The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

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AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: Hip-hop musician and producer
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: The de facto leader of the hip-hop act the Black Eyed Peas, this multi-hyphenate musician, actor and clothing designer has added political activist to his resume, coordinating the instantly viral Yes We Can music video in support of Barack Obama.

CON: Can we really trust the judgment of singer whose band once wrote a hit song about "lovely lady lumps"?

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