Kamelen

Norwegian rapper (born 1993)

Kamelen

Kamelen in August 2021

Born|

Marcus Kabello Møll Mosele[1]

1993

Bergen

Citizenship| Norway
Occupations|

* rapper
* musician

Years active| 2014–
Father| Banjo Mosele
Awards| Spellemannprisen in hiphop (2021)[2]

Marcus Kabelo Møll Mosele (born 1993),[1] also known under the stage name Slim Kamel or Kamelen, is a Norwegian rapper from Bergen.

The rapper became famous when he escaped from police custody in 2015 at the same time as he released the single "Si Ingenting" (English: Say Nothing).[3] He signed a contract with the rap collective and record label NMG/G-Huset, and in 2017 he released the album Ambivalent.[4] He was nominated for the Spellemannprisen 2018 in the year's breakthrough class with Gramostipend.[5] Ahead of P3 Gull 2021, he was nominated for the categories artist of the year and song of the year for "Creme de la crème".[6] He won the Spellemannprisen 2021 in the class hip-hop for overall production from 2021.[2]

## Biography

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He grew up in Bergen. Mosele's youth was turbulent without a father present, and he was sent early to a special school for youth with behavioral difficulties. Mosele himself describes his upbringing as nice, but with a lot of "nonsense and fanfare".[7]

In 2014, Mosele was sentenced to two years in prison for two episodes of violence, where, among other things, he hit a random passerby in the head with cobblestone.[8] Mosele escaped on his way to custody, but was arrested by police during a performance at a pub in Bergen two months later.[3][9]

In 2018, the police stopped a concert where Mosele performed. Several people, including Mosele, were arrested.[10] The arrest took place after he allegedly shouted "transl. fuck the police" from the stage.[11] Among other things, cocaine was found on the Mosele during the incident. After initially refusing a summons of NOK 12,000, he was sentenced in Kristiansand district court on 23 September 2020 to pay a fine of NOK 8,000 and NOK 2,000 in court costs.[12]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Ambivalent (2017)
* Kingpin Slim (2019)
* #Frikjent (2021)

### EP

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* Lyca (2018)

### Singles

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* "Si ingenting" (2015)
* "Kjeltring" (2016)
* "Beng beng beng" (2017)
* "D e digg" (2017)
* "Lil Homie" (2018)
* "Hon e fin" (2018)
* "Lyca" (2018)
* "Vil ba vekk" (2019)
* "Ba spis" (2019)
* "Tilbake i City" (2020)
* "Ferrari" (2020)
* "Creme de la creme" (2021)
* "BAP" (with Broiler and Emma Steinbakken) (2022)
* "Fakk min X" (with Ballinciaga) (2022)

## Film and TV

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In 2022, the documentary Si ingenting (English: Say nothing) about the artist became the most watched documentary in Norwegian cinemas.[13]

In the same year, he played roles in the fiction series Verden er min and Rykter.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Marcus Kabelo Møll Mosele". www.proff.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
2. ^ a b Kvien, Elise; Elise Svelstad, Oda; Millan Eide, Emily Louisa; Krantz, Andreas (2022-04-19). "Desse fekk Spellemannprisar for 2021" [These received the Spellemann prize for 2021]. NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2023-06-12. "VINNAR: Kamelen: Kamelen 2021"
3. ^ a b Strømmen, Svein (2015-10-12). "En kamel på rømmen" [A camel on the run]. NATT&DAG (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
4. ^ "Kamelen: NMGs nye stjerneskudd" [Kamelen: NMG's new shooting star]. Universitas (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
5. ^ Talseth, Thomas; Gonsholt Ighanian, Catherine; Jørstad Wergeland, Atle; Østbø, Stein (2019-02-08). "Spellemann-glipp – nominert artist falt ut av listen" [Spellemann miss - nominated artist dropped out of the list]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
6. ^ "Fikk "P3-prisen" av Støre: Benyttet anledningen til å snakke om rusreformen" [Received the "P3 award" from Støre: Used the opportunity to talk about the drug reform]. NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
7. ^ Aase Rokkan, Anne (2017-11-16). "Ka me Kamelen?". STOFF (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
8. ^ Skarpass Karlsen, Mari (2015-10-12). "Rapperen har ingen planer om å melde seg for politiet nå" [The rapper has no plans to report to the police now]. Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
9. ^ AS, TV 2 (2015-10-13). "Bergens-rapper på rømmen - HER blir han pågrepet" [Bergen rapper on the run - HERE he is arrested]. TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-06-12.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. ^ "Politiet stoppet Kamelen-konsert – rapperen pågrepet" [The police stopped the Kamelen concert - the rapper was arrested]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
11. ^ Raa, Håkon (2018-12-08). "Politiet avsluttet konsert" [The police ended the concert]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
12. ^ "Rapperen Kamelen dømt på alle punkter i Kristiansand tingrett" [Rapper Kamelen convicted on all counts in Kristiansand district court]. ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
13. ^ Tveit, Janne Monsen (2022-08-29). "Knuser Karpe, a-ha og Drillo". 730.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-12.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamelen.

* Kamelen at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

*[transl.]: translation