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When did ​will.i.am start making music?

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​will.i.am's first song “Millennium” released on May 25, 1996.


William James Adams Jr., better known as will.i.am, is a musician from Los Angeles, California.

In 1988, he formed a hip-hop group called “Atban Klann” with 2 fellow classmates. The group was soon discovered by rapper Eazy-E and they were signed to Ruthless Records.



After Eazy’s death in ‘95, the group was moved to Interscope Records,... Read More
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