Birth name Misel Ristov Years active 2009–present | Name Amo Socialec | |
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Origin Maribor and Ptuj, Slovenia Genres Conscious hip hop, rap, hardcore hip hop Labels Infected Records
Wudisban Records Associated acts Badale, Rapvirus Crew, Emkej, Trkaj | ||
Mišel Ristov, better known by his stage name Amo often prolonged to Amo Socialec, is a Slovenian rapper, writer, actor and an entrepreneur from Ptuj, Slovenia.
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Early life
Amo was raised mostly in the Maribor area, but constantly moved in various locations throughout the country.
Career
In 2009, Amo entered the National Freestyle Battle Championship and placed second. In the final he lost to the unbeaten two-time champion, N'toko. He released his street album titled 'Horizont' the following year. He had several successful battle appearances afterwards, winning multiple competitions in the battle circuit around the Country. In 2012 he was one of the 12 emcees to be signed to the first Slovenian hip hop label, Wudisban Records. Despite that, he would later go on to compete and win the National Championship in 2013, defeating the former freestyle champion, Unknown in the final.
Acting
Ristov has also involved himself in acting and will debut in the full feature "Utrip Ljubezni", coming out in fall 2015.