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".
It Should Be Easy
will.i.am Lyrics
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Just sitting thinking
On why I love you
And all my reasons
And if I lost you
Boy, if I lost you
I'd lose myself
And I wouldn't feel the way I feel now
You bring me sin
Yes, you bring me sin
You make me feel like a million, billion
I'll let you in
But don't you break my heart
Don't you rip me apart
No, don't you rip me apart
Baby, love, it should be easy
It shouldn't be complicated
It should be easy
I don't know how else to say it
(You don't know how to)
I've got visions
Boy, I've got visions of me and you
Happily just living
Now go there out there
Them beautiful men
But you my future
Baby, you my right now
If there was a scale from 1 to 10
Then my love for you is a million, billion
Boy, I'll love you till the day I'm dead
So please, don't mess with my head
Please, don't mess with my head
Baby, love, it should be easy
It shouldn't be complicated
It should be easy
I don't know how else to say it
(You don't know how to)
La da di
La di da
It's the only way to love
La da di
La di da
It's the only way to love (To love)
I don't know how, baby love, it should be easy
It shouldn't be complicated
It should be easy
I don't know how else to say it
La da di
La di da
It's the only way to love
La da di
La di da
(You don't know how to)
The song "It Should Be Easy" by Will.i.am talks about the simplicity of love and the importance of a partner in one's life. The lyrics of the song emphasize that the love between the two should be easy and straightforward as it should never be complicated or painful. The singer expresses his love and appreciation towards his partner, stating that he would be lost without them. In the lyrics, the artist says that he feels like a million, billion with his partner by his side.
Will.i.am acknowledges that there are other beautiful people out there, but his partner is his future and his present. He mentions that his love for his partner is much higher than any scale could ever measure. The song talks about how the artist's partner brings him pure joy and happiness every day. The line "don't you rip me apart" is a plea from the artist to his partner to not break his heart as they have already established a relationship filled with love.
Overall, the song is a joyful ode to love and the happiness it brings. The artist's love and affection for his partner are genuine, and he wants the relationship to be as simple and easy as possible.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been thinking
I've been contemplating
Just sitting thinking
Just pondering, doing nothing else
On why I love you
On the reasons why I love you
And all my reasons
And all of the reasons why I love you
And if I lost you
And if I were to lose you
Boy, if I lost you
Dear, if I were to lose you
I'd lose myself
I would be lost without you
And I wouldn't feel the way I feel now
And I wouldn't feel the same as I do now
You bring me sin
You invoke sin in me
Yes, you bring me sin
Indeed, you invoke sin in me
You make me feel like a million, billion
You make me feel like countless riches
I'll let you in
I'll allow you into my life
But don't you break my heart
But please, don't shatter my heart
Don't you rip me apart
Please, don't divide me into pieces
No, don't you rip me apart
Please, don't divide me into pieces
Baby, love, it should be easy
Oh darling, love, it ought to be effortless
It shouldn't be complicated
It shouldn't be complex
I don't know how else to say it
I don't have any other way of expressing it
(You don't know how to)
(You don't know how to)
I've got visions
I have dreams
Boy, I've got visions of me and you
Dear, I have visions of us together
Happily just living
Living together in happiness
Now go there out there
Now there are plenty of men out there
Them beautiful men
Those attractive men
But you my future
But you are my future
Baby, you my right now
My love, you are my current present
If there was a scale from 1 to 10
If there were a range from 1 to 10
Then my love for you is a million, billion
Then my affection for you is infinite
Boy, I'll love you till the day I'm dead
Darling, I will love you until I perish
So please, don't mess with my head
Therefore, don't play with my mind
La da di
Nonsensical words expressing melody
La di da
Nonsensical words expressing melody
It's the only way to love
It's the only means of loving
It shouldn't be complicated
It should not be intricate
You don't know how to
You do not know how to
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: WILL ADAMS, BRITNEY SPEARS, DAVID GUETTA, GIORGIO TUINFORT, NICK ROTTEVEEL, MARCUS C VAN WATTUM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@eduardomerino8098
Am I the only Britney fan that loves Britney Jean? It has some great electro-dance dance beats to it and is a really fun album to listen to.
@tatyanaqueenbeetrashybimbodoll
at first I didn't really like this album, but now I love it like the others!
@Draydenzinho
You're not the one
@amitgeambashu2592
Huge fan
@stargalaad
It is my favourite album from Britney.
@britneyvillanueva8903
me too this deserves to be a single way back then
@ttteoma
i don’t care, this song is incredible.
@khristianpeel7165
This is one of the best songs on the album. I don't know why people hate this one so much. the auto tune on this one is just right. I'd love to hear more songs like this from Brit
@MatheusSirdney
Me too! This is perfect I just hear it like week per week for keep having chills :P
@sexonfireandbeach
its amazing...the views are so few