The Playlist: Black Eyed Peas Get Serious About Injustice, and 12 More New SongsImage Black Eyed Peas return to songs about social consciousness with their new single, “Street Livin’.” Credit Christopher ParsonsEvery Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos — and anything else that strikes them as intriguing. Let us know at theplaylist@nytimes.com and sign up for our Louder newsletter, a once-a-week blast of our pop music coverage, here. Black Eyed Peas, ‘Street Livin’Before the Black Eyed Peas devoted themselves to pop party hits, they had moments of social consciousness. Jon Pareles has been The Times's chief pop music critic since 1988. * Required field You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times products and services.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2018 18:56 UTC