{"id":491138,"date":"2019-10-11T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T06:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=897716"},"modified":"2019-10-11T00:37:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T06:37:28","slug":"watch-black-eyed-peas-team-up-with-j-balvin-in-ritmo-bad-boys-for-life-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/watch-black-eyed-peas-team-up-with-j-balvin-in-ritmo-bad-boys-for-life-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Black Eyed Peas Team Up With J Balvin in \u2018RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)\u2019 Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-11-at-7.41.28-AM.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Black Eyed Peas have joined forces with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/j-balvin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_j-balvin\" data-tag=\"j-balvin\">J Balvin<\/a> for a brand new single, \u201cRITMO (Bad Boys For Life).\u201d The upbeat track, which samples Corona\u2019s \u201cThe Rhythm of the Night,\u201d will appear on the soundtrack to <em>Bad Boys For Life,&nbsp;<\/em>which stars Will Smith and&nbsp;Martin Lawrence and arrives in theaters January 10, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In the official music video for the song, directed by Colin Tilley, the musicians perform the track in a neon-lit room with futuristic lights, costumes and <em>Tron<\/em>-esque dancers. The flashy, colorful video is intercut with clips from the film itself, mostly showcasing Smith and Lawrence in various car chases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to reimagine \u2018The Rhythm of the Night\u2019 by Corona and give it a minimal, futurist, afro-fused reggaeton vibe,\u201d Black Eye Peas frontman will.i.am said in a statement. \u201cThe final song and video feel like the classic next level futurism that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-black-eyed-peas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-black-eyed-peas\" data-tag=\"the-black-eyed-peas\">the Black Eyed Peas<\/a> are all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balvin added, \u201cI\u2019ve been a&nbsp;Black Eyed Peas fan for as long as I can remember. They are legends and it\u2019s an honor to join them and become part of the sound of <em>Bad Boys for Life<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRITMO (Bad Boys For Life)\u201d is Black Eyed Peas first release on their new record label Epic Records. The band is currently on tour in Australia and New Zealand, and will end their current run at the SEA Games in the Philippines on December 11th for a performance of \u201cRITMO (Bad Boys For Life).\u201d <em>Bad Boys For Life<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album&nbsp;<\/em>will be released January 10, 2020, the same day as the film.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/black-eyed-peas-j-balvin-ritmo-bad-boys-for-life-video-897716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Eyed Peas have joined forces with J Balvin for a brand new single, \u201cRITMO (Bad Boys For Life).\u201d The upbeat track, which samples Corona\u2019s \u201cThe Rhythm of the Night,\u201d will appear on the soundtrack to Bad Boys For Life,&nbsp;which stars Will Smith and&nbsp;Martin Lawrence and arrives in theaters January 10, 2020. 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