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Die Antwoord offers some rude solutions

May 5th, 2009 · 15 Comments · art & culture, the power of identity

Yo! listen up hoor. Die Antwoord is the house.

Ninja from Die Antwoord

Watkykjy explains:

Die Antwoord is ‘n splinternuwe Suid-Afrikaanse band. Hulle maak zef futuristik ninja rap met dik beats en is giftig to the max. Soos ‘n Scorpion BMX in die 80’s met oorgebuigde handles.”

Got that?

Die Antwoord is a brand new South African band. They make futuristic chav ninja rap, to phat beats and dolops of no holds barred chutzpah. Comparison with those 80’s scorpion BMX bicycles with those curved handlebars would not be amiss.

So, who is Die Antwoord?

Die Antwoord are lead rapper NINJA (ex Max Normal), YO-LANDI VI$$ER en DJ HI-TEK. JACK PAROW gooi saam met ons elke nou en dan. (Jack Parow joins in now and again.)

Like Kameraad Mhambi Die Antwoord has a soft spot for coloureds. So much so that they “moved to the Cape”. Daar is n poes klomp coloureds innie Kaap, NINJA told WatKykJy. And he added:

DIE ANTWOORD rol ook met 4 heavy coloured gangster rappers vannie Cape Flats: ISAAC MUTANT, SCALLYWAG, JAAK PAARL en KNOFFEL.

Yolandi from die Antwoord

The Antwoord sings about poverty, drugs, crime and girls. But are they sufficiently politically conscious? Or are they just part of the co-option of the proletariat by bourgeois consumerism – like that sell out 50 Cent?

WatKykJy tried to plumb their political depth.

Griffin: My friend, Mot van Sunnyside, wil by julle weet: Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?
ninja: Slat my met n tien voet piel en noem my Gerrie, ek het nie ‘n fokken idee wat Mot bedoel nie.

You can listen to a few Die Antwoord tracks on the Watkykjy site for free. The Kameraad particularly likes, Very fancy, Enter the Ninja, Dagga puff, and the more melancholic Doos dronk. WARNING: Not for the feint hearted.

UPDATE: These links no longer work. Not to worry, Die Antwoord will be releasing their first album in Feb. For more on Die Antwoord look below or click on the tag. Thanks for visiting Kameraad Mhambi.

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15 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Adriaan Pelzer // May 5, 2009 at 5:49 am

    Lekker! Die skurwe gabbas kan die tong gooi …

  • 2 Tijd vir Tolerantie // May 11, 2009 at 10:10 am

    [...] sent me a link to some Dutch hip-hop, which sounds quite a lot like Afrikaans hip hop like that of Die Antwoord I wrote about last [...]

  • 3 Rich bitch by Die Antwoord // Jun 1, 2009 at 9:59 am

    [...] your wondering who Die Antwoord is, read this. Also see Die Antwoord’s photoshoot on Watkykjy by Sean [...]

  • 4 tollie // Jun 8, 2009 at 9:16 am

    ‘Die antwoord’!!! LOL!! grapjas.

    Al wat hulle gedoen het is om die CY Cowboys se musikale deurbrake te ‘leen’. Weereens slaan die ‘UITERS oorspronklike’ Waddy toe.

  • 5 adam-jason // Jul 13, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    die antwoord is fkn kont poes leka zef.julle fkn rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yo-landi vi$$er jou fkn mo0i mens

  • 6 SuZ // Jul 24, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Die antwoord…. is die shit….

  • 7 die antwoord // Aug 27, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Ja , jirre, ou waddy die poes wat hy is
    niks anders as, CY COWBOYS se formula en style te vat nie.
    MAX, WADDY , New rap zef – o, wag wie is hy
    Wel, niemand nie
    Enige doos wat ‘n brein het weet die dude is as unconscious as , a plagearist en dis al wat DIE antwoord is.

  • 8 Kameraad Mhambi // Aug 27, 2009 at 10:50 am

    Klink vir my of jy heelwat suur drywe het meneer.

    Plageaat is ‘n ernstige aantuiging. Sit jou kaarte op die tafel. Wat presies het hulle gesteel? Onthou, Hip hop in Afrikaans tel nie.

  • 9 die antwoord return // Oct 16, 2009 at 9:40 am

    awe, kameraad, jy prove my point met die hele vokken plageriasm, is dit al wat jy na kan kyk – doen mos jou vokken navorsingou- kry wys.

    watse kaarte soek jy nogals dude ? – vrae ek het die antwoord .

  • 10 koorsknaap // Dec 9, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    huil hom yt vir die antwoord se koors, wat klaarblyklik deur die dak skiet!

  • 11 fok almal // Feb 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    fok julle almal!

  • 12 fok almal // Feb 3, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    o ja’ ek wil graag vir YO-LANDI in ‘n porno sien.. email my ek wil jou naai.

  • 13 jes // Feb 16, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    haha zo grappig die afrikaanse taal

  • 14 fok almal // Feb 19, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    ma se hare, die website is fokken dood!

  • 15 Sy // Mar 1, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    Spreek geen abnormaal Nederlands aub?

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