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Los Angeles, United States (1991 – present)
When William was 16 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.
In September 2007, will.i.am’s record label Universal Music Group decided on a pilot scheme to reward certain file sharing with cash incentives, including will.i.am tracks from his latest solo album Songs About Girls.
Will.i.am has recently been cast as John Wraith in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the X-Men film series
The Black Eyed Peas’ producer is Sergio Mendes, an internationally successful Brazilian musician and jazz aficionado.
And if you enjoyed Madagascar 2’s chunky hippo, Moto Moto, you should know that the deep voice belongs to yours truly, will. i. am. after he was ‘’pimped’’ out to the directors by his musical friend, 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.
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