Anthony Melas, better known by his stage name A!MS (pronounced "aims") or his previous stage name A.M. SNiPER, is an English-Cypriot rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.
Career
Music
A!MS made his debut as a member of
So Solid Crew
So Solid Crew are a British UK garage and hip hop collective originating from the area on and surrounding the Winstanley and York Road Estates in Battersea, London which achieved wide success in the early 2000s. The group consisted of many m ...
[Panayides, Theo]
'A new kind of punk rocker'
Cyprus Mail, 24 July 2015. Retrieved on 15 March 2016. before launching his solo career. In 2018, he was nominated for the "Man of the Year" award by Cyprus' ''MAD'' magazine for his contribution to the island's music scene and the culture of
Ayia Napa. He has collaborated with and produced for artists such as
Cool & Dre,
The Game
The Game or The Games may refer to:
Sports and games
* The Game (dice game) (German: ''Das Spiel''), a dice game designed by Reinhold Wittig
* The Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itself
* ...
,
[Winslow, Mike]
"Cool & Dre Working To Break UK Rapper A.M. Sniper With 'Foreign Dreams'"
AllHipHop, 22 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018 Oxide & Neutrino
Oxide & Neutrino are an English DJ and MC garage duo from London, consisting of Oxide (Alex Rivers) and Neutrino (Mark Oseitutu).
Musical career
Their first single "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart in ...
,
["A.M SNIPER CHATS ABOUT SNIPER SKILLS, SO SOLID AND SWIMMING POOLS"](_blank)
Guestlist, 20 June 2015. Retrieved on 15 March 2016 and
Wiley.
[Azeez-Harris, Semper]
".A.M. SNiPER talks about his new track, 'Bus Pass' with Wiley (go check the video)"
Flavourmag, 16 July 2014. Retrieved on 15 March 2016
In 2020, shortly after the release of his single "Diablo", A!MS showcased part of his Ayia Napa home in an episode of ''Cribs'', a Trace+ streaming series based on the
MTV series of the same name. He was also featured in the car culture magazine ''Fast Car'', in which he exhibited part of his collection of sports cars. In 2021, he released the single "Honor" featuring
Projexx,
Julian Marley, and AV Allure, which was co-produced by
Cool & Dre.
Business
A!MS is one of the heads of the strategic and business development department of the Ayia Napa water park WaterWorld, which has been owned by his family since he was a child. He oversaw the water park's event The Wave, a series of parties nominated for the 2020 InBusiness Awards. The water park holds over 30 international awards and accolades from publications such as
Tripadvisor.
A!MS is the founder and CEO of the record label 3fifty7 Music. He is also the owner of the marketing firm La Familia Marketing.
Personal life
A!MS splits his time between
Ayia Napa and
London.
Discography
* 2011: ''11'' (EP)
* 2015: ''SNiPER SKiLLS MIXTAPE'' (with
Jaguar Skills
Jaguar Skills is a British DJ who since 2002 has performed multi-genre, cut-n-paste style DJ mixes. He has released hundreds of mixtapes through various outlets, including BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra and had a weekly 10-minute mix on ''The ...
)
References
External links
Official websiteA!MSon
Instagram
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Facebook
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English hip hop musicians
English male rappers
English record producers
English people of Cypriot descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
So Solid Crew members