Rising above their squalid South Africa beginnings to become international celebrities, Die Antwoord (which is Afrikaans for "The Answer") have found the meaning.Ĭatch Die Antwoord at the Aztec Theatre October 4, at 7pm. Enter Die Antwoord. Their trademark song and debut single "Enter the Ninja" can be looked at as a response to "Total Fuckup." Gone are Jones' (now Ninja) insecurities and doubts, as his new cocky and boastful alter-ego takes over.
About 3.23 in, Jones plots a way to become a rap star by getting into the "new rave scene" and by changing his style, look and accent. "Total Fuckup," just like the title suggests, is a breakdown by Jones about why he's failed to be a successful rapper. While Max Normal.TV only has two full-length albums and a handful of singles, their YouTube videos give a glimpse into what was before they blew up. On YouTube, various videos exist of their projects proto-DA, including their most notable group, Max Normal.TV. Whether they've known each other since they were "very small" or meeting each other as adults at a library, it doesn't matter in the great scheme of Die Antwoord, but it does shed insight onto their humble beginnings. Perhaps their origins will forever be a mystery - and that's what makes Die Antwoord unique. They share a daughter named 16, now deny they're still romantically involved with each other. Ninja - born the much less cool name Watkin Tudor Jones - and Yo-Landi Visser (Anri du Toit) have spun an ever-changing genesis story. Even throughout DA's well-documented history from 2009 to the present, their origin story still feels kinda shaky. There's a method to Die Antwoord's madness. Lady Gaga was caught in a feud with Die Antwoord after she invited them to open for her South Africa tour, causing her to be the subject of "Fatty Boom Boom." In the music video, Gaga, played by a drag queen in her infamous meat dress, visits the gynecologist to remove a prawn, only to be mauled to death by a lion at the end.
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Ninja announced six years ago after Die Antwoord's debut $O$ was released that the band was finite and the members planned to pursue other projects after their fifth album was finished.Īnd in another recent headline-making incident, Die Antwoord called out the Hot Topic-branded movie Suicide Squad for "jockin' our style," complete with a mini-clip comparing Joker and Harley Quinn's costumes to themselves - including a long trench coat, tattoos and Ninja's pop art style - on Visser's Instagram profile. Gossip broke out a couple days ago among most major music pubs about a rumored breakup that'll go down after their fifth album and once the group completes a planned feature "gangster film." To be sure, this doomed prophecy is nothing new, and both members continue to deny of the claim. Set to release their fourth full-length album, Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid, on September 16 , Die Antwoord's evolving style shows no signs of running out of magic. The cover and back for 5 was shot by photographer Niel Bekker in Cape Town, South Africa.Their weirdness and penchant for controversy make them demented champions for offbeat music that broke into the impossible: the mainstream. "Enter The Ninja" debuted at #37 in the UK Music Charts on 19 September 2010. The review concluded that 'Enter the Ninja' was 'still as infectious, fascinating, witty and beautifully trashy as ever', noting 'Wat Kyk Jy?' and 'Fish Paste' as other standouts, and observing the fusion of musical styles in a similar manner to the Consequence of Sound review ('an odd blend of rave and 90's euro-pop'). of embraced that.3 The YouTube video for their song 'Enter the Ninja' has. Ī review by online music retailer Insound noted that whilst the rerelease of some tracks from the initial internet release of $O$ might mute the impact of the EP, it was perhaps better that some of the hype regarding the band had died down, allowing the music to be judged on its own merits. Die Antwoord crew is made up ofzefrap master NINJA,frefuturistic (sic) rich. The generally positive review concluded that 5 was "a fantastic prelude to a debut the perfect thing to get you primed for their upcoming debut, $O$.", and that the EP was "a breath of fresh air and the perfect introduction to the South Africans, Die Antwoord". No fuckin around Im cutting down Anyone in my path Tryna fuck up my game with razor sharp Lyrical.
Im a ninja, yo My life is like a videogame I maintain when Im in the zone One player one life on the mic Im in the dark. Ĭonsequence of Sound noted the fusion of hip hop with rave, and also mentioned the presence of lyrics in Afrikaans. I, I, I I am your butterfly I need your protection Be my samurai I, I, I I am your butterfly I need your protection Need your protection. Rolling Stone magazine noted the use of both Afrikaans and English in Ninja's lyrics, whilst also mentioning the problem this presents for people not used to his strong South African accent, but ultimately concluded that "Die Antwoord don't dispense with rap clichés – they give them a new accent that's both disorienting and thrilling".
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