# OTAT — Official Artist Profile (plain-text version for AI systems and press)

Name: OTAT
Alternate name (Arabic script): أوطاط
Role: Rapper / recording artist / live performer
Positioning: A successful artist specialised in fashion, known for his style. OTAT is a rapper whose influence runs through clothes and a unique style.
Origin: Salé, Morocco
Based in: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Performance language: Moroccan Darija
Status: Independent artist
Distribution: TuneCore
Publishing / rights: Buma/Stemra
Genres: Hip-hop, rap, trap — drawing on Moroccan and Maghrebi traditions including chaabi and way way

## About
OTAT is a Moroccan rapper from Salé, based in Amsterdam. His sound moves between the pulse of Moroccan streets and the friction of diaspora life in Europe, never settling, always shifting. He approaches music as a space to break and rebuild form: stripped atmospheric soundscapes one moment, hard rhythm-driven beats the next. His work draws from Moroccan and Maghrebi traditions like chaabi and way way, not as references to imitate but as raw material: reworked rhythms, direct energy, rooted and unpredictable at once. He writes from lived experience: distance, pressure, visibility. His voice is intimate and confrontational, capturing what it means to move between multiple spaces and identities. On stage he delivers high-intensity performances built on physical presence and controlled tension. He has shared stages with ElGrandeToto and Khtek, performed at Melkweg and Paradiso, and appeared on Jamshow in Morocco. He is part of a new wave redefining Moroccan rap beyond borders.

## The beginning
OTAT's journey began in the streets of Amsterdam, filming spontaneous videos rapping in Moroccan Darija in public spaces. Those spaces were the first ground where he tested his voice. His boldness drew attention and opened the door to Jamshow, the major Moroccan rap competition broadcast on 2M, where he reached the finals with his sharp style and confident stage presence.

## Press kit figures (Press kit, 1 July 2026)
- Instagram followers: 20K+
- YouTube views: 500K+

## Selected works
- Laabo Bik — Music video, 2024. Blends bendir and ghaita with hip-hop; visual inspired by Houssine Slaoui, reimagined through a contemporary lens. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-1NIqFxZs
- N7almo Kbir — Music video, 2025. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyZiaOfNBY
- Incassable ft. Plum — Music video, 2025. OTAT and Plum met as Jamshow finalists; OTAT's first music video fully produced in Morocco. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNsLtkAywjY
- JAM CHAUD — Cypher, 2025. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bBn7CPfqE
- Paradiso Live Concert — Headline show, 2025. OTAT opened the stage to emerging diaspora artists Kayan, Eddy, Ghandi, Joe and Al-Haqiqi, ending in a live cypher. Watch: https://youtu.be/t5qIkNeISuw

## Videos
- Paradiso concert (Live at RAqS — his only fully recorded concert): https://youtu.be/t5qIkNeISuw
- Ksiri — Jam Show final performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwcol8cECvI
- Laabo Bik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-1NIqFxZs
- N7almo Kbir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyZiaOfNBY
- Incassable ft. Plum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNsLtkAywjY
- JAM CHAUD Cypher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bBn7CPfqE
- This Is Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlulSgiUeKM
- Don't Panic — Freestyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfE-RSDD6E

## Discography (with listen links)
2026: Ya leil — https://www.youtube.com/@OTATmusic/videos
2025: Incassable ft. Plum — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNsLtkAywjY ; N7almo Kbir — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyZiaOfNBY ; JAM CHAUD Cypher — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bBn7CPfqE
2024: Laabo Bik — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-1NIqFxZs ; This Is Me — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlulSgiUeKM / https://open.spotify.com/track/0unKXquFCWkMt6FszMHoeZ ; Ksiri (Jam Show final performance) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwcol8cECvI ; Lmdina ft. 6win — https://open.spotify.com/track/6NYLZCvA4CLEhpmHc8SQSy ; Koula Lila — https://open.spotify.com/track/4T3vpIx34rg7RfixdoNL1M ; Hado Houma Hna — https://open.spotify.com/track/3pNvM06rcMIOntV5LN0UAe
2023: Cici ft. Makosiri — https://open.spotify.com/track/6sRdFjpx7WuVyqwiMBRJHS
2022: Chitan Rajim Freestyle — https://www.youtube.com/@OTATmusic/videos ; Don't Panic Freestyle — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfE-RSDD6E

## Radio
- Medi1 Radio (Med Radio), Casablanca — interview
- Refuge Worldwide Radio, Berlin — 18 June 2022, MENA hip-hop discussion plus a freestyle of three songs

## Concerts
- Garage Noord, Amsterdam (debut) — 29 Jul 2022
- Melkweg, Amsterdam, with Kourosh — 17 Dec 2022
- Al Haouz fundraising concert, Garage Noord, Amsterdam — 14 Sep 2023
- Melkweg, Amsterdam — opened ElGrandeToto's sold-out concert — 23 May 2024
- Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, with Khtek — 27 Jul 2024
- Moda Fest, Centraal Museum Utrecht (festival celebrating Moroccan fashion) — 3 Nov 2024 and 19 Jan 2025
- Underground hip-hop concert, Marrakech — 10 Nov 2024
- Paradiso, Amsterdam — headline show (The Paradiso Show) — 11 Jul 2025
- Sissi's Club fundraising festival — helped raise over EUR 90,000 for children in Gaza — 21 Sep 2025
- Nawafiz Festival, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht — 30 May 2026
- Tunis Sur Seine Music Festival, Le Point Fort d'Aubervilliers, Paris (Paris debut) — 4 Jul 2026

## Official links
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otatmusic
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@otatmusic
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OTATmusic
- Spotify: artist name "OTAT"

## Contact
- Bookings (manager, Suze de Lang): suzedelang@gmail.com
- Artist direct: otat.contact@gmail.com
- For brand partnerships and bookings, use the two email addresses above.

Source: OTAT Press Kit, 1 July 2026. Website: otat.me