On this day in history, American recording artiste Will.I.Am was born
On this day March 15, 1975 Williams Adams Jr. better know as Will.I.Am (pronounced “Will I Am”) was born to an American mother and Jamaican father. Adams is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, entrepreneur, actor, musician, record producer, and philanthropist. He is known as one of the establishing members of the Grammy Award wining hip hop and R&B band The Black Eyed Peas. While with the group, he has won seven Grammy awards, eight American Music Awards, a Billboard Award, a Teen Choice Award, two MTV Video Music Award and Three World Music Award.
Adams was born in the housing projects of Eastside Los Angeles. While there, he and his family was one of the very few African Americans living in a predominantly Hispanic community. Adams didn’t know his father William Adams Sr. and he was raised by his mother Debra (née Cain). His mother always encouraged him to be himself and not to conform to norms of society but instead be unique.
Today, Adams is a judge on The Voice UK. Adams is always evolving and not limiting himself. In 2014, he went to his Jamaican roots and collaborated with deejays Aidonia and Bounty Killer on a track. The track is entitled Birthday which is a sample of singer Stephen McGregor’s music. The song was was released June 7 by Interscope Records.
