2018 release, the first album in eight years from the R&B superstars. Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 is the seventh studio album by The Black Eyed Peas. A political album loosely inspired by the graphic novel of the same name and the contemporary social climate of the United States, it is a departure from The Black Eyed Peas' electronic dance and pop-influenced albums The E.N.D. and The Beginning, marking a return to the group's hip hop and boom bap style of their early career. The album is the first not to feature Fergie since her departure from the band in early 2018.