Joints & Jam
Black Eyed Peas | Artist Essentials
First released: 1998 (year verified)
Original 1998 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The loose beat and warm repeated refrain introduce the group's earlier, groove-centered rap sound.
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First released: 1998 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 1998 release history of Behind the Front. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 1998 studio recording
Credit: Black Eyed Peas
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Behind the Front
Behind the Front - original Interscope program
Original 1998 debut program and Joints & Jam. The substantive introduction names will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo and describes the earlier jazz-influenced rap sound. Later copyright fields do not replace the original year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas developed around will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo, with early albums built on loose hip-hop grooves and shared vocal exchanges. Fergie joined for the Elephunk era, broadening the group's sung hooks and pop arrangements. The E.N.D. and The Beginning emphasized electronic dance rhythms. Later projects such as Translation and Elevation continued under the group name with multilingual collaborations, while the members' separate solo recordings remain distinct parts of their careers.
Artist background sources
Behind the Front - original Interscope program
Original 1998 debut program and Joints & Jam. The substantive introduction names will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo and describes the earlier jazz-influenced rap sound. Later copyright fields do not replace the original year. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Interscope - Elephunk original album history
Label identifies the original album as 2003 and the first to feature Fergie. Its current replacement tracklist is not evidence that the 2004 Started vocal existed in 2003. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
The E.N.D. - original licensed program
Original 2009 program, including the original Boom Boom Pow studio item and the other selected recordings before later 2010 annual appearances. Later megamixes are separate releases. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
The Beginning - original program
Original 2010 program and November track fields, including The Time, Don't Stop the Party and Just Can't Get Enough. January 1 is a package placeholder, not a claimed first day. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Translation - original Epic program
Original 2020 program, explicitly retaining Ritmo's 2019 single date. The distributor history distinguishes this later multilingual group chapter from the earlier Fergie lineup. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Elevation - original Epic program
Original 2022 program and earlier same-year single fields. Headline guests are separately verified in the selected track headers. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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