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Die Antwoord (Afrikaans: "The Answer") are a hip-hop group from Cape Town, South Africa consisting of three members, Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek.
The band self-identifies as a mélange of several diverse cultures all mixed into one.
The band toured Europe starting in April 2010 and the USA later that same year.
Background
Die Antwoord lead vocalist Ninja (born Watkin Tudor Jones) was a part of the South African hip-hop scene for many years, fronting such acts as The Original Evergreens, MaxNormal.TV and The Constructus Corporation. He is known for adopting different stage personas. In the case of Die Antwoord his persona is Ninja: a hyper violent character who is very different from his previous incarnations.
Die Antwoord was later created as a group in 2009, consisting of performers Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er, and DJ Hi-Tek. 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 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. Their original South African hosting provider, Hetzner, disabled their hosting account following massive bandwidth overage caused by the traffic following the site launch. The group were forced to move their hosting to a US-based hosting provider to handle the traffic. The "Enter The Ninja" video also features South African progeria sufferer Leon Botha, a prominent Cape Town artist.
Die Antwoord have signed with Interscope Records for international distribution, and in July 2010 released the 5 EP on the label.
The motivation behind Die Antwoord along with their cultural politics have been hotly debated in South African academic circles at conferences, seminars and on social media platforms. Some commentators have noted that the band's use of working class white as well as Cape 'coloured' cultural expression amounts to blackface and minstrelsy (cf. Jim Crow, Elvis Presley, Glenn Miller, Vanilla Ice and mainstream Hollywood casting choices and representations of black communities), whilst others feel that, while their performances do involve a measure of cultural appropriation, it is within context for the band.
Music
Die Antwoord performs music which incorporates many Zef elements and references. Zef is a South African slang term that describes a unique South African style which is modern and trashy and also includes out-of-date, discarded cultural and style elements. Their lyrics are performed in both Afrikaans and English.
In an interview with Exclaim! magazine, the group revealed they have a five album plan. According to Ninja, "We'll be dropping films between each of the albums, feature films... We have one we're working on for next year called The Answer. It's like the story of how Die Antwoord started. But that's like, our power, and where our energy is at right now."
Discography
References
- Die Antwoord to sign with Interscope, Neill Blomkamp to direct next video Boing Boing
- New Musical Express. Accessed 11:00, 17 May 2010 (ET).
- ^ S.African Afrikaans rappers takes Internet by storm Reuters. Accessed 10:20, 6 February 2010 (UTC).
- 24 Facts: Die Antwoord Channel24
- 15 Minutes With a Ninja Mahala
- Die Antwoord – Enter the Ninja Music Video Dont Party
- Die Antwoord, S. African zef-rap, and Progeria survivor Leon Botha BoingBoing
- You Tube
- Wat Pomp Lyrics Wat Pomp
- Die Antwoord - Zef So Fresh Vice Magazine
- Dart, Chris. "Conversations: Die Antwoord". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Watkykjy First home on the interwebs to Die Antwoord.
- Die Antwoord Interview with ION Magazine, July 2010