy E’s passing, the contract was stalled. WikiVirusC(talk) 22:02, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
In their last two recent albums, she was never mentioned in any press release being officially part of the group. The album arts has been consistently branded with just the three original founding members (Taboo, will.i.am, apl.de.ap) Also, J Rey Soul is only creditedon Mamacita, Filipina Queen and Double Dz as a featured artist. If she is officially a member, she wouldn’t be a featured artist. I cannot find a press release regarding any announcement besides that she goes on tour with the group. I think J Rey Soul as an independent artist on her own but associated with the group. –A6397 T A L K! 15:40, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
- She’s a credited as a featured artist because of how streaming platforms operate. It’s like how the Silk Sonic song Leave the Door Open is officially credited to Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak (both the members of Silk Sonic), and Silk Sonic, so that when people search for either Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, or Silk Sonic, that song will show up, instead of just for silk sonic. Also how on Spotify all the songs on 100 Gecs‘ album 1000 Gecs and two of their singles have the artists listed as 100 Gecs, Laura Les, and Dylan Brady (again, both of the members of 100 Gecs). Those are just the ones I know off the top of my head, there’s a lot of label politics that goes on behind the scenes, Her being credited as a featured artist doesn’t mean she’s not a member. Dont stop get it get it (talk) 07:56, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
To be fair it’s the same with Kim Hill who was only on a handful of BEP tracks but performed every live with them just like J Rey Soul and is still considered a member. – K-popguardian (talk) 10:35, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
Why doesn’t Black Eyed Peas’s latest album have a page of its own? Hellokitty6666 (talk) 02:38, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
@Hellokitty6666: Anyone on Wikipedia could make a page, you can attempt to make one if you want. HOWEVER, the sources that you use must demonstrate the notability of the subject.For example its wide chart and sales performances, or news articles (NOT stuff like TMZ or People Magazine), that have Elevationas their main subject. – K-popguardian (talk) 18:40, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
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New members: J Rey Soul https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Rey_Soul 2603:6010:D73D:11FE:9951:69AC:7C91:39AC (talk) 21:21, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 Already done M.Bitton (talk) 02:31, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
I believe that the Atban Klann‘s page should probably be merged into this one. On the Atban Klann page and even with multiple sources that are used for these articles, Atban Klann and BEP are described as the same group, with the transition to BEP described more as a name change than an actual seperate group, more along the lines of what Kara’s Flowers is to Maroon 5. There really isn’t much on the Atban Klann page as is and I feel like everything there can be merged here, given alot of the major beats are summarized here as well. In the process, Grass Roots to BEP’s discography page and Mookie Mook, DJ Motiv8, and Dante Santiago to BEP’s former members tab, given they were official members of Atban Klann. – K-popguardian (talk) 19:11, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Back-and-forth sniping and name calling in edit summaries is not how content disputes are settled on Wikipedia. I’ve fully protected the page for 48 hours so that this can be discussed here, as is required by policy. If the edit-warring resumes once protection expires, there will be dissapointment and likely blocks. – The Bushranger One ping only 23:30, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
Ty @The Bushranger:, for stepping in, and I apologize for my own immaturity in the subject. I’m glad that someone higher up is stepping in right now cause this page has been a wild west for years now when it comes to the BEP members. And I don’t really blame anyone in particular for that, cause let’s face it, the Black Eyed Peas are INCREDIBLY confusing and vague when it comes to members.
– Dante Santiago isn’t credited in the liner notes of Grass Roots as an official group member with will, mookie, apl.de.ap, or DJ Motiv8, yet several articles not only refer to him as being an official member, but also one of the founders of the BEP as a whole. There’s also some discrepancies with some articles saying he left with Mookie Mook and DJ Motiv8, but some saying he didn’t leave until the end of 1995.
– Kim Hill has always been referred to as an official member by media and has usually been used as an example of group members leaving before said group became famous, but if you look at the albums during her tenure, she’s never included on any covers, is literally credited as a featured member on only a handful of tracks, the only time she ever appeared in a regular capacity with the group is during live performances and music videos, more like a session/touring member rather than an actual official member.
– J. Rey Soul is also in this same unusual boat, made even weirder by the fact that the group refers to her as a “semi-official member”, and some tracks she’s credited as a featured artist, but some tracks she isn’t.
– There’s also been talks in several online circles and even on her own page that Sierra Swan was an official member of the Black Eyed Peas from 1998-2000, but I’ve never seen any reliable articles or interviews confirm that, and it seems her only involvement with the peas was featuring on one track.
I’m absolutely willing to talk about this more because I feel like there’s ALOT of ambiguity with this group lineup and we gotta figure out some sort of group consensus to avoid more edit warring in the future. My personal take is that J. Rey Soul, Kim Hill, and possibly Dante Santiago are touring/session members, while Mookie Mook, DJ Motiv8, and Fergie are the official “former members.” There are more than enough sources I see online that refer to BEP as a rebrand of Atban Klann in a similar vein to what Kara’s Flowers is to Maroon 5, or what Hybrid Theory is to Linkin Park, so I do feel like the Atban Klann members and history can stay intact given that. This is just my take on it though, I want to see what other people say so we can finally have a proper consensus. – K-popguardian (talk) 00:45, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
