BLACK EYED PEAS: Apl.de.Ap elevated as the Black Eyed Peas performed at the Blaisdell Center Monday night to a packed and enthusiastic crowd. Apl called out that he was proud to be Filipino and got the crowd cheering to a Filipino tune.
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