Mams Taylor is a British boxing promoter, talent manager, and musician. He is the President/CEO of Proper Loud and Co-President of Misfits Boxing.

Music career

Taylor's song "LA Girls" featuring

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was featured on the MTV show, '' The Hills''. In addition to Taylor, the music video for "LA Girls" also stars former

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, and

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. A later single of Taylor's called "Girls Gotta Girlfriend" featured

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, and Bobby Valentino was inspired by the openness about female bisexuality in Hollywood. In May 2013, Taylor teamed up with producer Ben Rico and formed the production/writing duo called Feelabeat. They produced and wrote a single for

, titled "Bigger Dick".

"United for Neda"

Taylor wrote and produced "United for Neda", which is a protest song recorded in English and

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versions by many famous Iranian expatriates. It was inspired by the plight of

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, a 26-year-old Iranian woman who was fatally shot on the streets of Tehran on 20 June 2010 by the

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. Her death was recorded on a mobile phone video and received international attention when it hit the Internet. Taylor invested one million dollars into

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's career before she had commercially released any music and worked closely with her team as part of Coalition and Atom Factory. However, it ended up in a dispute which appears to have been settled. Taylor has written, produced and collaborated with a wide range of notable artists, such as

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, The Game,

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, among others. In May 2013, Taylor teamed up with producer Ben Rico and formed the production/writing duo called Feelabeat. They produced and wrote a single for

, titled "Bigger Dick". Taylor executive produced former Pussycat Doll

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's debut album, which charted in numerous territories and also achieved two number-ones on the ''Billboard'' Dance charts. Taylor executive produced

KSI Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing a ...

's debut album '' Dissimulation'', which debuted at number 2 on the

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and reached the charts in 13 other countries. He also executive produced KSI's sophomore album All Over The Place, which charted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and two songs from the album were nominated at The Brit Awards for song of the year.

Boxing promoter career

On 22 June 2021, Taylor partnered with

, Kalle Sauerland, Nisse Sauerland, and Wasserman Boxing to create

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, a

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company dedicated to hosting crossover boxing matches where influencers and celebrities compete in the ring. He is the Co-President of Misfits Boxing.

Business ventures

Proper Loud

Taylor owns a talent management company and record label called Proper Loud (formally Premier League Music), representing songwriter

, producer Diego Ave, artist/producer S-X, YouTuber/musician/boxer

, internet personality

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, YouTube couple GoldJuice and YouTuber

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. Proper Loud has achieved a number of accolades, 31 plaques of gold or platinum status, representing their clients and also for Taylor's creative involvement. Over the years, Taylor has facilitated major deals for his clients in publishing, recording and selling of catalogues. He earned a major deal for his client,

, with

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The Online Takeover

On 16 February 2021, Taylor and

partnered for the creation of the label named "The Online Takeover". The first signee of the label was American-British singer Aiyana-Lee, who featured on the track " Killa Killa". On 13 May 2022, KSI announced that he and Proper Loud had signed Yxng Dave to The Online Takeover, making him the second artist to be signed to the label.

Personal life

On 10 October 2010, Taylor married actress

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. Allen filed for divorce at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on 12 February 2012.

Controversies

Hitting Jesse Metcalfe

A video of Taylor hitting actor

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has been repeatedly featured on the television program ''TMZ''.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Other credits

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Mams Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English people of Iranian descent British expatriate musicians in the United States English hip-hop musicians English male singer-songwriters English record producers People from Cricklewood British boxing promoters Misfits Boxing Musicians from the London Borough of Barnet Musicians from the London Borough of Brent Musicians from the London Borough of Camden