Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)

Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap
Studio album by Black Eyed Peas
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Hip hop; alternative hip hop; R&B;
Length	62:50
Label	Interscope; will.i.am;
Producer	will.i.am; Wyclef Jean; apl.de.ap; DJ Premier; Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis; Rhett Lawrence;
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Singles from Bridging the Gap
	"BEP Empire"/"Get Original"; Released: August 8, 2000; "Weekends"; Released: October 3, 2000; "Request + Line"; Released: February 26, 2001;

Bridging the Gap is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album as Black Eyed Peas, before they changed their name to "The Black Eyed Peas" and the last album with Kim Hill as a member.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"BEP Empire"	William Adams Allan Pineda C. Martin Jaime Gomez	DJ Premier	4:39
2.	"Weekends" (featuring Esthero)	Adams Pineda Gomez Tony Butler Sylvester Stewart	will.i.am	4:46
3.	"Get Original" (featuring Chali2na)	Adams Pineda George Pajon, Jr. Chali 2na Clifford Smith Aldane Browne	will.i.am	2:52
4.	"Hot" (featuring Kim Hill)	Adams Pineda	apl.de.ap	4:04
5.	"Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul)	Adams Kelvin Mercer Dave Jolicoeur Daisey Age Pajon, Jr.	will.i.am	4:47
6.	"Lil' Lil'"	Adams Pineda Pajon, Jr. Michael Fratantuno	will.i.am	4:10
7.	"On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def)	Adams Pineda Helene Faussart Celia Faussart Dante Smith Kim Hill	will.i.am	3:52
8.	"Release"	Adams Pineda Gomez	apl.de.ap	5:07
9.	"Bridging the Gaps"	Adams Pineda Pajon, Jr. John Collins Bill Withers	apl.de.ap	4:56
10.	"Go Go"	Adams Pineda Fratantuno Arthur Baker John Robie Kevin Donovan Robert Allen Ellis Williams Ralf Hütter Emil Schult	will.i.am	4:53
11.	"Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Adams Pineda Wyclef Jean Gomez James Brown Charles Bobbit Bob Byrd	Jean	3:33
12.	"Bringing It Back"	Adams Pineda	will.i.am	3:36
13.	"Tell Your Mama Come"	Adams Pineda Gomez Pajon, Jr.	will.i.am	3:14
14.	"Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52)	Adams Pineda Fratantuno Pajon, Jr. Rhett Lawrence Natalie Hinds	Lawrence will.i.am	9:21

UK edition
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Magic"	3:45

Collector's edition
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Bridging the Gaps" (Version 2)	4:45

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)^[3]
Dotmusic	link
HipHopDX.com	link
Q	^[1]
RapReviews.com	2000
Robert Christgau	B− link
Rolling Stone	link
Spin	(5/10)^[1]
Wall of Sound	(68/100) link