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".

The Donque Song
will.i.am Lyrics

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The donq; The donq
The donq; The donq
The donq
The donq; The donq

There they go...
There they go...
There they go...

She-she-she-she got a big o' butt (Damn!)
I like the way she move it
Come be my buttercup
And let me double scoop it
Girl you's a mama jama
You make this boy go loco
Let me whip out my camera
So I can take your photo
If I could work it out
Then that means I must be the luckiest nigga in the house
'Cause your donque is steady
Po-po-po-po-poking out
The kind I'm looking after
Girl is it genuine
That's what I gotta ask ya

She got the donque (yeah...)
She got the donque (uh...)
She got the donque (yeah...)
She got the donque (uh...)

I got the donque
I got the donque
I got the donque
I got the donque

She got the donque
She got it
The donq;
The donq; The donq
She got it, she got it
The donq;
The donq; The donq

She got some mega ass
I like the way she dancing
Now baby, is it bad
If I just keep on glancing
She said: "Boy, go ahead"
As long as I don't touch it
I said: "Now why the hell,
Would I wanna interrupt it?"
Now baby make it sway
Just make them hips
Pop-pop-pop-pop and
Do your thang
Girl you do that thang so byatiful
Now check it out, here I go
I'll be that nice romancer
Now check it out, there you go
You'll be my private dancer

Girl you're looking wonderful and
I'm so lucky to be here
Dancing with the wonderful girl (So wonderful)
I'm so lucky to be here (I'm spaced out of my mind right now)
Dancing with you...
Yeah; yeah...

She got the donque
She got the donque (uh...)

I got the donque (yeah...)
I got the donque (uh...)

She got the donque (uh...)
She got the donque (yeah...)
I got the donque
I got the donque
She got the...

S.N. Double O. P. - that's me
Chilling with my nephew Will.he.be
All these ladies in the place to be
All of 'em on with the big donque
The big donque - the big booty
All on me, 'cause they all love me
I want a little some of that - all y'all sweet
The beat go: boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
There's so much ladies in the place to be
Kinda hard being Snoop D.O. Double G.
But I somehow; some way
Keep coming up mackin' on chicks
Like every single day
May I show you a li'l something for
You and me and your friends can
Go out with all that donque give it here
Girl don't say nothing

Girl you're looking wonderful and
I'm so lucky to be here
Dancing with the wonderful girl
I'm so lucky to be here
Dancing with you...
Yeah; yeah...

She got the donque
She got the donque
I got the donque
I got the donque

She got the donque
She got the donque
I got the donque
I got the donque

She got the...
She got it (The donq)
She got it (The donq ;The donq)
She got it
She got it
She got it (The donq)
She got it (The donq; The donq)
She got it
She got it
She-she-she (The donq)
She got it (The donq; The donq)
She got it
She got it
She-she-she (The donq)
She got it (The donq; The donq)
She got it
She got it
She-she-she (The donq)
She got it (The donq; The donq)

So wonderful...
I'm spaced out of my mind right now
You are looking so wonderful
I am so lucky to be here

You are looking so wonderful
And I am so lucky, yeah...

Overall Meaning

The Donque Song, released in 2007, is a collaboration by will.i.am, who provides the chorus and rap, and Snoop Dogg rapping on the verses. At first glance, the song's melody and lyrics appear to be quite trivial—yet another song about admiring a woman's broad behind and wanting to have sex with her. However, analyzing the song's lyrics suggests that it is not just about a sexy girl with a big donque (a slang term for a woman's buttocks), but also about the way she dances and moves her body, which is what caught will.i.am's attention. The song, therefore, is not about vulgar acts, but instead about the appreciation of a woman's natural sensuality and how it inspires people to dance.

The song is mainly built around the chorus or hook, "She got the donque," which dominates the entire song's melody. In the first verse, will.i.am paints a vivid picture of a voluptuous woman dancing skillfully— so well that other men in the room can notice her. He expresses how blessed he would be if he could impress her and mentions how her donque keeps his eyes fixated entirely on her. The second verse, which is rapped by Snoop Dogg, follows a similar pattern but expresses his appreciation for all the women in the place with the big booty.

Line by Line Meaning

The donq; The donq The donq; The donq The donq The donq; The donq
Repeating the phrase 'the donq' four times; maybe expressing his excitement seeing someone with a big butt.

There they go... There they go... There they go...
There go the group of people he probably admires or is referencing to.

She-she-she-she got a big o' butt (Damn!) I like the way she move it Come be my buttercup And let me double scoop it
Expressing awe at the lady's big butt and inviting her for a dance.

Girl you's a mama jama You make this boy go loco Let me whip out my camera So I can take your photo If I could work it out Then that means I must be the luckiest nigga in the house 'Cause your donque is steady Po-po-po-po-poking out The kind I'm looking after Girl is it genuine That's what I gotta ask ya
Admiring the lady's beauty and asking her if her 'donque' is genuine.

She got the donque (yeah...) She got the donque (uh...) She got the donque (yeah...) She got the donque (uh...)
Repeating that the lady has the big butt he likes to see.

I got the donque I got the donque I got the donque I got the donque
Asserting that he also has a big butt, implying that they both are similar in some way.

She got the donque She got it The donq; The donq; The donq She got it, she got it The donq; The donq; The donq
Repeating that the lady has the big butt he's fascinated with.

She got some mega ass I like the way she dancing Now baby, is it bad If I just keep on glancing She said: "Boy, go ahead" As long as I don't touch it I said: "Now why the hell, Would I wanna interrupt it?" Now baby make it sway Just make them hips Pop-pop-pop-pop and Do your thang Girl you do that thang so byatiful Now check it out, here I go I'll be that nice romancer Now check it out, there you go You'll be my private dancer
Admiring the lady's dancing skills and inviting her to dance while taking caution not to touch her. Also promising to be her charming dance partner.

Girl you're looking wonderful and I'm so lucky to be here Dancing with the wonderful girl (So wonderful) I'm so lucky to be here (I'm spaced out of my mind right now) Dancing with you... Yeah; yeah...
Stating how lucky he feels to be dancing with such a beautiful lady who he thinks looks so wonderful.

S.N. Double O. P. - that's me Chilling with my nephew Will.he.be All these ladies in the place to be All of 'em on with the big donque The big donque - the big booty All on me, 'cause they all love me I want a little some of that - all y'all sweet The beat go: boom-boom-boom-boom-boom! There's so much ladies in the place to be Kinda hard being Snoop D.O. Double G. But I somehow; some way Keep coming up mackin' on chicks Like every single day May I show you a li'l something for You and me and your friends can Go out with all that donque give it here Girl don't say nothing
The rapper Snoop Dogg also admires the ladies in the club with big butts; he also expresses his desire to be with them like will.i.am.

She got the donque (uh...) She got the donque (yeah...) I got the donque (yeah...) I got the donque (uh...) She got the donque (uh...) She got the donque (yeah...) I got the donque I got the donque She got the...
Repeating that both will.i.am and the lady have what is referred to as 'the donque'.

She got it (The donq) She got it (The donq ;The donq) She got it She got it She got it (The donq) She got it (The donq; The donq) She got it She got it She-she-she (The donq) She got it (The donq; The donq) She got it She got it She-she-she (The donq) She got it (The donq; The donq) She got it She got it She-she-she (The donq) She got it (The donq; The donq)
Repeating that the lady has 'the donque' and he is mesmerized by it.

So wonderful... I'm spaced out of my mind right now You are looking so wonderful I am so lucky to be here You are looking so wonderful And I am so lucky, yeah...
Stating how he feels interacting with the lady with 'the donque', he finds it wonderful.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, FERNANDO GARIBAY, WILLIAM ADAMS

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