Die Antwoord began their careers by flaunting their zeff-ness, so we can hardly be surprised that they turned out to be as common as they claimed.
Over the course of the past month or so, a series of damning accusations have been levelled against Die Antwoord. After refusing to comment, the group has now hit back.
Social workers visit Die Antwoord. SA exceeds daily 10k COVID-19 cases. New world’s most valuable company. Madonna selling nude NFTs.
Over the past few weeks, multiple have come forward with stories of the duo’s alleged abuse.
Ninja museum robbed. Bannon arrested. Spain King’s lover. Kendall bikini vibes. Putin critic looks like Jude Law.
If you’re wondering what a day in the life of Ninja and Yolandi looks like, you’re in luck. Heads up – there’s nothing ‘normal’ about it.
Last week, a video from the 2012 Future Music festival in Adelaide, Australia, started doing the rounds. Die Antwoord have now offered their own video response.
Die Antwoord has been dropped from two festival lineups, after footage emerged of Yolandi and Ninja’s attack on a fellow musician.
Ninja is clearly a fan of ink, and now he’s added two new tattoos to his head. Also, how different did he look 14 years ago?
Die Antwoord being weird isn’t exactly news, but they’ve just released a teaser trailer for their latest project and it’s exactly what we’ve come to expect.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to venture inside the weird and wonderful world of the likes of Kanye, Drake and Ninja, then you’re in for a treat.
A recent Instagram post by Ninja has raised the ire of many here at home, and one former fan wasn’t taking the abuse lying down.
Chappie is Neill Blomkamp’s latest thought-provoking sci-fi actioner, following in the wake of Elysium and the revered District 9. Die Antwoord were blown away by District 9 and felt an immediate synergy with Blomkamp, leading the zef rappers and director to join forces. Adamant that they be themselves in the film, Chappie was born out of the idea that Ninja and Yo-landi raise a robot.
Die Antwoord has nailed it again with another awesome music video. It literally makes me want to go and buy a gold suit and cover myself in oil.
Marilyn Manson welcomed his friend and musical collaborator Johnny Depp on stage to help play ‘Beautiful People’…
Butterflies and puppies are the order of the day when it comes to these boundary-pushing musicians. Having previously covered the butterflies, they are all about the puppies in this one. Are they losing their touch?
Even a tight-lip confidentiality agreement couldn’t stop cast and crew from Neill Blomkamp’s new film, from telling City Press how much of an asshole Ninja from Die Antwoord was on set. Anonymous sources explain how Ninja made life on set hell, during the shoot of ‘Chappie’, filmed in Joburg.
Die Antwoord just dropped a new video. It is a remix of the MIMS track, “This is Why I’m Hot”. Within 24 hours, it has already clocked up more than 40 000 views on YouTube. The description under it reads: “a raw-ass lil home-made video we made on tour jus 4 fun.”
The Lollapalooza music festival took place in Chicago over the weekend. And like pretty much every other major music festival around the globe recently, Die Antwoord played there. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly they explained why they don’t prefer to do gigs in South Africa. As it turns out, Ninja & Yolandi does not seem to care much for South Africans in general. According to the notorious two, South Africa is “pretty fucking retarded” and the majority of its citizens are “insecure”. Also, performing to South Africans is “like doing magic tricks for retarded children.”
Die Antwoord is back with the second music video from TEN$ION. “Baby’s on Fire” sees Ninja and Yolandi Vi$$er playing brother and sister having lunch with their parents. It seems Yolandi has a new boyfriend, but her brother is not too happy about it. Check it out after the jump!
In case you missed Thekiso Anthony Lefifi’s colourful Sunday Times’ interview with Ninja and Yolandi Vi$$er from Die Antwoord, we’ve got it for you right here. How responsible are you with money? Ninja: I never used to care about money because I never had it. Now I have money and I still don’t care about […]
Ninja says Americans have taken to the South African zef rappers like ducks to water. He has also said “God made a mistake with me,” and that he is “actually black, trapped in a white body.” Ninja understands that culture traverses colour, and many other things.
The delightful little girl with the snake around her neck in the latest music video by Die Antwoord is actually their real-life daughter. Her name is Sixteen (for real) and she also appears on the latest cover of Rolling Stone SA along with her parents. See this heartwarming family portrait, along with another one of them taken several years ago, after the jump.
With less than a week to go before their second album is unleashed upon the world, Die Antwoord has dropped the video for its lead single, I Fink U Freeky, on the interwebs. Directed by Ninja and SA cult photographer Roger Ballen, this video is their best (and most disturbing) work to date. Check it out after the jump!
Die Antwoord’s “Zef Side” has been chosen by the Guggenheim Foundation, the people who decide who’s who in contemporary art, as one of the top 25 videos on the internet in the last two years.