High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William James Adams, Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am ("will I am") and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer. will.i.am came to prominence in the late 1990s as a member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas along with rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo and, later, singer Fergie. As a music producer, he has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Eazy-E, Britney Spears, U2, Rihanna, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Earth, Wind Fire, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, Daddy Yankee, and Juanes. It was confirmed that he would be a judge on the UK Version of The Voice, alongside, Jessie J, Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays and Tom Jones