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The intrepid reporting team at Radar deserves a special shout-out for this revealing interview with Black Eyed Pea’s resident poet in which lyricist will.i.am explains the nuanced meaning of the time-honored classic, “My Humps.”

I always wondered what it must be like to be a girl, always gettin’ pulled on. Maybe she’s the smartest genius on the planet, but she’s rackin’ double Ds with a 26-inch waist and a big ol’ ass and no one’s ever gonna see her like that because that’s the way the world is.

You know who else is the smartest genius on the planet? That rich motherfucker, will.i.am.