William James Adams, Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known as will.i.am, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and voice actor, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hip-hop group The Black-Eyed Peas. He also worked as a songwriter and producer for several other musical artists, including Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, Justin Timberlake, and others.
Relation to Jackson[]
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will.i.am and Jackson (2006)
will.i.am and Jackson worked together in 2006, at The Grouse Lodge Studio in Westmeath, Ireland. Their work lasted until the year after, when production for the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller started. The duo made remixes for "The Girl Is Mine", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", and "Beat It".
None of the duo’s original work has ever been released and only a few snippets can be heard during their 2006 interview with Access Hollywood.[1] will.i.am previously mentioned three titles: "Still the King", "I Will Miss You", and "Dreaming". He tried to release the latter on #willpower, though Jackson's estate barred it's release.