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I was born and raised in the ghetto, on welfare, two minutes from homeless.

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will.i.am
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: March 15
Businessperson
Dancer
Disc Jockey
Educator
Entrepreneur
Film Producer
Film Score Composer
Guitarist
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LA
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William James Adams Jr.
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William Adams
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