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William James Adams, Jr. It was confirmed that he would be a coach on the UK Version of The Voice, alongside Jessie J, Danny O’Donoghue and Tom Jones. will.i.am’s music career began in the summer of 1988, when as an eighth-grader, he met up with fellow rapper Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) and fellow student Dante Santiago. After Eazy’s tragic death, Atban Klann changed their name to the Black Eyed Pods, and Will replaced Dante with Jaime Gomez, better known under his stage name of Taboo. Following the release of Bridging The Gap, Will began recording his first solo release, Lost Change, which was the official soundtrack to the film of the same name. in November 2001, work began on a third Black Eyed Peas album, Elephunk. On the strength of that single and follow-up singles like “Shut Up”, Elephunk went on to sell 8.5 million copies worldwide.

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Will.i.am was raised in the Estrada Courts housing projects of Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Atban Klann caught the eye of Compton rapper Eazy-E and was signed to his label, Ruthless Records, in 1991. After Eazy’s tragic death, Atban Klann changed their name to the Black Eyed Pods, and Will replaced Dante with Jaime Gomez, better known under his stage name of Taboo. in 1997, they once again changed their name, this time to The Black Eyed Peas, and began recording their first album, “Behind the Front”, with the help of soul singer Kim Hill. The album was successful enough for the group’s contract to be renewed, and in 2000, a second album, Bridging the Gap, was released.

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She encouraged him to begin working on his musical career by sending him to school in Pacific Palisades. While still in high school, will.i.am and apl.de.ap performed in East L.A. clubs and were soon joined by three other entertainers to form the socially conscious rap group, Atban Klann. At the time, Will was known as “Will 1X”. Featuring collaborations with Medusa, Planet Asia and Terry Dexter, the album was a critical success,reviews wherever it was covered. The album spawned three singles, “I Got It From My Mama”, “One More Chance” and “Heartbreaker”, and fared slightly better than his previous solo efforts, however, failed to shift more than 75,000 copies. On June 13, 2008, “Yes We Can” won an award at the 35th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards for “New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment”.




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