Taboo (rapper)
Jaime Luis Gomez (* 14. July 1975 in Rosemead , California ), better known as Taboo , is an American rapper with Mexican-American / North American Indian -Abstammung. He became known with the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas .
Life
His Indian ancestors were Shoshone . Taboo's father was born in Morelia , the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán , while his mother was born in Los Angeles .
Taboo married Jaymie Dizon on July 12, 2008 in Pasadena, California. The couple have two sons and a daughter: Jimmy Jalen Gomez, born on July 19, 2009, Journey, born on April 26, 2011 and Jett, born in February 2016.
He already has a son from a previous relationship named Joshua Parish Gomez (born October 17, 1993).
Career
In 1995 he joined the two rappers will.i.am and apl.de.ap of the US hip-hop band The Black Eyed Peas , which was still Atban Klann were called and after a record label change to The Black Eyed Peas renamed were .
Gomez announced plans to open an art school for children in his home town, Rosemead , California . He also made a guest appearance in the movie "Street Fighter - The Legend of Chun-Li".
Singles
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- 2004: La Paga ( Juanes with Taboo)
- 2010: One Heart, One Beat (with Dolores Huerta , Longoria, Oscar De La Hoya, Shakira & Juanes )
- 2012: Don't Wanna Dance (with Alex Gaudino )
- 2013: Love Is Going Nowhere (with Diva, Pitbull & Roscoe Umali)
- 2014: Zumbao
- 2015: Transm1t
- 2016: The Fight
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ contactmusic.com (accessed December 26, 2010)
- ↑ Chart sources: DE CH
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Taboo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gomez, Jaime Luis (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosemead , California , USA |