South Africa
Noisey Hitlist
Angel-Ho Makes Genuinely Radical Electronic Music
Ahead of debut album, 'Death Becomes Her', we're premiering the Cape Town artist's new Gaika- and Bon-produced track and video, “Pose”.
Daisy Jones
1.29.19
Interviews
Sho Madjozi is Changing the Trajectory of Rap Right Now
The 25-year-old South African artist is setting the globe alight with her bright, high-energy rap sound.
Daisy Jones
7.5.18
Interviews
Battling Racism and Homophobia Helped This South African Artist Find His Voice
"Things changed when I started to receive detailed death threats last year. But nonetheless, my first response was still: I will now fight even harder for the LGBTQ community."
Bo Hanna
5.23.18
Johannesburg Report
How Johannesburg's Young Black Artists Are Shaping The Future They Want
Twenty-four years after Mandela’s election, South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation is now coming of age.
Lawrence Burney
5.7.18
Photos
The Views from a Transcendent Afropunk Weekend in Johannesburg
Over New Year's weekend, the festival landed at a former women's prison in South Africa's biggest city. Photographer Shan Wallace and Noisey's Lawrence Burney saw it all.
Lawrence Burney
1.6.18
Internet Videos Of Particular Importance
DeJ Loaf’s New Video “In Living Color” is the Vibrant Jolt You Need Right Now
If you’re feeling the pre-Christmas lull, this is an ideal antidote.
Lauren O'Neill
12.24.16
Internet Videos Of Particular Importance
Die Antwoord's "Fat Faded Fuck Face" Video Is an NSFW Club Night from Hell
We're all done with the year but Die Antwoord isn't done with us.
Noisey Staff
12.16.16
Interviews
MISSU Could Be the Spiciest Thing Out of Durban Since the Bunny Chow
FYI, the bunny chow is a hollow loaf of bread filled with curry, so from that alone you know this artist is gonna be tasty.
Bob Perfect
12.9.16
Noisey News
Yasiin Bey Can Now Leave South Africa, Won't Be Allowed Back In
He's been declared an "undesirable person" by the country's home affairs department
Phil Witmer
11.22.16
Noisey News
Yolandi Says Die Antwoord Aren't Breaking up After All
She says an article touting their 2017 split “totally twisted our words and took what we said completely out of context.”
Noisey Staff
Alex Robert Ross
9.12.16
New music
Die Antwoord Announce That They're Breaking Up, Share "Fat Faded Fuck Face," Say They've Made a Gangster Film
"It’s all over," said Ninja. "I feel beautiful about it. I’m not scared of the end. I’m a Ninja. I'm not scared of death.”
Alex Robert Ross
9.9.16
Premieres
Make-Overs Challenge Die Antwoord’s Monopoly on Wild South African Music Duos
Listen to 'Internal Logic' a track from the band's forthcoming record on Heel Turn Records.
Noisey Staff
8.25.16
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