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".
Money Can't Buy
will.i.am Lyrics
Look At All This Time We Invested
Before We Made It Official We
Was Bestfriends
You Care Bout Me More Then I Care Bout Me
That's Selfish got To Put My Heart In It
& Try Not To Regret St
You Listened To Me When I Felt
Like No One Else Did
Way Before "Nene" We Was Pulling
Up At The Westend
I Need A 100 Million Dollars Nun Less Then
(For Ya Heart Shawty)
Cuz Money Can't Buy Love
(Rich Homie Quan) it's Some Memories
We created We Can't Frame Them
Moved Out Mama House
Got You Pregnant In The Same Year
Got Caught Cheating So Many Times
I Ain't The Same Now
My Ex's Mad Cuz I'm In Love
Bay And They Ain't Here
You Watch Me Transform From A
Boy To A Grown Man
Do What Ever I Got To Do For
You To Make Them Hs Mad
U Know My Old Lady & Bay
Know I'm Your Old Man
& I Can Really Give A Damn
Bout What Them Hs Saying
You Saw Me At The Bottom
Bay When I Was Starving
When I Ain't Have A Pot To
Piss In Or A Toilet
I Would Still Buy It If I Could Not Afford It
& You Was Still There When I Wasn't Important
You Got Something Nobody Got
You Got The Key To My Heart
And Can't Nobody Get Your Spot
This What It Is That What It Was
Look At All This Time We Invested
Before We Made It Official We
Was Bestfriends
You Care Bout Me More Then I Care Bout Me
That's Selfish got To Put My Heart In It
& Try Not To Regret St
You Listened To Me When I Felt
Like No One Else Did
Way Before "Nene" We Was Pulling
Up At The Westend
I Need A 100 Million Dollars Nun Less Then
(For Ya Heart Shawty)
Cuz Money Can't Buy Love
(Yung Di verse) stressed Out Bout Your Love
I Need Some Counseling
I Been Smoking All Day I'm Talking Ounces
Can't Put A Price On Your Love Like A Bounty
They Tied A Brick Around Your Heart
And Tried To Drown It
We 60 Floors In The Air Feel Like A 1, 000
I Get That Py Tare It Down Like Old Houses
Before I Let Em Sleep On Us I Buy Em Couches
Money Can't Buy Love But It
Can Keep The Hate From round It
I Was Dead Broke
You Held It Down Like A Deadbolt
We Was Back To Back An In
& Out It Like A echo
Even Doe I Cheated 3 Times You Just Let It Go
Told Me If I Ever Cheat
Again You'll Be Gone So
I Got To Clean Up My Act Like A Janitor
We Invested All This Time Check The Calendar
I Keep You Put Up Like Pea's In The Cabinet
I Want Your Love, I Won't Let No One Have It
Look At All This Time We Invested
Before We Made It Official We
Was Bestfriends
You Care Bout Me More Then I Care Bout Me
That's Selfish got To Put My Heart In It
& Try Not To Regret St
You Listened To Me When I Felt
Like No One Else Did
Way Before "Nene" We Was Pulling
Up At The Westend
I Need A 100 Million Dollars Nun Less Then
(For Ya Heart Shawty)
Cuz Money Can't Buy Love
Before We Made It Official We
Was Bestfriends
You Care Bout Me More Then I Care Bout Me
That's Selfish got To Put My Heart In It
& Try Not To Regret St
You Listened To Me When I Felt
Like No One Else Did
Way Before "Nene" We Was Pulling
Up At The Westend
(For Ya Heart Shawty)
Cuz Money Can't Buy Love
(Rich Homie Quan) it's Some Memories
We created We Can't Frame Them
Moved Out Mama House
Got You Pregnant In The Same Year
Got Caught Cheating So Many Times
I Ain't The Same Now
My Ex's Mad Cuz I'm In Love
Bay And They Ain't Here
You Watch Me Transform From A
Boy To A Grown Man
Do What Ever I Got To Do For
You To Make Them Hs Mad
U Know My Old Lady & Bay
Know I'm Your Old Man
& I Can Really Give A Damn
Bout What Them Hs Saying
You Saw Me At The Bottom
Bay When I Was Starving
When I Ain't Have A Pot To
Piss In Or A Toilet
I Would Still Buy It If I Could Not Afford It
& You Was Still There When I Wasn't Important
You Got Something Nobody Got
You Got The Key To My Heart
And Can't Nobody Get Your Spot
This What It Is That What It Was
Look At All This Time We Invested
Before We Made It Official We
Was Bestfriends
You Care Bout Me More Then I Care Bout Me
That's Selfish got To Put My Heart In It
& Try Not To Regret St
You Listened To Me When I Felt
Like No One Else Did
Way Before "Nene" We Was Pulling
Up At The Westend
I Need A 100 Million Dollars Nun Less Then
(For Ya Heart Shawty)
Cuz Money Can't Buy Love
(Yung Di verse) stressed Out Bout Your Love
I Need Some Counseling
I Been Smoking All Day I'm Talking Ounces
Can't Put A Price On Your Love Like A Bounty
They Tied A Brick Around Your Heart
And Tried To Drown It
We 60 Floors In The Air Feel Like A 1, 000
I Get That Py Tare It Down Like Old Houses
Before I Let Em Sleep On Us I Buy Em Couches
Money Can't Buy Love But It
Can Keep The Hate From round It
I Was Dead Broke
You Held It Down Like A Deadbolt
We Was Back To Back An In
& Out It Like A echo
Even Doe I Cheated 3 Times You Just Let It Go
Told Me If I Ever Cheat
Again You'll Be Gone So
I Got To Clean Up My Act Like A Janitor
We Invested All This Time Check The Calendar
I Keep You Put Up Like Pea's In The Cabinet
I Want Your Love, I Won't Let No One Have It
Look At All This Time We Invested
Before We Made It Official We
Was Bestfriends
You Care Bout Me More Then I Care Bout Me
That's Selfish got To Put My Heart In It
& Try Not To Regret St
You Listened To Me When I Felt
Like No One Else Did
Way Before "Nene" We Was Pulling
Up At The Westend
I Need A 100 Million Dollars Nun Less Then
(For Ya Heart Shawty)
Cuz Money Can't Buy Love
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