Lizzo performs a verse for Fergie to rap on the song, which she loves except for one change: instead of saying 'I'm so 2008,' she wants to say 'I'm so 3008.' Strong's repetition of 'people in the place' in Fergie's voice is easily one of the highlights of this sketch.

The producers try to help them respond to the lyric 'gotta get that,' asking the Black Eyed Peas to think of things they have to get such as 'money or hot girls.' However, the band retaliates by continuing to say 'gotta get that that that' before Yang as Taboo yells 'You're suffocating me!' Lizzo tries to redirect the group by asking where they imagine this song would be playing, to which Strong's Fergie responds that it's the 'people in the place.' Bryant tries to get her to specify what the place is and who the people are, but Fergie stands her ground that the song is about the people in the place. The producers advise changing the lyrics, which the band does not react well to, as it turns out those were just the temp lyrics the producers sent to describe the beat of the track. Thompson as will.i.am proceeds to perform the first section of their single 'Boom Boom Pow,' which consists exclusively of the lyrics 'gotta get that' and 'boom boom boom' repeated over and over. Lizzo and Bryant welcome the Black Eyed Peas to their studio, and ask them to perform what the band has so far from their new single.

Have you ever wondered how the Black Eyed Peas came up with such lyrics as 'let's do it' or 'gotta get that'? This new Saturday Night Live sketch takes you behind the scenes of their recording session in 2008 when they recorded their hits 'I Got a Feeling' and 'Boom Boom Pow.' Host Lizzoand Aidy Bryant, their music producers, try to guide the Black Eyed Peas ( Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, Chris Redd), but the band doesn't take their suggestions too seriously.

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