Nowhere, too, is likely how Ninja and his longtime collaborator and former romantic partner, the elfin Yolandi Visser, would describe the origins of Die Antwoord.
We started off at four in the morning in Tel Aviv, Israel, now we’re in a five-star hotel in the middle of nowhere, Romania.” When I ask him if he knows whether the group was big in Romania, he responds with characteristic hubris, “We’re in the middle of fucking nowhere and people know about us. Speaking with a thick Afrikaans accent, Ninja, the pair’s lanky, heavily tattooed frontman, notes excitedly, “I don’t even know where Romania is.” Almost everything Ninja says is delivered with heightened brio. On a whirlwind global tour to promote the release of their as yet to be named forthcoming album and perform tracks from their mixtape, Suck on This, the group was just settling into their hotel room after a performance that day somewhere in, perhaps all too aptly, Transylvania. They are already working on new material, expected to be released later this year.It’s midnight in Romania by the time the rap-rave duo Die Antwoord is able to connect by phone. They have already been nominated for a number of awards, and have won the Best Music Video in 2010 by Myspace, for Enter the Ninja. They then toured extensively, taking in Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe. They enjoy a strongly cult following, and are associated with prolific fan art, some of which has been used in their music videos.ĭie Antwoord first performed internationally in 2010 in front of 40,000 people at the Coachella Festival. The band has referred to its creative output as documentary fiction, with a strong emphasis on innovation and shock value. Ninja later said that these stints were great preparation for the later creation of Die Antwoord. Ninja, the band's lead vocalist has long been a player on the hip-hop scene in South Africa, fronting acts that include the Constructus Corporation, The Original Evergreen and MaxNormal TV. They also announced Donker Mag as their third album, for 2014. Following this release, the band toured Europe and released snippets from Cookie Thumper, which included a new video. They followed the album with a single, XP€N$IV $H1T.
The singles from this album thrust Die Antwoord into the international spotlight, and they performed on US talk shows. They briefly signed up to Interscope Records, but rapidly moved over to their own new label, Zef Recordz in 2011 to release album number two - 10$ion. Single Evil Boy, produced by Diplo, features a section by guest rapper, Wanga. It featured guest rappers including Scallywag, Knoffel Bruin, Isaac Mutant, Jaak Paarl and Jack Parrow.
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Their debut album, $0$ was released free online and immediately attracted attention from a global audience, particularly for their Enter the Ninja music video. US critics and journalists are often known to ask whether their creative works are authentic, or an elaborate hoax or joke, however their fans know better, and the band's ascent into the spotlight has been rapid indeed. Their image is powerfully counter-culturalist, drawing from Roger Ballen's works and Zef counter-culture - the latter known for being trashy and modern, and referencing old-fashioned everyday objects, such as souped-up cars and gold jewellery. Launching in 2008, the duo comprises vocalists Yolandi Visser and Ninja, with production by DJ Hi-Tek. Die Antwoord is a rap-rave band hailing from Cape Town in South Africa, performing their distinctive musical sound in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans.
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