will.i.am (American rapper and producer)

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Legal name: William James Adams, Jr.

Also performs as: Zuper Blahq

Wikipedia

William Adams (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known as the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas, which he formed in 1995. The group, having released nine total studio albums, reached their furthest success in the 2000s with their albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2009), and The Beginning (2010). Adams has served as lead vocalist since its formation, although for the albums, he did so alongside singer Fergie—who joined the group in 2002 and departed after the latter album.

As a solo artist, Adams released his first two albums, Lost Change (2001) and Must B 21 (2003) to lukewarm commercial response. The former was released by Atlantic Records, while the latter contained the song "Go!", which served as theme music for the NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005 seasons. His third album, Songs About Girls (2007) marked his first entry on the Billboard 200 as a solo act and spawned the moderate hit single "I Got It From My Mama." His fourth album, #willpower (2013) reached number nine on the chart and saw further success with its singles "Scream & Shout" (with Britney Spears) and "#thatPOWER" (featuring Justin Bieber). The former song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition, his guest appearances on Fergie's 2006 single "Fergalicious" and Usher's 2010 single "OMG" peaked at numbers two and one on the chart, respectively.

A prolific record producer and songwriter, Adams has amassed credits on singles and albums for other artists including Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, U2, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Psy, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, Estelle, Nas, John Legend, Cheryl, and 2NE1, among others. Through his solo career and collaborative work with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 41 top-40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the country. He founded his namesake record label in 1998, which has signed artists including LMFAO, Kelis, and Macy Gray.

Outside of his music, Adams has served as a panelist and mentor on the reality competition series The Voice UK (2012–present), The Voice Australia (2014), and The Voice Kids (2017–2023). He is the recipient of seven Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2003Must B 21will.i.am1
2007Songs About Girlswill.i.am8
2013#willpowerwill.i.am2.58

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2008Black Eyed Peas Family Bestwill.i.am1

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2001Lost Changewill.i.am4

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2001Sunny HoursLong Beach Dub Allstars feat. will.i.am2
2006BeepThe Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am54
2006I Love My ChickBusta Rhymes feat. will.i.am & Kelis12
2007A DreamCommon & will.i.am1
2007I Got It From My Mamawill.i.am4
2007Baby LoveNicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am4
2008Yes We Canwill.i.am1
2008The Girl Is Mine 2008Michael Jackson & will.i.am1
2008Heartbreakerwill.i.am feat. Cheryl Cole3.51
2008One More Chancewill.i.am1
2008In the AyerFlo Rida feat. will.i.am2
2008It's a New Daywill.i.am1
2008The Girl Is Mine 2008Michael Jackson with will.i.am1
2009I Wanna Go CrazyDavid Guetta feat. will.i.am1
20093 WordsCheryl Cole feat. will.i.am55
2010My Generation RemixThe Who feat. will.i.am & Slash1
2010OMGUsher feat. will.i.am3
2010Check It Outwill.i.am & Nicki Minaj5
2011FreeNatalia Kills feat. will.i.am1
2011T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)will.i.am feat. Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez44
2011Great Timeswill.i.am1
2012Go Homewill.i.am featuring Mick Jagger & Wolfgang Gartner1
2012This Is Lovewill.i.am feat. Eva Simons3
2012Reach for the Stars (Mars Edition)will.i.am1
2012Hall of FameThe Script featuring will.i.am3
2012In My CityPriyanka Chopra feat. will.i.am1
2012Scream & Shoutwill.i.am & Britney Spears44
2013Something Really BadDizzee Rascal ft. will.i.am1
2013Better Than YesterdaySidney Samson feat. will.i.am1
2013#thatPOWERwill.i.am feat. Justin Bieber41
2013Fall Downwill.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus1
2013Feelin’ Myselfwill.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana & DJ Mustard2
2014It's My Birthdaywill.i.am & Cody Wise1
2014HomeLeah McFall feat. will.i.am1
2014Ew!Jimmy Fallon feat. will.i.am1
2016Boys & Girlswill.i.am feat. Pia Mia1
2017Fiyahwill.i.am1
2018Lay Me Down / Pete's Jazzwill.i.am / Pete Rock1
2020Love You MoreSteve Aoki feat. LAY ZHANG & will.i.am2
2021PULL UPJ.Rey Soul & will.i.am featuring: Nile Rodgers1
2022LatinaKiko el Crazy x Will I Am1
2022SoloWilly William & will.i.am & Lali1
2022Jungle Go DumbJames BKS & will.i.am1
2022RómpelaYandel, will.i.am & El Alfa feat. One Six1
2023THE FORMULAwill.i.am & Lil Wayne2
2023MIND YOUR BUSINESSwill.i.am & Britney Spears4
2023LET’S GO!will.i.am × J Balvin2

Single + Soundtrack + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2012Problem (From “Hotel Transylvania”) (The Monster remix)Becky G feat. will.i.am1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2013Crazy KidsKe$ha feat. will.i.am1
2013Burn the Disco (Remixes)Felix da Housecat feat. will.i.am1
2021Chica ideal (remix)Sebastián Yatra + Guaynaa + will.i.am41
2023MIND YOUR BUSINESS (David Guetta remix)will.i.am & Britney Spears1

EP + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2012This Is Love (remixes)will.i.am ft. Eva Simons2
2014Born to Get Wild (remixes)Steve Aoki feat. will.i.am1

Other

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2013Take the World Onwill.i.am & 2NE11

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