Die Antwoord is a South African hip hop duo formed in Cape Town in 2008. The duo consists of rappers Ninja and Yolandi Visser.
Their music, a fusion of hip hop with rave music, is frequently produced by DJ Hi-Tek, and performed in both English and Afrikaans.
members: Yolandi Visser, Watkin Tudor Jones, DJ Hi-Tek, Lil2Hood
formed in: Cape Town
labels: Interscope Records, Cherrytree Records
genres: electronic dance music, alternative hip-hop
influenced by: Jack Parow
awards: Libera Award for Video of the Year
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Watkin Tudor Jones, who performed as Waddy Jones, began rapping at age 14, performing at Black nightclubs throughout Johannesburg and fronting various English-speaking hip hop groups. His first group, the Original Evergreen, released two albums through Epic Records and had their 1995 pro-marijuana song "Puff the Magik" banned from South African radio. He began performing under the name Max Normal in 1997 and later released his debut solo studio album, Memoirs of a Clone, under his own name. Max Normal became a band in 2001, consisting of Jones, guitarist Mark Buchanan, drummer Sean Ou Tim, and DJ Sibot, but later disbanded. He founded the horrorcore collective the Constructus Corporation, whose album The Ziggurat was released through...
Die Antwoord's lyrics, which are performed in Afrikaans and English, are known for their obscenity, boastfulness, and themes of sex and wealth. They have also performed in Xhosa. Their music is a fusion of hip hop with EDM production that has routinely been referred to as "rap-rave" or "rave-rap". Ninja has described their music as pop music. Their work is considered by critics to be satirical of the music industry, gangsta rap, South African racial identity, and commercialized hip hop. SOS had house beats and involved elements of crunk, grime, baile funk, and techno. Their music became more pop-leaning with the release of their album Tension in 2012, with beats inspired by EDM of the 1990s, while 2014's Donker Mag was partially based in...