Mams taylor
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Mams Taylor is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

.

Life and career

Mams Taylor was raised in Cricklewood, London. Growing up, he took on odd jobs from selling roses to nightclub bouncer on his way to connecting with Hollywood and music industry royalty. Mams Taylor's debut album, "King Amongst Men-The Lost Album" is available on i Tunes and features collaborations from Snoop Dogg, The Game, Lil Kim, Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....

 Bobby V, Rico Love, Ya Boy, Christina Milian, DJ Tiesto, Mario Wynans, Yung Joc
Yung Joc
YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...

, and T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...

. Production collaborations on the album include Scott Storch
Scott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox...

, DJ Tiesto, legendary producer Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...

, as well as self-produced tracks. The album had hundreds of thousands of downloads through Mininova and other web sites including his own. He has unreleased tracks coming soon featuring Robbie Williams, Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) Jacoby Shaddix (Paparoach), Travis Barker and Dave Navarro.

Mams Taylor is also the pioneer of the new genre of music runk, which is the fusion of rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...

, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

. Taylor began experimenting with the runk sound in opposition to those who wanted to restrict his music to any one type or genre. He explained Runk in detail on the home page of his website:
Taylor's first music video, entitled "L.A. Girls", received over 500,000 hits on YouTube and featured an all star cast including Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
Milena "Mila" Kunis is an American actress. Her work includes the role of Jackie Burkhart on the TV series That '70s Show and the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy...

, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as the love interest of Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan...

, Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra
Tara Leigh Patrick , professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer...

, Kelly Carlson
Kelly Carlson
Kelly Lee Carlson is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Kimber Henry on Nip/Tuck. In 2001 she was listed on Tear Sheet Magazines 50 Most Beautiful list.-Career:...

, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...

, and Joel Madden. The video was shot by Constellation Jones and released in early 2008. Taylor released a video and song featuring Snoop Dogg "Girl Gotta Girlfriend" in 2009. His next album is set to be released sometime in 2011.

Mams Taylor is also gaining recognition as a producer and song writer for a variety of known and unknown artists. He produced the west coast radio hit single "Party Girls" for "Ya Boy The Rockstar" signed to Akon as well as numerous others such as Steel Bill, Erika Jayne, The Massey Boys, Christina Milian, Jay Rock, Ashley Roberts (Pussy Cat Dolls), Monet, Rico Love, Macy Gray and Glasses Malone. Additionally, he produced tracks featuring T Pain, Robbie Williams and Joel Madden. Mams Taylor set up a label "Premiere League Music" in California and signed an artist from Louisiana called Steel Bill, in 2010. Taylor is expected to drop a mix tape as a producer FT "Ya Boy" in the summer of 2011.

Other than his love of music, Mams Taylor has a passion for mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 fighting. Taylor appeared in Fight Magazine in 2009.

Mams Taylor has worked with charitable organizations called "Kids Company" and Los Angeles based "A Place Called Home". Both charities help enhance the lives of children.

On October 10, 2010, he married actress Krista Allen
Krista Allen
Krista Allen is an American actress. She is best known for her work in the television series Days of Our Lives, Baywatch Hawaii, and What About Brian; and in the Hollywood films Liar Liar, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anger Management, and The Final Destination...

 in a quiet ceremony.

United for Neda

Mams Taylor was among more than two dozen Iranian expatriate superstars who united to spread a musical message of non-violent resistance. His song "United for Neda" is a call to action against human rights violations by the Iranian government against citizens who protested the disputed outcome of the June 2010 presidential elections. The song brought together Iran’s most elite entertainers, poets, thinkers, actors and singers in one harmonious voice pleading for freedom. The song and video included three of Iran’s most iconic singers--Dariush
Dariush
Dariush is a common Persian male given name. People with this name include:*Dariush Ashoori, Iranian intellectual*Dariush Eghbali, Iranian pop singer...

, Satar and Morteza, Oscar-nominated Iranian-American actress Shoreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress Sheila Vosough, Iranian-American composer and vocalist Sussan Deyhim
Sussan Deyhim
Sussan Deyhim is an Iranian singer, composer and dancer.Born in Tehran, her career began as a dancer with Iran's Pars National Ballet company...

, actor and poet Parviz Sayyad, Kamy R, a singer from Black Cats (Iran's most popular singing group), and rappers Kamyar, Payam Jaffari and The Kid. Taylor wrote and produced the song.

"United for Neda", which was recorded in English and Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 versions to reach Western and Iranian audiences, was inspired by the plight of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year old Iranian woman who was fatally shot on the streets of Tehran during a brutal crackdown on June 20, 2010 by the Basij
Basij
The Basij is a paramilitary volunteer militia established in 1979 by order of the Islamic Revolution's leader Ayatollah Khomeini. The force consists of young Iranians who have volunteered, often in exchange for official benefits...

. The ordeal was recorded on cell phone video and received international attention when it hit the Internet.

Albums

Year Album Chart positions RIAA certification
U.S.
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

U.S. R&B
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

2009
2009 in music
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