More musical hi-jinks now, with the announcement that LA hip hop collective Black Eyed Peas will be providing the licks for the forthcoming Sims urban spin-off The Urbz. The group will be providing nine tunes to the game from their upcoming album for the digital world, where rep is everything and the action happens 24/7 (when you're not working in the Sushi Bar, that is...).
There's a nice twist to this tale, however. Group frontman will.i.am has gone back to the studio to re-record his lyrics from the original tracks in "simlish", the game's residents' native tongue. The band members will also make appearances in virtuality.
The game is due for release for PS2 and XBox on 19 November 2004. The album Monkey Business is due around the same time.
Definitely an interesting era for the relationship between games and music.
cheers to gigex and gamesindustry.biz for the info
