People are unconscious, and you have to use your art as a shock machine to wake them up. The only difference is I don't take off this fokken Superman suit.' They have described their work as 'documentary fiction' and 'exaggerated experience' designed for shock value. When asked if he was playing a character, Ninja said, 'Ninja is, how can I say, like Superman is to Clark Kent. It was all throwaway.' ĭie Antwoord observed that journalists and critics, particularly in the United States, frequently ask if their creative output is a joke or a hoax. Ninja told Rolling Stone, 'Everything I did before Die Antwoord was me experimenting, messing around and trying to find Die Antwoord. In the album, multiple tracks are sampled from, or are exact copies of songs on Good Morning South Africa, such as the 'Rap Rave Megamix' (where the first glimpses of Jones's Ninja character was seen) were later reformed into the 'Zef Side' video, featuring a few verses from 'Beat Boy'. Their debut album $O$ relates to their earlier work, specifically Good Morning South Africa.

In recent years, the group has been involved in several controversies forming from loose accusations of child abuse, sexual assault and hate crimes.ĭie Antwoord's male vocalist, Watkin Tudor 'Ninja' Jones, was part of the South African music scene for many years, fronting acts such as The Original Evergreen, MaxNormal.TV and The Constructus Corporation. Their 2016 album peaked at a higher chart position in nearly every country than their previous 2014 album. One of their earliest songs, 'Enter the Ninja', did well in Australia and the UK, while later songs like 'Pitbull Terrier' and 'Ugly Boy' did well in the US. Their music has been featured on best-selling video games in the Far Cry franchise as well. Their albums and singles have charted in the top 50-if not top 10-in countries in Europe and North America, and also Australia. Their image revolves around the South African counterculture movement known as zef and has incorporated work by other artists associated with the movement, such as photographer Roger Ballen.ĭie Antwoord has had mainstream success worldwide. The group comprises rappers Watkin Tudor 'Ninja' Jones and Anri 'Yolandi Visser' du Toit, a male/female duo, and producers HITEK5000 and Lil2Hood.

HITEK5000 (formerly known as DJ Hi-Tek and God)ĭie Antwoord ( pronounced, Afrikaans for 'The Answer') is a South African alternative hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2008.

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