In the exclusive interview, Tokkie detailed a childhood allegedly fraught with child abuse, often enacted by himself, Meisie, and his brother Adriaan. Tokkie attributes his decision to shed light on his experiences to his concern for his 14-year-old sister Meisie, who is technically still in Die Antwoord’s custody, though she is currently living with another family in Johannesburg at the moment.
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The interview, which was uploaded to Crossman’s Youtube channel on April 19 and later surfaced on South African news network News24, details a childhood full of violence, grooming, and many serious allegations of child abuse against Die Antwoord, including neglect, exposure to pornography, drugs, and blood rituals. Later, he’d take on a starring role in many of their controversial music videos. After this initial meeting, during which Crossman took Tokkie’s photo, Die Antwoord’s Ninja and Yolandi would go on to adopt Tokkie as a foster child in 2013. Crossman originally met Tokkie, a precocious, aspiring actor at 9-years-old, when Tokkie was walking home from school in his hometown of Fietas, Vrededorp, Johannesburg. I was scared… that ruined me,” Die Antwoord‘s ex-son Gabriel “ Tokkie” du Preez disclosed in a newly released interview filmed by the group’s long-time director, Ben Jay Crossman. “The darkest moments of my childhood is me seeing back everything that I actually did experience, and the worse part is that my own adoptive parents could have fucking killed me in that type of manner.
They are already working on new material, expected to be released later this year.Content warning: This story includes references to sexual and physical abuse that might be disturbing for some readers. They have already been nominated for a number of awards, and have won the Best Music Video in 2010 by Myspace, for Enter the Ninja. They then toured extensively, taking in Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe. They enjoy a strongly cult following, and are associated with prolific fan art, some of which has been used in their music videos.ĭie Antwoord first performed internationally in 2010 in front of 40,000 people at the Coachella Festival. The band has referred to its creative output as documentary fiction, with a strong emphasis on innovation and shock value. Ninja later said that these stints were great preparation for the later creation of Die Antwoord. Ninja, the band's lead vocalist has long been a player on the hip-hop scene in South Africa, fronting acts that include the Constructus Corporation, The Original Evergreen and MaxNormal TV. They also announced Donker Mag as their third album, for 2014. Following this release, the band toured Europe and released snippets from Cookie Thumper, which included a new video. They followed the album with a single, XP€N$IV $H1T. The singles from this album thrust Die Antwoord into the international spotlight, and they performed on US talk shows. They briefly signed up to Interscope Records, but rapidly moved over to their own new label, Zef Recordz in 2011 to release album number two - 10$ion. Single Evil Boy, produced by Diplo, features a section by guest rapper, Wanga. It featured guest rappers including Scallywag, Knoffel Bruin, Isaac Mutant, Jaak Paarl and Jack Parrow.
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Their debut album, $0$ was released free online and immediately attracted attention from a global audience, particularly for their Enter the Ninja music video. US critics and journalists are often known to ask whether their creative works are authentic, or an elaborate hoax or joke, however their fans know better, and the band's ascent into the spotlight has been rapid indeed. Their image is powerfully counter-culturalist, drawing from Roger Ballen's works and Zef counter-culture - the latter known for being trashy and modern, and referencing old-fashioned everyday objects, such as souped-up cars and gold jewellery. Launching in 2008, the duo comprises vocalists Yolandi Visser and Ninja, with production by DJ Hi-Tek. Die Antwoord is a rap-rave band hailing from Cape Town in South Africa, performing their distinctive musical sound in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans.
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