William Adams, known professionally as will.i.am, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas, which he formed in 1995 alongside fellow rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo. The group has released nine studio albums, and saw their highest success with the pop rap albums Elephunk, Monkey Business, The E.N.D., and The Beginning, during which time he shared lead vocals with fellow singer Fergie. As a solo artist, Adams signed with Atlantic Records to release his debut album Lost Change. He later signed to Barely Breaking Even to release his second album Must B 21. Both albums failed to chart. After gaining success with the Black Eyed Peas, he signed with Interscope Records to release his third album, Songs About Girls. His third effort moderately entered the US Billboard 200 — becoming his first solo project to do so — and spawned the US Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single "I Got It From My Mama". His fourth album, #willpower, peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top five hit, "Scream & Shout". From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will.i.am) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
