Do It Like This by Black Eyed Peas Song Info
Like the two-part techno-funk epic “Imma Be,” the Black Eyed Peas splice together two club-ready jams into one five minute track. “Do It Like This” was months in the making. Will had left-over beats from working with Usher on “Oh My God” so he wanted to sample fans’ opinions before using them on Black Eyed Peas’ new tunes. After DJ’ing one night in Toronto, Will brought back strangers to play them his creations. “I told them, ‘Don’t be afraid to say its whack. Don’t tell me it’s cool because you’re being polite,’” says Will. “So I played them music and everybody was like, ‘Ugh!’” Still, Will stands by the beats that make up “Do It Like This,” which has a dizzying, minimal German techno vibe. “I don’t care if you’ve shot a billion people and I don’t care if you’ve sold crack to the Pope,” says Will. “That beat is harder than any attitude or any freakin’ mug-shot face. It goes to a place no hip-hopper would go to right now.”