William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am, is an American
hip-hop and
pop musician and founding member of the
Black Eyed Peas. Adams is of Jamaican descent and has rapped since his teenage years. Along with co-writing many of the Peas' hit songs, he's also had a solo career featuring multiple top 20 hit singles as well as collaborations with various artists such as
Mick Jagger and
Britney Spears among many others. When William was sixteen years old, he started rapping in late 1991 under the name "Will-1X" after being discov…
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