ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Die Antwoord

This is the first installment of a weekly undertaking featuring an up-and-coming artist/ band of hip hop and/ or electro spirit. Welcome.

First up is Die Antwoord.

Die Antwoord hails from South Africa and is part of the musical movement down there called Zef. The group's name means 'The Answer' in Africaans, while Zef is slang for basically 'next level shit'.
Now let me tell you, front man Ninja,  his hype lady Yo-Landi, and beat master DJ Hi-Teck are all about that next level shit.
Their music can best be described as gangsta white trash rave.
Yea, that sums it up nicely.

I came across these guys in the new HARD promo cd. HARD is a series of raves around the US. check out the free download of the cd HERE.
You will get a taste of some other sweetness like Crystal Castles and Rusko.

Being a music video junkie, this jem made me fall in love with them even more.




Here's another video to let you get a taste of what Die Antwoord is all about:





Now, Die Antwoord went ridiculously viral in about April, but many doubted the credibility of the group. I won't go into detail about this because I think its bullshit, but you can read an article about the 'conspiracy' HERE. I think they are fucking sick, next level shit, and if they weren't the real deal would they have a recording contract with Interscope???Their Album, '$O$', will be coming out 'fokkon soon' according to their website, but I'm pretty sure most of it has already leaked on the internet. 
So lastly, I will leave you with my favorite song by Die Antwoord so far! 
Die Antwoord- Jou Ma Se Poes In 'N Fishpaste Jar
By the way, that apparently means "your mother's cunt in a fishpaste jar".