William James Adams Jr., well known by his stage name, will.i.am, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, television personality, and actor who is well known for his work as a founding and lead member of the musical group, “Black Eyed Peas” alongside Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap. Together as a group, they even have won seven Grammy Awards and three World Music Awards.
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 also has a well stable solo career which he started with the release of his debut album titled “Lost Change” on September 1, 2001. He has released altogether 4 solo albums; “Must B 21″(2003), “Songs About Girls”(2007), “#willpower”(2013). As a music producer, will.i.am has worked with Usher, Ke$ha, Priyanka Chopra, A.R.Rahman, Cheryl, Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and others. He also has appeared as an actor in the role of John Wrath in the film, “X- Men Origins”, also has voiced in “Madagascar: Escape2 Africa”, “Rio” and “Rio 2”. will.i.am also has released a book, titled “WaR: Wizards and Robots”.
Besides, will.i.am is quite active on social media sites with over 12.4 million followers on Twitter: @iamwill and over 1.3 million followers on Instagram: @iamwill.
Will.i.am is well-known for what he does.
As a famous rapper and record producer, he is well-known.
He is best known for being a band member and lead singer of the musical group “Black Eyed Peas.”
Will.i.am was born in the United States.
Will.i.am was born in the United States on March 15, 1975, in Los Angeles. William James Adams Jr. is his given name. He is an American citizen. Adams is of African-American descent, and his zodiac sign is Pisces.
Will.i.am is the son of William Adams Sr. (father) and Debra Cain (mother) (mother). Adams, on the other hand, has never met his father and was raised by his mother, who inspired him to be distinct and self-assured. His family, which included his grandmother, was one of the few African Americans in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood.
Adams’ mother, aware of his musical interests, sent him to public schools in wealthy West Los Angeles to study music. He and his three biological and adoptive siblings grew up in the Estrada Courts housing projects in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
He went to Paul Revere Charter Middle School and then Palisades Charter High School, where he began playing music with classmate Pasquale Rotella. He started his musical career as an eighth-grader at John Marshall High School, where he met Allan Pineda and the two of them played in East Los Angeles clubs.
They founded the Atban Klann hip-hop group with Dante Santiago, a classmate (A Tribe Beyond a Nation). Eazy E, a rapper and entrepreneur, noticed them and signed them to his Ruthless Records label in 1992.
They also had a song, “Puddles of H2O,” from the album Grass Roots, released in 1994, but were dropped by the label after Eazy-death. E’s The Black Eyed Peas’ name was later changed to ‘Black Eyed Pods’ and then to ‘The Black Eyed Peas’ by William.
Highlights of will.i.am’s Career
Will.i.am and the members of ‘The Black Eyed Peas’ started their musical careers in 1998 with the release of their debut album “Behind the Front,” which included the track “Joints & Jam.”
In 2000, they released their second album, “Bridging the Gap,” which included the single “Request+Line,” which became their first entry on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Will began recording his first solo album, “Lost Change,” on September 1, 2001, following the release of Bridging the Gap.
“Elephunk,” their third album, was released in 2003 and featured hit songs such as “Boom Boom Wow,” “Let’s Get It Started,” “I Gotta Feeling,” and “Where Is The Love.”
Their song “Hey Mama” has been used in a number of commercials, including those for Apple and iTunes.
Will recorded “Must B 21,” his second solo album, which was released on September 23, 2003. In 2002, he also produced “Secrets” for the Dexter’s Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment soundtrack.
Will’s own recording label, “will.i.am Music Group,” and A&M Records released the group’s fourth album, “Monkey Business,” on June 7, 2005. Fergie, a new member, was welcomed to the party at the time.
The album’s tracks won the group four Grammy nominations in 2006, as well as a Grammy win.
Will also collaborated with Michael Jackson from 2006 to 2009, until his death.
On September 25, 2007, he released his third album, “Songs About Girls,” which included three singles: “I Got It From My Mama,” “One More Chance,” and “Heartbreaker.”
On April 28, 2009, William released “Change is Now: Renewing America’s Vow,” a political album in support of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
The album’s second single, “We Are the Ones,” was released on February 29, 2008.
The Black Eyed Peas made their return in 2009 with the hit single “Boom Boom Pow,” which topped the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
The group has released two albums, “The End” (2009) and “The Beginning” (2010). (2010).
He wrote and recorded Usher’s single “OMG” in February 2010.
Will.i.am released four songs for the soundtrack of the animated film “Rio” in April 2011.
His fourth studio album, “#willpower,” debuted at #3 on the UK charts in December 2013 and was certified Gold (BPI) and Platinum (RMNZ). The album’s official lead single, “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever),” was a success, featuring Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger.
On June 4, 2012, he was one of the performers at the Diamond Jubilee Concert held outside Buckingham Palace.
“Reach for the Star,” Mars’ latest single, was the first music broadcast from the Red Planet.
In 2012, Will collaborated with Justin Bieber on the song “#thatPOWER.”
For the song “Sing For Life,” will.i.am collaborated with a collective of artists that included Bono, Jennifer Hudson, and Yoshiki in March 2020.
He also lent his voice to the character Moto Moto in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
Will.i.am made his major film debut in the role of John Wraith in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
He also played Pedro in the 2011 animated film Rio and the 2014 sequel Rio 2.
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will.i.am has also served as a judge and coach on “The Voice UK” (2012–present), “The Voice Australia” (2014), and “The Voice Kids” (2017–present) television talent shows.
For the 2020 US election, he reworked the group’s hit single, “Where Is The Love.”
Awards
2 Daytime Emmy Awards
7 Grammy Awards
1 Latin Grammy Awards
1 Television Rack Awards
will.i.am’s Wife
will.i.am is not a married man and is currently single. However, he has dated many women. In 2008, he dated Tila Nguyen. Then, he was rumored to be dating Nicole Scherzinger in 2008. In the same year, he dated Australian singer, Natalie. Later in 2013, he dated the British model, Carla Howe. At present, he is living in Los Angels, California.
Previously in December 2010, he suffered from tinnitus from which he successfully recovered. He follows a vegan diet which he started after suffering from ADHD in April 2013. He also got accused by gossip blogger, Perez Hilton for will.i.am’s entourage of assaulting Hilton in Toronto after the MuchMusic Video Awards, a charge will.i.am denied in a video posted on his blog after which no further action was taken.
will.i.am’s Net Worth
will.i.am has quite a great earnings from his professional career as a singer, record producer, entrepreneur. Working in this field for over 20 years, he has easily managed to amass a great fortune worth million dollars from his several albums, concerts, tours, and endorsement deals, and many more. With his earnings from his several songs, albums, and collaborations with several artists his current estimated net worth is around $75 million.
Besides, he is also a partner in Beats Electronics. He has a clothing line named “I.Am.Clothing”. In 2016, Will revealed he had donated £600,000 salary from The Voice to charity The Prince’s Trust. With his million worth earnings, he has managed to live a lavish lifestyle.
will.i.am’s Height
will.i.am is a black handsome man in his early 40s. He has a well maintained athletic body physique of measurement 45-33-16 inches. He stands tall with a height of 5ft 9inches(1.77m) while his body weighs around 73kg(161 lbs). He has a dark complexion with black hair and dark brown eyes.
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