South African redneck rap?

So I do think the comparisons to DA are valid – very polarizing stuff. I’m quite taken by DA myself, and am glad they’re seeing some success, though I do fear the same as scifijazznik above – the major label attitude will only take so much of this… Hopefully after interscope they can bounce onto a decent smaller label and keep the shit next level…It’s clever, it is refreshingly ‘old school’ in some senses, and most of all it’s just interesting.

PS: Lady Gaga is not the same, please.

Xeni – any news on a local/cheaper LA gig while they’re in town? Inquiring minds would like to know!! Please?

See you on the Zef-side! (Fingers crossed.)

I can honestly say that I am fascinated by this band, and very excited about the show. I’m not paid by them, I’m not a personal friend, I’m not a promoter. But what they do is very interesting to me.

If you’re talking about Leslie Hall, she’s still playing shows as Leslie and the Ly’s.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7733/ninjakusarigama.png

enjoy!
^m^

I wrote out a longer comment about what I think the obscure popularity of this band says about society at large.. but I’ve retracted it (to conserve comment space)..and instead will just agree with scifijazznik.

How do you feel about people who recognize you from boingboing shaking your hand? I suspect I won’t actually run into you… I am with the others here who have different musical tastes… but, the possibility exists :)

PS: don’t compare Lady CaCa to Die mofukkin Antwoord

I’ve worked in the dreaded music biz in one capacity or another for 15 years. I’ll put my curmudgeony prediction in indelible Interweb ink right here: Now that they’re signed to Interscope Records, there will be a pretty big initial interest that will wear off once the shock of the new has subsided. The fickle underground will move on to the Next Big Thing. D.A.’s second album on Interscope will sell for shit and they’ll be dropped by the label, and handed a bill for what they owe. That’s my prediction. I hope I’m wrong. But just like the big banks, the big labels haven’t changed their game.

The question of talent is subjective. Is Ninja more or less talented than Vanilla Ice? Is Vanilla Ice more or less talented than Kid Rock? Is Kid Rock more or less talented than Lady Gaga? Musically speaking, I’d say none of the above are virtuosos on the level of, say, they gypsy jazz guitarist in the video a few posts up from this one. But as far as marketing goes, they are quite possibly all equally genius.

Their official fansite:

http://www.dieantwoordzeflings.com/en/news/die-antwoord-and-its-roots-back-in-the-90s/

Not “getting” something isn’t a big deal. People like what they like, and don’t like what they don’t. There’s not some secret thing that Antwoord or Gaga fans know that others don’t, that “getting” suggests. Maybe the problem is with the terminology.