Sparkes claimed that Jones drugged her, as well as human traffick her to Africa, and sent sexually explicit photos of her to cast members of Chappie. In March 2019, Australian musician Zheani Sparkes released a diss track titled 'The Question' detailing an alleged sexual assault on her by Jones in South Africa in 2013. As well as this, Jones played a self-styled role as Ninja in the 2015 Neill Blomkamp film Chappie. They have since released 3 other albums Donker Mag in 2014, Mount Ninji and da Nice Time Kid in 2016, and ' The House of Zef' in 2020. They formed their own independent label, Zef Recordz and released their second album Ten$ion through it.

If it connects, it's a miracle, but it happened with Die Antwoord.'. du Toit explained that Interscope 'kept pushing us to be more generic' in order to make more money: 'If you try to make songs that other people like, your band will always be shit. They briefly signed with Interscope Records, and left after pressure from the label to be more generic. It was made freely available online and attracted international attention for their music video 'Enter the Ninja'. The band released their debut album $O$ in 2009. Die Antwoord is part of the South African counterculture movement known as Zef.

They have since added a second producer Lil2Hood. The group was formed by Jones as Ninja, Anri du Toit as ¥o-Landi Vi$$er and producer Justin De Nobrega as HITEK5000 (formerly referred to as DJ Hi-Tek and God). Jones is currently a member of the South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord. Their last gig was played with Faithless on the group's 2002 South Africa tour. Īt the time, he was the lead vocalist of Max Normal, a hip hop act, which released their debut album entitled Songs From The Mall in 2001, which he disbanded in 2002. In 2001, Jones released his debut solo album Memoirs Of A Clone. The album 'Addictive Personalities' was released in a limited run by Melt 2000 in 1999.Ģ001–2002: Memoirs Of A Clone and Max Normal The album was to be released on the Sheer Sound label, but it caused such uproar in the South African press due to the contents of its lyrics that Sheer Sound was forced to withdraw it and was the final chapter in The Original Evergreen story as it resulted in the band splitting up. In 1998, the band resurfaced in Cape Town with a new line up featuring Brendon le Roux (Vox), Sebastian Voigt (bass, programming), Richard Bruyns (guitar), Stephen Trollip (saxophone), Phat Jack (turntables), Tasha Baxter (vocals) and Sven Mc Alpine (drums), and played extensively in Cape Town and Johannesburg while working on a new album titled 'Addictive Personalities', produced by Warrick Sony ( Kalahari Surfers) and featuring a guest appearance by Arno Carstens ( Springbok Nude Girls). The band released Burn the Evidence in 1997, which caused more notoriety in the South African music scene. In 1996, after the track would later win a SAMA music award for Best Rap Album award, he left to release a solo album under Chameleon Records and later form Max Normal. He released one single with the group, 'Puff the Magik', which was banned from radio for its controversial lyrics about marijuana usage. Jones was part of the South African rap band The Original Evergreen, which were signed to Sony Music. Career 1993–1999: The Original Evergreen He attended Parktown Boys High where he would meet his Original Evergreen band members. He frequented nightclubs where he would develop his skills as a rapper. Jones was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1974.Īccording to Die Antwoord bandmate Yolandi Visser, Jones has been on the South African hip hop scene since he was 13. 2.3 2002–2003: The Constructus Corporation.2.2 2001–2002: Memoirs Of A Clone and Max Normal.

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