When William was sixteen years old, he started rapping in late 1991 under the name "Will-1X" after being discovered by Compton rapper and former N.W.A. leader Eazy-E and signed a deal to Eazy's Ruthless Records. will.i.am's first rap song was "Merry Muthafuckin' Xmas" from Eazy-E's 1992 EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick. Shortly after Eazy-E's death in 1995, Will left Ruthless to start a group that would later be called the Black Eyed Peas with fellow rappers Taboo and apl.de.ap.
After the addition of singer-songwriter Fergie, the group shot into mainstream pop consciousness with a set of hit singles in the mid-00s, popularity that continues to this day. The Black Eyed Peas' producer is Sergio Mendes, an internationally successful Brazilian musician and jazz aficionado. In September 2007, will.i.am took a major step into a solo career identity by joining with his record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), on a pilot scheme to reward certain file-sharing with cash incentives, including will.i.am tracks from his then upcoming release Songs About Girls.
In total, he has released four solo albums: Lost Change (2001), Must B 21 (2003), Songs About Girls (2007), and #willpower (2013). Although often facing mixed critical reviews, he's experienced significant commercial success, including a set of popular singles. His solo performances, featuring collaborations with a wide group of artists including Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Phife Dawg, Snoop Dogg, and Nicole Scherzinger, are perhaps best summed up in the international top 20 mega-hit "Scream & Shout".
Will.i.am was also recently cast as John Wraith in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the X-Men movie series. And if one enjoyed Madagascar 2's chunky hippo, Moto Moto, then one should know that the deep voice belonged will.i.am., who came in after he was ''pimped'' out to the directors by his friend and sometimes collaborator Justin Timberlake.
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. In 2007, Will.i.am teamed up with Blue Holdings to design a premium denim collection, i.am Antik, that had its debut on the Project Show in Las Vegas. He has also designed clothing for the Black Eyed Peas.
In January 2008, will.i.am helped write a song, "Yes We Can", in support of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign of Barack Obama, which in turn became a music video directed by Jesse Dylan. The lyrics of the song are composed almost entirely of excerpts from Obama's speech on January 8, 2008, following the New Hampshire presidential primary election. The video features appearances from numerous celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriguez, Kelly Hu, Hill Harper, Amber Valletta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger, Nick Cannon, Bryan Greenberg, Common and first appeared on the website for Dipdive, and within a week of its appearance racked up three million views, and over four million views on Youtube.
On February 29, 2008, a second video titled "We Are The Ones" was released on Dipdive and YouTube. It included cameo appearances from Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, Regina King, Tyrese Gibson, Eric Mabius, Tichina Arnold, Adrienne 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 Obama and his presidential campaign.
In 2013, will.i.am released his album "#thatpower".
Smile Mona Lisa
Will.I.Am Lyrics
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My girlfriend Mona Lisa,
She let somebody take a picture
So she can be a fashionista.
She said she wanna be a model
But what she wanna be a model for?
She told me that she want to travel
But I tell her that I loved her
Adored her, I need her, my Lisa.
She told me trust her,
I want to, I wanna trust her.
And I don't know why it hurts me, it hurts me, it hurts me
I get jealous when she workin', workin', workin'
All the fellas they be lookin', lookin', lookin'
They lookin' at my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.
Let me tell you about my baby,
My baby Mona Lisa.
She told me that I'm acting crazy,
She said I need to free her.
She said she feel like she in prison
But why she feel like she in prison?
We always going to the ocean side
And a mountain top we be living a good living.
She wanna be a model and travel
And walk in the rumors of Milano.
She says I'm jealous, I know I'm jealous,
Because I want her only for me and not them fellas
And it hurts me, hurts me, hurts me,
All the time she be workin', workin', workin',
Them boys be flirtin', flirtin', flirtin',
Flirting with my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa,
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa,
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa,
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa.
The song Smile Mona Lisa by will.i.am tells the story of the singer's girlfriend named Mona Lisa, who wants to be a model and travel to Milan. She lets someone take her picture so she can become a fashion icon. The singer loves and adores Mona Lisa, but he gets jealous when he sees other men looking at her. Mona Lisa feels like she is in prison, but the singer takes her to different places like the ocean and mountain tops.
The first verse shows Mona Lisa's desire to become a model. She loves fashion and wants to travel to Milan to walk on the runways. However, the singer questions what she wants to model for, questioning if she truly wants to be a model or if she's doing it for attention. Despite his doubts, the singer tells Mona Lisa that he loves her and wants to trust her, even though it hurts him to see her attracting so much attention from other men.
In the second verse, we see Mona Lisa's frustration with the singer's jealousy. She talks about feeling imprisoned by his possessiveness, despite them going on exciting adventures together. She wants to pursue her dream of modeling, but the singer perceives this as a threat to their relationship. He admits his jealousy but wants her for himself only. The chorus repeats the message of asking Mona Lisa to smile for the singer.
Overall, will.i.am's Smile Mona Lisa is an emotional and relatable song about the complexities of relationships and the struggles of pursuing individual dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me tell you about my girlfriend,
The singer introduces his girlfriend and begins to share the story about her.
My girlfriend Mona Lisa,
The singer refers to his girlfriend as Mona Lisa.
She let somebody take a picture
The girlfriend let someone take a photo of her.
So she can be a fashionista.
She wanted to become a fashion icon, and the photo could help her achieve that.
She said she wanna be a model
The girlfriend expressed her desire to become a model.
But what she wanna be a model for?
The singer is inquisitive about the kind of modeling she wants to do.
She told me that she want to travel
The girlfriend revealed her wish to travel.
Walk the rumors in Milano.
She wants to walk on the fashion runways of Milan.
But I tell her that I loved her
The singer professes his love for his girlfriend.
Adored her, I need her, my Lisa.
He speaks how he adores and needs his girlfriend and calls her Lisa.
She told me trust her,
The girlfriend asks the singer to trust her.
I want to, I wanna trust her.
The singer desires to trust her, but still has doubts.
And I don't know why it hurts me, it hurts me, it hurts me
The singer feels hurt by his girlfriend's actions and doesn't know why.
I get jealous when she workin', workin', workin'
The singer becomes possessive and jealous when his girlfriend is working.
All the fellas they be lookin', lookin', lookin'
The singer is aware that other men are looking at his girlfriend.
They lookin' at my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.
The men are looking at his girlfriend, whom he calls Lisa.
Let me tell you about my baby,
The singer introduces his girlfriend again by calling her his baby.
My baby Mona Lisa.
He repeats the name Mona Lisa as she is known to him.
She told me that I'm acting crazy,
His girlfriend thinks he's overreacting.
She said I need to free her.
The girlfriend asks the singer to give her space and freedom.
She said she feel like she in prison
The girlfriend feels trapped, like she's in jail.
But why she feel like she in prison?
The singer is puzzled by her feeling trapped, as he thinks they live an excellent life.
We always going to the ocean side
The couple regularly goes to the beach.
And a mountain top we be living a good living.
They are living an excellent life, even on the mountains.
She wanna be a model and travel
The girlfriend still desires to become a model and travel.
And walk in the rumors of Milano.
Her dream is to walk on the fashion runways of Milan.
She says I'm jealous, I know I'm jealous,
The singer accepts that he's very possessive and jealous.
Because I want her only for me and not them fellas
The songwriter wants his girlfriend all to himself, and he doesn't want her attracted to other men.
And it hurts me, hurts me, hurts me,
The singer still feels hurt by his girlfriend's actions.
All the time she be workin', workin', workin',
The singer is hurt because his girlfriend is frequently working.
Them boys be flirtin', flirtin', flirtin',
At work, there are men that flirt with the girlfriend.
Flirting with my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.
The men are flirting with his girlfriend, whom he calls Lisa.
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa,
The singer asks his girlfriend to smile, whom he calls Mona Lisa.
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa,
He repeats the request for a smile.
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa,
He asks his girlfriend to smile again.
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa.
The singer asks for one more smile from his girlfriend.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ANTONIO MARIA, GEORGE PAJON JR., LUIZ FLORIANO BONFA, WILLIAM ADAMS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Minh Hà
[Verse 1: will.i.am]
Để tôi kể cho bạn nghe về bạn gái
của tôi Bạn gái của tôi Mona Lisa
Cô ấy để ai đó chụp ảnh
cô ấy Vì vậy, cô ấy có thể trở thành một tín đồ thời trang
Cô ấy nói rằng cô ấy muốn trở thành người mẫu
Nhưng cô ấy muốn trở thành người mẫu để làm gì?
Cô ấy nói với tôi rằng cô ấy muốn đi du lịch
Dạo quanh những tin đồn ở Milano
[Điệp khúc 1: will.i.am]
Nhưng tôi nói với cô ấy rằng tôi yêu cô ấy, ngưỡng mộ cô ấy, tôi cần cô ấy, Lisa của tôi
Cô ấy nói với tôi hãy tin tưởng cô ấy, tôi muốn, Tôi muốn tin tưởng cô ấy
Và tôi không biết tại sao điều đó làm tôi đau, làm tôi đau, làm tôi đau
Tôi ghen tị khi cô ấy làm việc, làm việc, làm việc
Tất cả những người bạn họ đang nhìn, đang nhìn, đang nhìn
Họ đang nhìn Lisa của tôi, Lisa, Lisa
[Giọng hát: Nicole Scherzinger]
[Verse 2: will.i.am]
Để tôi kể cho bạn nghe về con
tôi Con bé Mona Lisa của tôi
Cô ấy nói với tôi rằng tôi đang hành động điên rồ
Cô ấy nói tôi cần giải thoát cho cô
ấy Cô ấy nói rằng cô ấy cảm thấy như mình trong tù
Nhưng tại sao cô ấy cảm thấy như cô ấy đang ở trong tù?
Chúng tôi luôn đi về phía đại dương và đỉnh núi
Chúng tôi đang sống một cuộc sống tốt
[Điệp khúc 2: will.i.am]
Nhưng cô ấy muốn trở thành người mẫu
Và đi du lịch và dạo chơi trong những tin đồn ở Milano
Cô ấy nói tôi ghen tị, tôi biết tôi ghen
Bởi vì tôi muốn cô ấy chỉ dành cho tôi chứ không phải những người bạn
và điều đó làm tôi đau, làm tôi đau, làm tôi đau
Suốt thời gian cô ấy làm việc, làm việc, làm việc
Họ tán tỉnh, tán tỉnh
Họ tán tỉnh Lisa của tôi, Lisa, Lisa
[Giọng hát: Nicole Scherzinger]
La de, la de da, la de do
La de de de de, la de da
La de de de de, la da da da da de, de do
La de de de
La da de de de de de de, da da da da da
de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de
Bạn cũng có thể thích
Tình yêu ở đâu?
Đậu mắt đen
Những bông hoa
Miley Cyrus
giết hóa đơn
SZA
[Outro: will.i.am]
Cười lên nào Mona Lisa, Lisa
Cười lên nào Mona Lisa, Lisa
Cười lên với tôi nào Mona Lisa, Lisa
Cười lên với tôi nào Mona Lisa, Lisa, Lisa
Nathalie Nazaryan
Verse 1: will.i.am]
Let me tell you 'bout my girlfriend
My girlfriend Mona Lisa
She let somebody take her picture
So she could be a fashionista
She says she wanna be a model
But what she wanna be a model for?
She told me that she wanna travel
Walk the rumors in Milano
[Chorus 1: will.i.am]
But I tell her that I love her, adored her, I need her, my Lisa
She told me trust her, I want to, I wanna trust her
And I don't know why it hurts me, hurts me, hurts me
I get jealous when she working, working, working
All the fellas they be looking, looking, looking
They looking at my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa
[Vocals: Nicole Scherzinger]
[Verse 2: will.i.am]
Let me tell you 'bout my baby
My baby Mona Lisa
She told me that I'm acting crazy
She said I need to free her
She said she feel like she in prison
But why she feel like she in prison?
We always go into the ocean side and the mountain top
We be living a good living
[Chorus 2: will.i.am]
But she wanna be a model
And travel and walk in the rumors in Milano
She say I'm jealous, I know I'm jealous
Because I want her only for me and not the fellas
And it hurts me, hurts me, hurts me
All the time she be working, working, working
Them boys be flirting, flirting
They flirting with my Lisa, Lisa, Lisa
[Vocals: Nicole Scherzinger]
La de, la de da, la de do
La de de de de, la de da
La de de de de, la da da da da de, de do
La de de de
La da de de de de de de, da da da da da da
De de de de de de do
[Outro: will.i.am]
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa
Smile for me Mona Lisa, Lisa, Lisa
Ann Psr
this deserve more views..
Brian
oh yeah...
Adya Monologues
The emotions, lyrics, melody and cinematography is mesmerizing.. Absolutely love this song❤.
lucas22
A letra que a Nicole canta é tão profunda. Maravilhosa. Chega emociona
Juninho Santos
Pura arte
Dude Distante
@Juninho Santos ladedede
Bianor dias junior
lakslaksl a parte dele e baseada numa musica br.. manha de carnaval
Aleka Dela Cruz
This is so cool unique artsy shit. the fact that Nicole dont have actual lyrics and yet her humming is amazing, it makes me love this more haha
le monde des copines
Mmmm
shivam kumar
This track is quite unique, I absolutely love it