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William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am (pronounced "Will I Am"), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, entrepreneur, actor, musician, record producer, philanthropist and SUV architecture Manager. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop and pop band The Black Eyed Peas, with whom he has received seven Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, a Teen Choice Award, two MTV Video Music Awards and three World Music Awards. Will.i.am has also released four solo albums. The first, ''Lost Change'', was released in 2001 on Atlantic Records and is the original soundtrack to the movie of the same name. A music video was made for the song "I Am", but no singles were released from the album. The second solo album, ''Must B 21'', was released on September 23, 2003. Track seventeen on the release, "Go!", was regularly used as the theme for the NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005 seasons. A video for the track was also recorded for use within the sports, however, no singles were released from the album. The third album, ''Songs About Girls'', was released on September 25, 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track titled "I Got It from My Mama" which peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at #31 on 17 August 2007. The album also featured the singles "Heartbreaker" and "One More Chance". He released his fourth studio album, ''#willpower'', in 2013. Will.i.am is also a music producer. He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Eazy-E, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, SMAP, The Game, Daddy Yankee, Wolfgang Gartner, Juanes, Nas, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Earth, Wind & Fire. He is currently a coach on the UK and was previously a coach on Australian series of ''The Voice'' in 2014. In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 34 Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1050201 )〕 ==Early life== Adams was born William James Adams Jr. in Eastside Los Angeles, and was raised in the Estrada Courts housing projects in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, where he and his family were among the few African Americans living in a predominantly Hispanic community. Adams has never met his father,〔('will.i.am's Aha! Moment' ) (April 14, 2009) ''Oprah.com''. Retrieved 2010-02-2.〕 William Adams Sr. He was raised by his mother, Debra (née Cain),〔('will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas ) (May 1, 2009) ''ChickenBones: A Journal''. Retrieved 2010-02-2.〕〔('Nightline Playlist: will.i.am' ) (February 2, 2008) ''ABCnews/Frontline''. Retrieved 2010-02-2.〕 who encouraged him to be unique and to avoid conforming to the tendencies of the other youth in his neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles. To encourage his musical career, she sent him to public schools in affluent West Los Angeles.〔 While attending Palisades Charter High School, he became best friends with Allan Pineda (stage name apl.de.ap), who was also a future member of The Black Eyed Peas. While still in high school, Adams and Pineda performed in East L.A. clubs and were soon joined by three other entertainers to form the socially conscious rap group, Atban Klann. Atban Klann caught the eye of Compton rapper Eazy-E and was signed to his label, Ruthless Records in 1992. Adams used to attend raves while in high school. He later said his history with rave culture is why he chose a more electro sound for The Black Eyed Peas' albums ''The E.N.D.'' and ''The Beginning''. Despite the use of electro and house music elements, will.i.am prefers to separate the underground from pop. In an article with ''Los Angeles Times'', he mentions that secrecy over the whereabouts of raves is what made ''raving'' special, and different from the mainstream.〔(Will.i.am on Rave Culture: "The underground is bigger than the surface. That's what people don't understand." )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will.i.am」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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