I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs

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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? “Almost Famous” is a special Op-Docs series of short films directed by Ben Proudfoot featuring people who nearly made history — only to fall short. These are tales of overcoming disappointment at its most epic, from an astronaut who never flew to a superstar who never was. See more from the "Almost Famous" series: https://nyti.ms/2EuGTsK Credits Director: Ben Proudfoot Featuring: Kim Hill, Cassius Hill Producers: Gabriel Berk Godoi, Abby Lynn Kang Davis Co-Producer: Jeremy Lambert Cinematography: Brandon Somerhalder Additional Cinematography: Tom Mason Editor: David Faddis Composer: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson Assistant Editor: Lisset Mendoza First Assistant Camera: Jana McLain Colorist: Stephen Derluguian Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins Archival Coordinator: Sarah Stewart Associate Producer: Caley Fox Shannon Post-Production Supervisor: Dillon Brown Post-Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Brooke Supervising Editor: Federico Conforti Sound Effects Editor: TJ Jacques Additional Orchestration: Roger Julià Satorra Scoring Mixer: Brad Haehnel More from The New York Times Video: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch all of our videos here: http://nytimes.com/video Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytvideo Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo ---------- Op-Docs is the New York Times’ award-winning series of short documentaries by independent filmmakers. Learn more about Op-Docs and how to submit to the series. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@NYTopinion).