William James Adams Jr.

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human philanthropist rapper record producer singer songwriter television personality

William James Adams Jr., better known as will.i.am, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
birthName William James Adams Jr. self-link ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1975-03-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Palisades Charter High School ⓘ
ethnicGroup African-American ⓘ
founded i.am+ (technology company) ⓘ
surface form: i.am+ (company)

i.am.angel Foundation ⓘ
genre dance ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
instrument keyboards ⓘ
piano ⓘ
sampler ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf Black Eyed Peas ⓘ
surface form: The Black Eyed Peas
nominatedFor Grammy Award ⓘ
notableWork #willpower ⓘ
Behind the Front ⓘ
Bridging the Gap ⓘ
Elephunk ⓘ
Lost Change ⓘ
Monkey Business ⓘ
preceded by Must B 21 ⓘ
surface form: Must B 21

album "Songs About Girls" ⓘ
surface form: Songs About Girls

The Beginning ⓘ
The E.N.D. ⓘ
occupation DJ ⓘ
actor ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
participatedIn The Voice Australia ⓘ
The Voice UK ⓘ
placeOfBirth California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Los Angeles ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
stageName will.i.am ⓘ
voiceType tenor ⓘ

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William James Adams Jr. → birthName → William James Adams Jr. self-link ⓘ
will.i.am → birthName → William James Adams Jr. ⓘ
single "Scream & Shout" → writer → William James Adams Jr. ⓘ
subject surface form: Scream & Shout
this entity surface form: William Adams