It has been three years since a girl named Stacy Ferguson walked into the studio to record the track "Shut Up" with hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas, and her life has since changed forever. Though she already had peeped fame as the voice of Sally and Lucy in the cartoon series Charlie Brown, a cast member of Kids Incorporated during her teen years, and a member of the all-female pop trio Wild Orchid, nothing could compare to the slamming success of being recruited by BEP.

Fergie first joined The Black Eyed Peas in 2002, and was on hand when the release of their first disc together, Elephunk, went triple platinum, thrusting the group into the spotlight. The mega-single "Let's Get It Started," earned The Peas their first Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Two years later the follow-up Monkey Business yielded five Top 40 hits including "Don't Phunk With My Heart" and "My Humps" and has sold over four million copies. Once again, The Black Eyed Peas won the Best Rap Performance for "Don't Phunk My Heart." A few months later, at the 2006 MTV Awards, they won a moon man for best Hip-Hop Video.

Yet, even after selling millions of discs, racking in the awards and touring constantly, Fergie is still not ready to slow down. On her stellar debut The Dutchess, the California native has constructed the perfect pop for musically diverse people. "I listen to everything from pop to reggae, old school hip-hop to soul ballads," Fergie states. "Even now I can remember how happy I'd be as a kid whenever my parents played Temptations or Smokey Robinson songs on the stereo." She continues, "This record is the realization of a dream I've had since I was seven, it's almost hard to believe that the time has finally come." A jamming master-mix of styles, Fergie and her producers (including will.i.am, Polow Da Don and John Legend) have created an album to suit even the most eclectic of tastes.

The Dutchess opens with the second single "Fergalicious," a quirky rump shaker that introduces the sexy hit maker to folks who have seemingly been sleeping in caves. A blissful romp that utilizes heavy bass and back in the day 808s to create a track that would sound perfect bumping from a custom ride. Fergie says, "When I was younger, I used to go to a club called Studio K and dance for hours to JJ Fad and MC Lyte. 'Fergalicious' is the song I wanted to make, because it has that throwback appeal that reminds me of being in junior high school."