William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will… Read Full Bio ↴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 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".
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".
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will.i.am Lyrics
She comes from a small town,
She went and stoled her mama's car
Crazy baby
She says she gonna make it far outta town,
She wanna be a superstar right now.
She says she gonna go to Hollywood
She wanna be on movie screens,
Pretty baby
She made it on that magazine, top down
She ain't the only one,
This happens all the time and it goes on and on and on.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
He's a boy from the ghetto,
He wanna buy his mom a house
Her little baby
Is trying to move her up that town
He's got a job
He's selling drugs, but she don't know
His momma's proud.
He said he's going to move to Hollywood,
Up on a hill next to Denzel
Sister know now
She's mad as hell, but she won't tell mama
He ain't the only one
this happens all the time
And it goes on and on and on.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Ride on a rocket ship
Ride on a rocket ship (Burnin' it up)
Ride on a rocket ship (Burnin' it up)
Ride on a rocket ship
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
She went and stoled her mama's car
Crazy baby
She says she gonna make it far outta town,
She wanna be a superstar right now.
She says she gonna go to Hollywood
She wanna be on movie screens,
Pretty baby
She made it on that magazine, top down
This happens all the time and it goes on and on and on.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
He's a boy from the ghetto,
He wanna buy his mom a house
Her little baby
Is trying to move her up that town
He's got a job
He's selling drugs, but she don't know
His momma's proud.
He said he's going to move to Hollywood,
Up on a hill next to Denzel
Sister know now
She's mad as hell, but she won't tell mama
He ain't the only one
this happens all the time
And it goes on and on and on.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Ride on a rocket ship
Ride on a rocket ship (Burnin' it up)
Ride on a rocket ship (Burnin' it up)
Ride on a rocket ship
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Let's go far away from home,
Ride on a rocket
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
I wanna run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Run baby, run, I don't wanna think about it.
Run away from home,
I don't wanna think about it,
Burn down the boulevard, burning it up.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Henry Walter, Lukasz Gottwald, William Adams
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MarO
No entiendo cómo es posible que esta artista no sea mundialmente conocida y tenga más millones de reproducciones. Su voz es ESPECTACULAR
Danielle Jeffrey
WHY does this girl not have millions. She needs to be worldwide. Seriously. Best voice I ever heard in my life. Its. ashame not everyone has heard her.
saltysee
leah is incredibly underrated.. she has one of the best singing voices out there and needs to show it off more
Guilherme Antonio
Até hoje não acredito que essa música não foi um HIT mundial. Porque potencial ela tinha/tem...
Rodrigo Izetti
Rapaz, ninguém entendeu! Com certeza foi o dedo podre do will.i.am que flopa todo mundo que tenta hitar (CL, Cheryl, Nicole)... hoje em dia ela tá lançando coisa independente do bolso dela, mas tá muito flopado infelizmente.
Lucas Gomes
Eu tbm, toda vez que ouço a Leah penso exatamente nisso
Mateus Veiga
essa música merece muito pqp
Frank Ramirez
nunca entendi tbm
Ritchard GG Gigante
Enaltecendo este hit em 2020 ... 🙏🏽 a vencedora da temporada ... 😍
Pedro Pracianno
A maior