Will.i.am

Will.i.am

Infobox musical artist
Name = will.i.am


Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = William James Adams Jr.
Born = birth date and age|1975|3|15
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died =
Instrument = Singing, rapping, keyboards, bass, clavinet, drums, piano
Genre = Hip hop, pop rap, R&B
Occupation = Singer, rapper, lyricist, producer
Years_active = 1989 – present
Label = Ruthless Records
BBE Records
A&M Records
Interscope Records will.i.am music group
Associated_acts =Black Eyed Peas, Cheryl Cole, Common, Estelle, Fergie, Esthero, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Macy Gray, Nas
URL = [http://www.will-i-am.com/ www.will-i-am.com]

William James Adams, Jr. (born March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA), better known by his stage name will.i.am (formerly Will 1X), is an Emmy Award-winning musician, specializing as a hip hop musician, Rapper, dancer, songwriter and founding member and frontman of Black Eyed Peas. He also has his own label called will.i.am music group.

Biography

Personal life

In September 2007, will.i.am's record label Universal Music Group decided on a pilot scheme to reward certain file sharing with cash incentives, including will.i.am tracks from his latest solo album "Songs About Girls". [ [http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157149112069?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController Pay-per-listen innovation from Black Eyed Peas man (thelondonpaper)] ]

will.i.am is also featured in Flo Rida's debut album Mail on Sunday on the song In The Ayer.

will.i.am has recently been cast as John Wraith in the upcoming "", a prequel to the X-Men film series.

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In 2008 will.i.am contributed the song "One People" to the Survival International charity album, "Songs for Survival".

Fashion

Before joining the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles. In 2001, he began designing his own signature clothing line, "i.am", which made its official debut in 2005 at the Magic apparel trade show in Las Vegas [ [http://remixmag.com/transmissions/will-i-am-021705/ Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am Launches Clothing Line ] ] . In 2007, will.i.am teamed up with Blue Holdings to design a premium denim collection, "i.am Antik", that was scheduled to debut in August 2007 at the Project Show in Las Vegas [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070515/20070515005780.html?.v=1] . He has also designed clothing for the Black Eyed Peas.

Political advocacy

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On February 29, 2008, a second video, "We Are the Ones" was released on Dipdive and YouTube. Including cameo appearances from Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, Regina King, Tyrese Gibson, Eric Mabius, Tichina Arnold, Adrianne Palicki, comedian George Lopez, and singers Macy Gray, Zoe Kravitz and Black Eyed Peas' Taboo, the video features everyone chanting "O-BA-MA" as a portrayal as their hopes and wishes for Barack Obama and his presidential campaign.

Discography

tudio albums

* 2001: "Lost Change"
* 2003: "Must B 21"
* 2007: "Songs About Girls"

Albums as the Black Eyed Peas

* 1992: "Grass Roots" (As Atban Klann)
* 1998: "Behind the Front"
* 2000: "Bridging the Gap"
* 2003: "Elephunk"
* 2005: "Monkey Business"
* 2009: "The E.N.D (Energy Never Dies)" (Confirmed Title)

ingles

* 2007: "I Got It from My Mama"
* 2008: "Heartbreaker" (featuring Cheryl Cole)
* 2008: "One More Chance"
* 2008: "Yes We Can"
* 2008: "We Are the Ones"

Featured singles

* 2006: "Beep" (Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am)
* 2006: "I Love My Bitch" (Busta Rhymes featuring Kelis & will.i.am)
* 2006: "Fergalicious" (Fergie featuring will.i.am)
* 2006: "Hip Hop Is Dead" (Nas featuring will.i.am)
* 2006: "A Dream" (Common featuring will.i.am)
* 2007: "Baby Love" (Nicole Scherzinger featuring will.i.am)
* 2007: "Hot Thing" (Talib Kweli featuring will.i.am)
* 2007: "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" (Estelle featuring will.i.am)
* 2007: "I Want You" (Common featuring will.i.am)
* 2008: "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (Michael Jackson featuring will.i.am)
* 2008: "Here I Come" (Fergie featuring will.i.am)
* 2008: "In the Ayer" (Flo Rida feat. will.i.am and Tiffany Villarreal)

Filmography

* 2008: "" - Moto Moto (voice)
* 2009: "" - John Wraith / Kestrel

References

External links

* [http://will-i-am.blackeyedpeas.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/videos/article/1157149086938?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController Up close and personal with Will.I.Am - Video interview (thelondonpaper)]
* [http://iamclothing.net/ i.am.clothing website]
* [http://www.will-i-amglobal.com/ will.i.am global]
* [http://www.will-i-am.com/ will.i.am]
* [http://www.yeswecansong.com/ "Yes We Can" Music Video]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMV8NSXxZ5o "in my name" Music Video]
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