15 Facts About Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord has been around since 2008 and we can’t get enough! From their eclectic sound to co-front rapper Yolandi Visser’s unique look and edgy style, we pulled together the most important little known facts about the band you need to know now! Take a look and get to know Die Antwoord!
1. Die Antwoord are a South African rap-rave crew.
2. Made up of Ninja, Yolandi Vi$$er, and DJ Hi-Tek.
3. Die Antwoord performed live for the first time ever at Ramfest 3 in February 2009. Their first international concert was at Coachella.
4. Ninja and Yo Landi have a child together who’s name is Sixteen.
5. In interviews they have stated multiple times that they do not have a romantic relationship despite sharing a child.
6. Ninja has a Lord of the Rings themed tattoo on his arm that he covers with makeup during shows because it isn’t very ‘gangsta’.
7. Their lyrics are in Afrikaans, Xhosa, and English.
8. Their fans make an unusually large amount of fan art of them.
9. To get into the zef-rap rave groove, Ninja and Yo-landi wrote a series of “How Can We Help” you columns for Speakerboxx.
10. Ninja was part of the South African hip-hop scene for many years, fronting acts such as The Original Evergreens, MaxNormal.TV and The Constructus Corporation.
11. They have two albums, 2009’s $O$ (whick was also re-releaesed in 2010) and 2012’s Ten$Ion.
12. They also want to work in film, Ninja told Exclaim! magazine, “We have one we’re working on for next year called The Answer. It’s like the story of how Die Antwoord started. But that’s like, our power, and where our energy is at right now”.
13. Style draws from the Zef counter-culture movement.
14. Ninja is most commonly known in Cape Town as “Waddy”, but frequently will not answer to this name.
15. Ninja describes the band’s look as, “It’s kind of like apocalyptic debris. You’ll get a kid in Liberia wearing a Tupac T-shirt, and for us that’s zef. People try to say it’s like trash, but it’s not really trash. It’s putting things together you think are cool.”
What do you think of Die Antwoord? Are you into their music?
