Love the intensity of this piece. (I think) I’m posting this the day after this video was released – at least according to the band’s Vimeo. I love Ninja’s “PRETTY WISE” neck ink, and I almost immediately noticed his large Aphex Twin tattoo on his left arm. The DJ’s ‘faggot’ part at the end is frightening, and I think the face is also influenced by Aphex (Window Licker). In a brief disclaimer posted along with the video, Ninja says the DJ’s actually gay (making it even more frightening), and explains that ‘faggot’ and ‘nigga’ are mostly casual colloquialisms in South Africa and not to be too offended.. I think the legitimacy of these artists is clear in little visual time, as well as the hard knock life of living in South Africa. Ninja’s moustache handlebars alone are enough to make an armed burglar change directions in a dark alley. The dozens of rats featured in their videos are also Yolandi’s own personal pets. Badass? No doubt. Ek kan nie goed Afrikaans praat nie .. marr .. FOK JULLE NAAIERS!!!
“May My Enemies Live Long so They Can See Me Progress”
For a lighter side of the group check out a rhyme from when they were known as Max Normal. “Take a deep breath. You sound weak if you don’t inhale deep before you speak.” “Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yolandi. So so so so so so So Funky!”
The real irony about so many pious religious leaders is that by believing we’re the product of deliberate spiritual creation, without realizing it, want to force humanity to live purely to the whims of evolutionary forces. This is why it’s important, for example, to emphasize evolution is isn’t a belief, and is also far beyond theoretical.