will.i.am

William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He is best known as a founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas.

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will.i.am in 2018
Background information
Birth name	William James Adams Jr.
Also known as	Will 1X illwilly Willonex Zuper Blahq
Born	(1975-03-15) March 15, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop pop rap pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter disc jockey record producer actor
Instruments	Vocals keyboards piano bass drums
Years active	1988–present
Labels	E1 Interscope Beat Generation will.i.am Barely Breaking Even Atlantic Ruthless Epic
Website	will.i.am

As a solo artist, will.i.am has released four solo albums. His first album Lost Change, was released in 2001 through Atlantic Records. His second album, Must B 21, was released on September 23, 2003. The track "Go!" was regularly used as the theme for NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005. The third album, Songs About Girls, was released on September 25, 2007. He released his fourth studio album, #willpower, in 2013.

As a record producer, will.i.am has produced music with other artists. In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 41 top-40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK.

Will.i.am Media

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  will.i.am performing with the Black Eyed Peas in June 2009

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  will.i.am with Sheryl Crow and Herbie Hancock, performing at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial concert

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  will.i.am in Los Angeles, California in 2010

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  will.i.am attending his #willpower album release party in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2012

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  will.i.am speaking at the 2011 FIRST kickoff at Southern New Hampshire University with Dean Kamen

Other websites

• Video at YouTube
• will.i.am on IMDb