Bizarre, South African rap/techno hybrid that's gone blog crazy. "On the surface, Die Antwoord are simply the latest in a never-ending line of 'did ya see that?!' blog-hopping music memes. Made up of lead MC Ninja (Jones), singer-rapper-sexpot Yo-Landi Vi$$er, linebacker-sized mute DJ Hi-Tek, and progerian survivor and artist Leon Bartha, the group made their live debut a year ago. But it wasn't until Boing Boing posted their music video for 'Enter the Ninja' and a quasi-documentary called "Zef Side" on February 1 of this year that they shot ahead of acts like Animal Collective, Pavement, and Wilco on Google Trends. Soon after, Fred Durst and Katy Perry were typing their praises on Twitter. ... their rave-inspired forthcoming debut LP, dubbed $O$ and currently streaming at their site, is not only listenable but utterly strident in its originality. The heavy use of Afrikaans and local slang automatically makes it stand out, but the accomplished, synth-heavy beats, and fully formed personalities of Ninja and Yo-Landi give Die Antwoord the potential to rise above the web's YouTube hype cycle. So we have an absolutely ridiculous-looking and sounding group of rappers who make seriously entertaining songs with titles like 'Jou Ma se Poes in 'n Fishpaste Jar,' which means 'Your Mother's Cunt in a Fishpaste Jar' (yes, there's a corresponding NSFW picture). Eminem (circa 2000) would be proud."
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7766-die-antwoord/