Amoc (rapper)

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| name = Amoc

| birth_name = Mikkâl Antti Morottaja

| image = Riddu_2022_Lørdag_Ailu_Valle_+_Amoc_+_Trio_Boogiemen_Foto_Ørjan_Marakatt_Bertelsen_-7_(52222036955).jpg

| caption = Amoc at Riddu Riđđu (2022)

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| birth_date = 1984

| origin = Inari, Finland

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| instrument = Vocals

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

Rapper
language professor
film producer
singer

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Mikkâl Antti Morottaja (born 1984 in Inari, Finland), known by his stage name Amoc ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|m|ɒ|k}} {{Respell|AM|ok}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSFa-uyR3CM|title=We Up: Indigenous Hip-Hop of the Circumpolar North // Mikkal Morrotaja, aka AMOC|website=YouTube |accessdate=12 January 2021}} an acronym for Aanaar Master of the Ceremony)Blomqvist Tatu; Halkiluoma Maria. Translated by Mervi Hämäläinen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150403215341/http://www.uta.fi/festnews/2007/friday/37230.shtml Festival News - Rapping in the Inari Sámi language]. 9 March 2007. Archived from [http://www.uta.fi/festnews/2007/friday/37230.shtml the original] on 3 April 2015. is a Sámi rapper. He is noted for rapping in the severely threatened language of Inari Sámi. He was named as Finland's Young European of 2007.

Biography

Amoc is of ethnic Finnish 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305050945/http://www.finland.org/public/default.aspx?contentid=150522&nodeid=35833&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Amoc is rapping the Sámi language onto the map]. Embassy of Finland (Washington). 2006. Archived from [http://www.finland.org/public/default.aspx?contentid=150522&nodeid=35833&contentlan=2&culture=en-US the original] on 5 March 2016.Morottaja, Mikkâl. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060702/https://www.vice.com/en_se/read/gory-v13n1 Vice.com - Gory Days]. Vice Media. 1 January 2006. Archived from [https://www.vice.com/en_se/read/gory-v13n1 the original] on 4 March 2016. He also studied filmmaking at Inari.

His father is Matti Morottaja,Jaana Laitinen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111003823/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/1101978492530 Helsingin Sanomat - Rapper uses Sámi language to express defiance]. 2005. Archived from [http://www.hs.fi/english/article/1101978492530 the original] 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 Tech N9ne, Jedi Mind Tricks, Eminem, Rammstein and Necro as his influences.