Die Antwoord

Die Antwoord (Afrikaans: [di ˈantvuərt]; Afrikaans for "The Answer") is a South African alternative hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2008.

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 other artists associated with the movement, such as photographer Roger Ballen.

Die Antwoord has had mainstream success worldwide. 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 music has been featured on best-selling video games in the Far Cry franchise as well. 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 2016 album peaked at a higher chart position in nearly every country than their previous 2014 album.

Since 2019, the group has been involved in several controversies related to accusations of child abuse, sexual assault and hate crimes.

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Future Music Festival 2015

The rumours are true, Drake will be gracing us with his presence in 2015.. After weeks of speculation you can finally lock in hip hop royalty Drake for next year's edition of Future Music Festival. He's joined by a host of heavy hitters, some having visited Future in the past, others fresh faces, with a lineup that goes a little something like this: DRAKE AVICII THE PRODIGY AFROJACK MARTIN GARRIX NERO EXAMPLE DIE ANTWOORD SIGMA 2CHAINZ KIEZA TCHAMI BLASTERJAXXX ROBIN SCHULZ KLINGANDE GORGON CITY CARNAGE BASSJACKERS YELLOW CLAW THROTTLE COCOON PRESENTS: SVEN VATH ART DEPARTMENT APOLLONIA SHONKY DAN GHENACIA DYED SOUNDOROM + MANY MORE TBA DATES: Sat 28 Feb – Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney (18+) Sun 1 Mar – Arena Joondalup, Perth (18+) Sat 7 Mar – RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane (18+) Sun 8 Mar – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (18+) Mon 9 Mar – Adelaide Showground, Adelaide (15+) Head to the Future Music Festival WEBSITE for more info/tickets.

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Die Antwoord - Pitbull Terrier

Die Antwoord are back to haunt your fucking dreams.. Confession time - I very rarely watch a video clip from start to finish. Even though they generally fly under the four-minute mark, I just don't have time. I'll skip through it and make sure I give myself precious extra minutes to social media or whatever it is I do when I'm not not doing social media. Or something. Die Antwoord is always the exception to the rule - say what you like about their music, you can always count an on excellent video clip, and this new one for new single Pitbull Terrier is no different. The next taste of their upcoming LP Donker Mag (due May 30) is a cracker, taking aim at everyone's favourite douche bag Pitbull. And getting fucked up from there. You can pre-order Donker Mag by clicking on the incredible artwork below, and enjoy another fucked up piece of cinema from dance music's favourite South African duo.

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