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Lost Change (2001)

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This debut solo record by a Black Eyed Peas member was also the soundtrack to a film with the same title.

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Lost Change: debut studio album by American musician will.i.am
Released in 2001 by Atlantic Records
will.i.am is a member of Black Eyed Peas, and this is his first solo album
The album was supported by the single 'I Am'
Track listing of 15 songs, including 'Lost Change', 'Money' and 'Control Tower'
Guest artists include Planet Asia, Terry Dexter, Mykill Miers, Medusa and Madd Dogg

Spanish Wikipedia places the album in the 'BEE generation', alongside DJ Dilla's Welcome 2 Detroit, Marley Marl's Re-Entry, Pete Rock's PeteStrumentals and DJ Jazzy Jeff's The Magnificient
The album was also used as the soundtrack for a film titled Lost Change

William James Adams Jr., born March 15, 1975, in Los Angeles, California; stage name will.i.am.
Raised by his mother in the Estrada Courts housing projects in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.
Formed the Black Eyed Peas in 1995 with apl.de.ap and Taboo; the group evolved from Atban Klann, signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in 1992.
Black Eyed Peas signed with Interscope Records; debut single "Joints & Jam" in early 1998.

Core members of Black Eyed Peas: will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie (joined in 2002).

Solo albums: Lost Change (2001), Must B 21 (2003), Songs About Girls (2007), #willpower (2013).
Black Eyed Peas albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2009), and The Beginning (2010) achieved their highest success.
Founded his own record label in 1998; founded technology company i.am+ in 2013.
Mentor on The Voice UK, The Voice Australia, and The Voice Kids UK.
Won seven Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Washington Post: Curt Fields called Lost Change a fun, sonic grab bag
AllMusic: Matt Conaway praised the album as a solid extension of the beat-suite movement
Conaway wrote that the album is sophisticated and musically enthralling yet still accessible
He also praised how it applies a host of different styles without losing the listener
In the beat-suite context, the album sits between Jay Dee's 'Welcome to Detroit', a more rhyme-oriented work, and Pete Rock's Petestrumentals