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I mean, man! It makes Lady Gaga look tame. MJ: I’ve been checking out the “Evil Boy” video.

Ninja: Ja, you said it so good! It’s the best American pronunciation of it ever! Mother Jones: Hey, wat pomp? [Loosely translates as “What’s happening?”) Did I say that right? In part one, we talk about Die Antwoord’s roller-coaster ride, the Interscope deal, and the surprising story behind “Evil Boy.” (Click here for part two of the interview.) Watch the video first, and then we’ll go speak with Ninja. This morning, I spoke with Ninja, who was chilling with Yo-Landi at a friend’s place in Johannesburg prior to the tour. Just yesterday, Die Antwoord released the video for their song “Evil Boy.” Watch it below, but make sure your boss isn’t looking, because it may well be one of the most risqué music videos ever recorded. They push the creative envelope with an absurdist gangsta sexuality, laden with heavy doses of profane slang in their native tongue.ĭie Antwoord arrives in America next week to tour in support of $O$ (SOS), their new debut CD on Interscope, which, fittingly, is also home to Lady Gaga and Eminem. The most common reaction to the video may well have been, What the fok? (Read my initial reaction here.) Bumping a South African ghetto style known as zef-which is sort of like a downscale version of “bling”-rappers Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er have created an insanely weird, high-energy chemistry. Then, practically overnight, their video for “Enter the Ninja” became an internet sensation (nearly 8 million YouTube views to date), launching a bidding war by major labels. Prior to February, Afrikaner “zef” rappers Die Antwoord were virtually unknown outside of South Africa.

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Their lyrics are performed in both Afrikaans and English.Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The 'Enter The Ninja' video also features South African progeria survivor Leon Botha, a prominent Cape Town artist.ĭie Antwoord performs 'Zef' music, Zef being an Afrikaans term which loosely translates to the American equivalent of Redneck. The group were forced to move their hosting to a US-based hosting provider to handle the traffic. Their original South African hosting provider, Hetzner, disabled their hosting account following massive bandwidth overage caused by the traffic following the site launch. In 2009 South African cinematographer Rob Malpage (along with co-director Ninja) shot the video for their single 'Enter the Ninja.' The video became a viral phenomenon on the internet nine months later, delivering millions of hits to the official Die Antwoord website.

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Their debut album $O$ was made available as a free download on their official website $O$ features Cape Flats rappers, Jack Parow, Jaak Paarl (AKA Jaak), Knoffel (AKA Garlic Brown), Scallywag and Isaac Mutant. In the case of Die Antwoord his persona is Ninja: a hyper violent character who is very different from his previous incarnations.ĭie Antwoord was later created as a group in 2009, consisting of performers Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er, and DJ Hi-Tek. He is known for adopting different stage personas.

They announced via their website that they will be visiting France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK as part of their tour.ĭie Antwoord lead vocalist Ninja (born Watkin Tudor Jones) was a part of South African hip-hop scene for many years, fronting such acts as The Original Evergreens, Max and The Constructus Corporation. The band is planning to tour Europe in April 2010 and the USA later that same year. The band self-identifies as a melange of several diverse cultures all mixed into one. Die Antwoord (Afrikaans: 'The Answer') is a Zef-Rap act from Cape Town, South Africa consisting of three members, Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek.

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