Black Eyed Peas star rejected welfare cheque

Will.i.am turned down his first welfare cheque because he wanted to find another way to live.

Black Eyed Peas star rejected welfare cheque

Will.i.am turned down his first welfare cheque because he wanted to find another way to live.

The Black Eyed Peas front man – who now has millions in the bank thanks to his successful career as a rapper, manager, producer and judge on ‘The Voice' in the UK – was stood in line waiting for his first payment aged just 20 when he had an epiphany and turned to his mother and girlfriend.

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