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William James Adams Jr. (born March 15 1975 ), better known as '''will.i.am''', is an American Hip Hop Music ian and founding member and frontman of Black Eyed Peas . MUSIC CAREER Adams was born in . In 2004, he produced the song "Go!" for the video game NBA Live 2005 . In 2005, will.i.am recorded the song " I Am Somebody " with guitarist Carlos Santana for his album '' All That I Am ''. During 2006, he contributed to ''", and Nas ' "'' Hip Hop Is Dead ''". Will.i.am is currently working with Michael Jackson on the music legend's Comeback Album , plus projects with Mariah Carey , Whitney Houston Amerie , Rihanna , Pussycat Dolls , Nicole Scherzinger , Melody Thornton , Hilary Duff , Cassidy , Lil Wayne , Talib Kweli , Lupe Fiasco , Keithian , Common , Fabolous , Chamillionaire , Chilli , Bone Thugs-N-Harmony , and Macy Gray . He worked on "More and More", "Ring It", "Baby Love" and "On the Move" for Nicole Scherzinger's first solo album '' Her Name Is Nicole ''. PERSONAL LIFE will.i.am was born in Boyle Heights and lived in the projects of Estrada Courts. He had a small type rap group at the time with Julio R. Rodriguez and Alfredo Padilla among other minor groups of people. On the other hand, will.i.am cites the Red Hot Chili Peppers as an influence and he appeared on a documentary on BBC Radio 1 about the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, explaining that he named the Black Eyed Peas in a similar fashion to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, i.e. after a food. He went to Palisades High School and graduated in 1993. He is the nephew of former Atlanta Falcons fullback Lynn Cain . He shares his moniker with , a jazz aficionado who saw Coltrane play in the early 60s. {Link without Title} DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums Solo releases
As a member of Black Eyed Peas
PRODUCER CAREER 2004
2005
2006
2007
FASHION Before joining the Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am attended the to design a premium denim collection, ''i.am Antik'', that is scheduled to debut in August of 2007 at the Project Show in Las Vegas http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070515/20070515005780.html?.v=1. He has also designed clothing for the Black Eyed Peas. EXTERNAL LINKS
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