The multi-talented and exceptionally stylish Taboo is a rapper, dancer, songwriter, actor and member of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group the Black Eyed Peas.
Taboo hooked up with bandmates will.i.am and apl.de.ap in 1995 when they met at a break dancing club in Los Angeles. The trio called themselves The Black Eyed Peas because they felt their music was "food for the soul." In 2003, Fergie joined the group and the band released their breakout album Elephunk that catapulted them to superstardom. By the time Monkey Business came out, Taboo and his bandmates were household names with hits like "Don't Phunk With My Heart" and "My Humps."
Having sold millions and millions of albums worldwide, the Black Eyed Peas have brought their funky fusion of pop, hip-hop and dance to the global stage. With songs like "Where Is the Love?" spreading messages of unity and peace, Taboo and the group pride themselves on breaking down barriers and changing people's perspectives. Along the way, Taboo and the Black Eyed Peas have worked with artists like Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Sting and James Brown.
Taboo's unique sense of style and martial arts-inspired dance moves make their way onto the silver screen with his starring role in the 2009 blockbuster Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
As a judge on "MTV's Top Pop Group," Taboo brings a unique insight into the life of an international superstar and lends his keen eye for imaginative sound, style and spirit to the groups battling it out for singing supremacy.
Taboo hooked up with bandmates will.i.am and apl.de.ap in 1995 when they met at a break dancing club in Los Angeles. The trio called themselves The Black Eyed Peas because they felt their music was "food for the soul." In 2003, Fergie joined the group and the band released their breakout album Elephunk that catapulted them to superstardom. By the time Monkey Business came out, Taboo and his bandmates were household names with hits like "Don't Phunk With My Heart" and "My Humps."
Having sold millions and millions of albums worldwide, the Black Eyed Peas have brought their funky fusion of pop, hip-hop and dance to the global stage. With songs like "Where Is the Love?" spreading messages of unity and peace, Taboo and the group pride themselves on breaking down barriers and changing people's perspectives. Along the way, Taboo and the Black Eyed Peas have worked with artists like Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Sting and James Brown.
Taboo's unique sense of style and martial arts-inspired dance moves make their way onto the silver screen with his starring role in the 2009 blockbuster Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
As a judge on "MTV's Top Pop Group," Taboo brings a unique insight into the life of an international superstar and lends his keen eye for imaginative sound, style and spirit to the groups battling it out for singing supremacy.