Mikkâl Antti Morottaja (born 1984 in Inari, Finland), known by his stage name Amoc ( ; an acronym for Aanaar Master of the Ceremony)Blomqvist Tatu; Halkiluoma Maria. Translated by Mervi Hämäläinen
''Festival News'' - ''Rapping in the Inari Sámi language''
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on 3 April 2015. is a

Sámi The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are a Finno-Ugric-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly known as Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Ru ...

musician. He is noted for rapping in the severely threatened language of

Inari Sámi Inari Sámi (, "the Inarian language", or , "the Inari (Aanaar) Sámi language") is a Sámi language spoken by the Inari Sámi of Finland. It has approximately 300 speakers, the majority of whom are middle-aged or older and live in the municip ...

. He was named as Finland's Young European of 2007.

Biography

Amoc is of ethnic

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as well as Sámi descent. In addition to rapping in Inari Sámi, Amoc has also taught the language at various times at schools in Inari.''Amoc is rapping the Sámi language onto the map''
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on 5 March 2016.Morottaja, Mikkâl
''Vice.com'' - ''Gory Days''
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on 4 March 2016. He also studied filmmaking at Inari. His father is Matti Morottaja,Jaana Laitinen
''Helsingin Sanomat'' - ''Rapper uses Sámi language to express defiance''
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on 11 January 2012. a prominent author, social activist and politician in the Inari Sámi community who is focused on preserving their language and identity.

Style and influences

Besides his language, Amoc also distinguishes himself from most Finnish rappers by rapping with raw and provocative lyrics and using shock value. Many of his songs are made in storytelling style with lyrics focusing on horror, death, murder, monsters, Sami mythology and fantasy. He has cited

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Jedi Mind Tricks,

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and Necro as his influences.

Discography

Albums

*''Amok-Kaččâm'' (2007)

Singles

*"Šaali" (2006) *"Kiälláseh" (2016) *"Kuobârpoolvâ maŋa" (2016) *"Čuđeh" (2018)

References

External links

Personal website
1984 births Living people People from Inari, Finland Inari Sámi people Finnish rappers Finnish Sámi people Finnish Sámi musicians Horrorcore artists {{hiphop-bio-stub