| Yolandi Visser | |
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Yolandi Visser performing live October 2, 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Yo-Landi Vi$$er Anica The Snuffling Anri du Toit |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Rap/Hip hop Rave Electronic |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Labels | Interscope, Cherrytree,[1] Polydor, Rhythm Records |
| Associated acts | MaxNormal.TV The Constructus Corporation Die Antwoord |
| Website | http://www.dieantwoord.com |
Yolandi Visser is a South African singer/rapper who co-fronts the rap group Die Antwoord.[2] She was also part of notable music and art groups MaxNormal.TV and The Constructus Corporation.[3]
She has a child with Watkin Tudor Jones, named Sixteen Jones.[4] Watkin is also her collaborator under a variety of names and personas.
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"MaxNormal.tv" was a South African 'corporate' hip-hop group in which Yolandi's role was as personal assistant to the front-man, Max Normal (Watkin Tudor Jones). She appeared in several Max Normal music/art videos.
The Constructus Corporation was a project that released a concept album / graphic novel The Ziggurat.[5]
"The Ziggurat" was released in December 2002 and consisted of an 88-page, pink, hard-covered book containing a hand-written hiphop fantasy story written by Jones and a bonus blank CD at the back of the book with instructions on where to download an entire second album of music and narrations for free, with which to fill the CD. The Constructus Corporation disbanded in early 2003.
Die Antwoord is an experimental (and partially satirical) rap group consisting of Yo-landi Vi$$er, Ninja (Jones) and DJ Hi-Tek. [6] The band self-identifies as a melange of several diverse cultures all mixed into one.[6] In case of Die Antwoord, Visser's persona is that of a singer-rapper-sexpot.[2]
Their debut album $O$ was made available as a free download on their official website.[7] In late 2009 South African cinematographer Rob Malpage co-directed (with Waddy), co-produced (with Left Films and Die Antwoord) and lensed the video for their single "Enter the Ninja."[8] The promo became a viral video on the internet nine months later, delivering millions of hits to the official Die Antwoord website, eventually crashing the website's server.[6] Die Antwoord performs "Zef" music, Zef being an Afrikaans term which loosely translates to the culture of South African working class whites, especially those residing in Cape Town.[6] Their lyrics are performed in both Afrikaans and English.[6][7][9]