will.i.am
Sign in to saveWilliam Adams (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as Will.i.am (pronounced "will I am" and stylized in all lowercase), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas — which he formed with fellow rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo in 1995. The group has released nine studio albums, and saw their highest success with the pop rap albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2009), and The Beginning (2010), during which he shared lead vocals with fellow singer Fergie.
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Will.i.am is an American rapper, singer, and record producer best known as the frontman of the Black Eyed Peas, a musical group he formed in 1995 that achieved major commercial success with their pop rap albums in the 2000s. He matters because the Black Eyed Peas became one of the most popular music groups of their era, with albums like *The E.N.D.* and *Monkey Business* dominating the charts during the mid-to-late 2000s.
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William James Adams Jr., (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am (will-i-am) and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer. will.i.am came to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas along with rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo and, later, singer Fergie. As a music…
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25 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Music career
- 1988–2000: Formations and the Black Eyed Peas
- 2000–2003: ''Lost Change'', ''Elephunk'' and ''Must B 21''
- 2003–2006: ''Monkey Business''
- 2007–2009: ''Songs About Girls'' and ''Change Is Now''
- 2009–2016: Black Eyed Peas reformation, ''The E.N.D'', ''The Beginning'', and ''#willpower''
- 2017–present
- Other ventures
- Acting
- Philanthropy
- ''The Voice UK'' and ''Australia''
- Fashion
- Technology
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- Video games
- Tours
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
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William Adams (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as Will.i.am (pronounced "will I am" and stylized in all lowercase), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas — which he formed with fellow rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo in 1995. The group has released nine studio albums, and saw their highest success with the pop rap albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2009), and The Beginning (2010), during which he shared lead vocals with fellow singer Fergie.
As a solo artist, Adams signed with Atlantic Records to release his debut album Lost Change (2001), and later Barely Breaking Even to release his second album Must B 21 (2003), both of which failed to chart. After gaining success with the Black Eyed Peas, he signed with Interscope Records to release his third album, Songs About Girls (2007), which moderately entered the US Billboard 200 — becoming his first solo project to do so — and spawned the US Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single "I Got It From My Mama". His fourth album, #willpower (2013), peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top five hit, "Scream & Shout" (with Britney Spears). In addition, he guest appeared on Fergie's 2006 single "Fergalicious" and Usher's 2010 single "OMG", which peaked at numbers two and one on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
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