$AMELLA is a Hip-Hop, R&B, and Pop Independent Artist and Producer. She is an American Entrepreneur and Success Coach Born in Birmingham, Alabama; Raised in Montgomery Alabama. $AMELLA embodies a gangsta rap attitude. With heavy back beats, the use of chordal patterning, she creates peripheral vocals. Filled with southern rap roots, consistent rhyme patterns, and club rap energy. Samella Ja'mese Nickerson in Birmingham, AL. She moved from Birmingham to Montgomery as a child due to insecure living situations. In Montgomery, she attended Robert E. Lee High School and she was a dancer graduating as the captain of Robert E. Lee Dancing Diamonds. While growing up, her mother lost custody of her and her siblings resulting in foster care. Later, after her mother gained custody back, she decided to join the United States Marines as a way to escape the trenches. The Transition After completing 4 years of active duty services and gaining veterans benefits, Nikki Blaque continued on her journey to the finish line after being released from active duty in 2020.. Now being a fresh civilian with a new start, socially, Nikki used her magnetic persona to captivate a fan base in California where she is now based out of.