On his solo project, will.i.am was given complete creative freedom and allowed to indulge his own musical passions. will.i.am doesn't make the distinction between the thug-stylings of mainstream hip hop and the conscious rap of acts such as Jurassic 5 and Talib Kweli. "Creatively, hip hop is making a comeback. You have to be conscious to be into hip hop, even if you're talking about materialism. That's just wants on your conscience. Music is a conscious artform as you get the chance to express the things that you think about." To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the cult series, Beat Generation, BBE are re-releasing the instrumental version of "Lost Change - Instrumentals" digitally.