will.i.am

Quick Facts

Full Name	will.i.am
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1975(1975-03-15)
Age	49
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

will.i.am Biography

will.i.am is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The name of the band is William James Adams, he was famous for his role as the founding part in the Black Eyed Peas alongside Born William James Adams, he became known for his work as a founding member of the Black Eyed Peas alongside Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap. With the Black Eyed Peas, he won seven Grammy Awards and three World Music Awards. He has also had a solo career and worked as a music producer., Taboo and apl.de.ap. As a member of The Black Eyed Peas, he received seven Grammy Awards and three World Music Awards. He also been a solo artist as an music producer.

He composed the track titled “Yes We Can,” which endorsed his election of He wrote the song titled “Yes We Can,” which supported the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. presidential campaign.

In the summer of 1988 will.i.am began his music career when, as an eighth- grader, he met up with fellow rapper Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) and fellow student Dante Santiago. They began performing together around Los Angeles and were soon discovered by rapper/entrepreneur Eazy-E, who signed them to his label Ruthless Records in 1992. At the time, Will was known as “Will 1X”. Atban Klann’s first ever official track, “Merry Muthafuckin’ Xmas”, was included on Eazy-E’s EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick. After this, the trio began recording an album, “Grass Roots”, with the help of producers Mookie Mook and DJ Motiv8, but the album was never released due to Eazy-E’s death in 1995. After Eazy’s tragic death, they changed their name to Black Eyed Pods, and Will replaced Dante with Jaime Gomez, better known under his stage name of Taboo. In 1997, they once again changed their name, this time to the Black Eyed Peas, and began recording their first album, Behind the Front, with the help of soul singer Kim Hill. They were soon signed to Interscope Records, and released their debut single, “Joints & Jam”, in early 1998. The album was successful enough for the group’s contract to be renewed, and in 2000, a second album, Bridging the Gap, was released.

William James Adams was born in Eastside Los Angeles, and was raised in the Estrada Courts housing projects in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, where he and his family were among the few African Americans living in a predominantly Hispanic community. Adams has never met his father, William Adams Sr. He was raised by his mother, Debra (née Cain), who encouraged him to be unique and to avoid conforming to the tendencies of the other youths in the east Los Angeles neighborhood. To encourage his musical career, she sent him to public schools in affluent West Los Angeles. While attending John Marshall High School, he became best friends with Allan Pineda (stage name apl.de.ap), who would also be a future member of the Black Eyed Peas. While still in high school, Adams and Pineda performed in East L.A. clubs and were soon joined by three other entertainers to form the socially conscious rap group, Atban Klann. Atban Klann caught the eye of Compton rapper Eazy-E and was signed to his label, Ruthless Records in 1992.

He was brought up by his mother in Los Angeles, California by his mother Debra Cain.

will.i.am Net Worth

will.i.am is one of the richest Pop Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, will.i.am 's net worth $70 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born at his home in the Boyle Heights housing project in East Los Angeles and attended Palisades Charter High School, where he made friends with Allan Pineda, another future member of the Black Eyed Peas.

He was in The Urbz: Sims In The City The film included The Black Eyed Peas tracks as the soundtrack. He won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for “Let’s Get It Started” in 2005.

William Adams (born William James Adams Jr.; March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am (pronounced ‘Will-I-am’), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, DJ, actor and television personality. He is the founding and lead member of the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

will.i.am height 5 ft 9 in will.i.am weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is will.i.am Dating?

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In November 2003, work began on a fourth Black Eyed Peas album, entitled Monkey Business, the second album with new band member Fergie. Upon the success of Monkey Business, which was released in 2005, the album was certified three times Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (or CRIA) has certified Monkey Business 6x Platinum, with sales of over 600,000 copies. The Australian Recording Industry Association (or ARIA) has also certified Monkey Business 6x Platinum, denoting sales of over 420,000 copies. The album’s tracks earned the group four 2006 Grammy Award nominations and they also won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Don’t Phunk with My Heart”. According to IFPI, over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe. In the UK alone, it has sold over 1 million copies, although this is significantly lower than their sales of Elephunk, which stand at over 1.6 million copies and 10 million worldwide. the band announced they were going to take a break to focus on their own personal projects. Will went on to produce Ferguson’s first solo album, The Dutchess, which was released in 2006, before beginning work with Michael Jackson, who had requested Will’s expertise for the recording and production of his new album. Work began on the Jackson album in 2006, and continued until the singer’s death in 2009, at which point will.i.am revealed that none of the material recorded during the period would be released. However, remixes recorded for Jackson’s Thriller 25 anniversary album were released in 2008.

Facts & Trivia

will.i.am Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. will.i.am celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

In 2007, will.i.am announced that he had co-created an all-female soul band entitled the Paradiso Girls, who he intended to work with on an upcoming solo project. The album, Songs About Girls, was released in 2007. The album spawned three singles, “I Got It From My Mama”, “One More Chance” and “Heartbreaker”, and fared slightly better than his previous solo efforts, however, failed to shift more than 75,000 copies. Will also did a remix to the song With Love by actress and singer Hilary Duff.

Is Will l am married?

Will isn’t married – he is currently single but he was previously dating Celebrity Big Brother star Casey Batchelor in 2014.

Is will.i.am Jamaican?

Will.i.am is the stage name for William James Adams who was born in the US to Jamaican parents. He is best known as a member of the Black Eyed Peas, and songs like ‘I Like To Move It’ and ‘Scream and Shout’. 3. Chubb Rock is the stage name for rapper Richard Simpson who was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Who is will.i.am's real name?

Real Name: William James Adams Jr. William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known as will.i.am, is an Jamaican-American singer and rapper who is one of founding members of the The Black Eyed Peas, alongside with his best friend Taboo and Apl.de.

Can I ever find love?

Regardless of your age, you are not too old to find love. Sure, it might seem like you are and it might really feel like you are, but “all the good ones” are not gone, even at your age. You never know who you might meet or run into, or what old flames might spark again with more passion than ever before.

Is William blind?

According to the tabloid, William had only five years before he goes completely and permanently blind. “He publicly admitted his vision is failing, but behind palace walls, I’m told he’s terrified of going blind,” the tabloid’s royal insider explained.