{{Multiple issues| {{Advert|date=January 2022}} {{Notability|Person|date=February 2022}} }} {{Short description|English rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = A!MS | image = AM Sniper Supreme promo image.jpg | caption = Sniper in March 2018 | birth_name = Anthony Melas | birth_date = | birth_place = England | genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|dance}} | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|record producer|entrepreneur}} | years_active = 2000–present | past_member_of = So Solid Crew | label = 3fifty7 Music | website = [https://www.whoisaims.com whoisaims.com] }}
'''Anthony Melas''', known professionally as '''A!MS''' (pronounced "aims") and previously '''A.M. SNiPER''', is an English rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 July 2015|title=A new kind of punk rocker|url=http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/07/24/a-new-kind-of-punk-rocker/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=Cyprus-Mail.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815144119/http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/07/24/a-new-kind-of-punk-rocker/ |archive-date=15 August 2015 }}</ref>
==Career== ===Music=== A!MS made his debut as a member of So Solid Crew<ref name="cyprusMail">Panayides, Theo. [http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/07/24/a-new-kind-of-punk-rocker/ 'A new kind of punk rocker'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322045236/http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/07/24/a-new-kind-of-punk-rocker/ |date=22 March 2016 }}, Cyprus Mail, 24 July 2015. Retrieved on 15 March 2016.</ref> before launching his solo career.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Azeez-Harris|first=Semper|date=16 July 2014|title=.A.M. SNiPER talks about his new track, 'Bus Pass' with Wiley (go check the video)|url=https://www.flavourmag.co.uk/m-sniper-talks-new-track-bus-pass-wiley/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=Flavour Mag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720224618/http://www.flavourmag.co.uk:80/m-sniper-talks-new-track-bus-pass-wiley/ |archive-date=20 July 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mad Video Music Awards 2018|url=https://mad.tv/ypopsifiotites-ton-mad-vma-2018/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=Mad TV|date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606014717/http://mad.tv:80/ypopsifiotites-ton-mad-vma-2018 |archive-date=6 June 2018 }}</ref> He has collaborated with and produced for artists such as Cool & Dre,<ref name="allhiphop" /> The Game,<ref name="allhiphop">Winslow, Mike. [https://allhiphop.com/music/cool-dre-working-to-break-uk-rapper-a-m-sniper-with-foreign-dreams-pukok9XTPEakLHlGk7tLuA "Cool & Dre Working To Break UK Rapper A.M. Sniper With 'Foreign Dreams'"], AllHipHop, 22 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018</ref> Oxide & Neutrino,<ref name="guestlist">[http://guestlist.net/article/88002/a-m-sniper-chats-about-sniper-skills-so-solid-and-swimming-pools "A.M SNIPER CHATS ABOUT SNIPER SKILLS, SO SOLID AND SWIMMING POOLS"], Guestlist, 20 June 2015. Retrieved on 15 March 2016</ref> and Wiley.<ref name="flavour">Azeez-Harris, Semper. [http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/m-sniper-talks-new-track-bus-pass-wiley/ ".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</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A.M. SNiPER To Host Napa Rocks Festival In Ayia Napa Cyprus With Chris Brown, KSI|url=https://marketersmedia.com/a-m-sniper-to-host-napa-rocks-festival-in-ayia-napa-cyprus-with-chris-brown-ksi/83528|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=MarketersMedia.Com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608012318/http://marketersmedia.com:80/a-m-sniper-to-host-napa-rocks-festival-in-ayia-napa-cyprus-with-chris-brown-ksi/83528 |archive-date=8 June 2015 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TRACE YARDS: AM SNIPER|url=https://traceplay.tv/watch/37216578|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=TracePlay.TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195944/https://traceplay.tv/watch/37216578 |archive-date=24 June 2021 }}</ref> He was also featured in the car culture magazine ''Fast Car'', in which he exhibited part of his collection of sports cars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A.M. SNiPER's TOP 7 LUXURY CARS|url=https://www.fastcar.co.uk/top-10-lists/a-m-snipers-top-7-luxury-cars/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=FastCar.co.uk|date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922015251/https://www.fastcar.co.uk/top-10-lists/a-m-snipers-top-7-luxury-cars/ |archive-date=22 September 2020 }}</ref> In 2021, he released the single "Honor" featuring Projexx, Julian Marley, and AV Allure, which was co-produced by Cool & Dre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEW NOISE: A!MS|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/06/11/new-noise-ams/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=WonderlandMagazine.com|date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614031955/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/06/11/new-noise-ams/ |archive-date=14 June 2021 }}</ref>
On 18 July 2025, A!MS released the single "Need Somebody", in collaboration with rapper Arrdee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3NXXjTYPAqwNb5sv49a6Jw?si=jHvXpir4Soe1i5YOVNOWIQ|title=A!MS and Arrdee - Need Somebody|website=Spotify|date=18 July 2025|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>
==Discography== * 2011: ''11'' (EP) * 2015: ''SNiPER SKiLLS MIXTAPE'' (with Jaguar Skills)
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== External links == * [http://www.snipermusic.com Official website] * [https://www.instagram.com/whoisaims/ A!MS] on Instagram * [https://www.facebook.com/snipermusic/ A!MS] on Facebook
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