Kamelen

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

Kamelen
Kamelen in August 2021
Born	Marcus Kabello Møll Mosele[1] 1993 (age 31–32) Bergen
Citizenship	Norway
Occupations	rapper musician
Years active	2014–
Father	Banjo Mosele
Awards	Spellemannprisen in hiphop (2021)[2]

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

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

Albums

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

EP

• Lyca (2018)

Singles

• "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

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.