AMS - King of the Nerds
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Bio
From the depths of a spraycan and live on a concrete surface comes Agent Mos, otherwise known as AMS. The man dubbed as "King of the Nerds" at 14 years old came up as a confused mass of musical influences, making his brand of hip-hop into a breakbeat beat-down, filled to the brim with wit, stinging punchlines, a eye for the detail of life, and a brain built for storytelling.
About
Following hip-hop as a hobby earned him a slew of features on mixtapes, guest shots, and the occasional show in high school. Pursuing it as a part-time dream earned him opportunities opening for some of his favorite acts, after only having been on stage for 2 years (Mr. Lif, Blueprint, Illogic, Braille, KRS-One, Treologic, Animate Objects just to name a few), and allowed him to garner the applause of the public as Champaign-Urbana's Hip-Hop artist of the year in 2006.
His work with local musicians (Larry Gates of Lorenzo Goetz, Kayla Brown, DJ Spinnerty, Zirafa) has earned him acclaim not only where he found himself for college, but an odd and spreading following at home and around the world, after having his material played on college radio in France, Britain and Japan.
His first album "ILLuminate" was released independently, but AMS has been recently working with Bay-Area Based OM Hip-Hop, home of such acts as Colossus, Zion I, and Strange Fruit Project. The label has already released AMS and DJ Spinnerty's song "City Life" on the "OM Hip-Hop Discovery, Vol. 1" compilation, which is available on iTunes (search for DJ Spinnerty and Agent Mos...for you digital music heads..).
Look for new material from "ILLUminate," his forthcoming LP "Natural," and the story behind "Black Label" to hit this page as it's ready!
You ready to hop in the cypher with the nerd?
Then strap on your headphones and buckle in...
AWARDS:
Winner of 2006 WPGU 107.1/Buzz Local Music Award for Best Hip-Hop.
Nominee for 2007 WPGU 107.1/Buzz Local Music Award for Best Hip-Hop.
Nominee for 2008 WPGU 107.1/Buzz Local Music Award for Best Hip-Hop.
RELEASES:
Natural EP, 2008 (COMING SOON!!)
National Hip-Hop Congress: Now U-C Us - "Pants", "How IL", 2008.
ILLuminate LP, 2006.
OM Hip-Hop: Discovery, Vol. 1 - "City Life", 2006.
Green Street Records: Playlisted - "City Life", 2005.
Concert Records: Greg Spero Trio presents Live in 25 - "Paper", "Heavy", 2006.
Mjeztyck Records: Mjeztyck Three - "Schizophrenia", 2001; Birth of the Havoc Unit - "Mortal Kombat", "Return Of..", 2003.
