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Meet the Black Eyed Peas Singer You Never Knew I Quit The Black Eyed Peas. Then They Became Famous.
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How it feels when the band you just quit becomes one of the most successful acts in the world. Kim Hill was a rising singer. She met a young rapper named will.i.am. The rest is history — or is it?
By Ben ProudfootBy Ben Proudfoot
Mr. Proudfoot is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and a former magician.Mr. Proudfoot is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and a former magician.
In the mid-1990s, the singer and songwriter Kim Hill met a young rapper who suggested they start making music. That rapper’s name was will.i.am, and his group was a rising Los Angeles underground hip-hop crew called The Black Eyed Peas. The rest is history — or is it?In the mid-1990s, the singer and songwriter Kim Hill met a young rapper who suggested they start making music. That rapper’s name was will.i.am, and his group was a rising Los Angeles underground hip-hop crew called The Black Eyed Peas. The rest is history — or is it?
Hill found herself at a crossroads in 2000 and decided to quit the group and find her own voice, only to look on as The Black Eyed Peas reached global stardom with earworms like “I Gotta Feeling.” Having missed out on what every performer dreams of, does Hill regret her decision?Hill found herself at a crossroads in 2000 and decided to quit the group and find her own voice, only to look on as The Black Eyed Peas reached global stardom with earworms like “I Gotta Feeling.” Having missed out on what every performer dreams of, does Hill regret her decision?
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Ben Proudfoot is a filmmaker and the founder and C.E.O. of Breakwater Studios.Ben Proudfoot is a filmmaker and the founder and C.E.O. of Breakwater Studios.
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