And, over a frenetic Diplo beat in "Evil Boy", Yo–Landi and guest MC Wanga sing a scary–sexy ode to, well… penises. They satire rap’s materialism in “Rich Bitch” (pronounced reech beetch), a song about a woman whose “fuck you” attitude means she answers the phone only when she chooses. It’s possible to forget you’ve never heard this language before because the message is so clear.Ĭompared to American music, which continues to churn out odes to bottles and models, Die Antwoord is scrappy, the voice of a people obsessed with things much easier to obtain. And one of them is being really, really cool. It’s also interesting because this is still largely rap music, so there are about five topics up for discussion. The Afrikaans is compelling, partly because it somehow sounds both lulling and jarring. The group comprises rappers Watkin Tudor 'Ninja' Jones and Anri 'Yolandi Visser' du Toit, a male/female duo, and producers HITEK5000 and Lil2Hood.Their image revolves around the South African counterculture movement known as zef and has incorporated work by. They rap in both English and Afrikaans, a South African offshoot of Dutch. Die Antwoord (pronounced di antvurt, Afrikaans for 'The Answer') is a South African hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2008. Ninja promises to fix her broken heart as the track slowly builds, and we are so conditioned by Die Antwoord’s usual pabulum that on first listen you’re waiting awkwardly for the turn where. A longtime YouTube favorite, the group was signed to Interscope this year $O$, the band’s debut album, has been re–released by the label to acclaim and confusion.ĭie Antwoord represents the Zef movement, embodying a style that includes modern and out–of–date, trashy elements. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. They rap gross and engrossing lyrics atop twinkly melodies and punch–in–the–face beats. 'Enter the Ninja' by Die Antwoord sampled Smile.dks 'Butterfly'.
In Die Antwoord, a South African rap group, pixie–voiced Yo–Landi Vi$$er sings like a perverse fairy while her co–conspirator Ninja curses like a pirate.
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