By far the number of black rappers exceed white ones in South Africa and the rest of the world. It's just a black thing, like horse riding and fencing is to whites. So naturally when a white boy with skill steps on the scene it's a big thing. But it's never just because they're white, they usually have some unique skill or angle they do it in. Like with Jack Parrow and Die Antwoord. The hottest witboys to make it in S.A and internationally for that matter.
When they reached success, it was bigger than any other black rapper who was probably breastfed hip-hop as a kid. Like with Eminem who had skill but his angle was his anger at the world and hating his mom, the addition of sarcasm to this story was the cherry on top. Obviously his race had a huge part in this but his skill and angle was the enduring factor. Jack Parrow and Die Antwoord have this exact same effect, their crazy angle is what people talk about and not really about their race.
Max Normal, lead member of Die Antwoord, has been crazy for years trying to make it in S.A but to no avail. When they finally did succeed it was by signing to the most popular record label in the world, Interscope, who saw major potential in them and they delivered. Jack Parrow on the other hand, an Afrikaans rapper, found success in his own country and allegedly sold 70 000 copies in his first week. He also has the crazy thing going, not my cup of tea though.
What you will notice about them is that they don't speak about the usual money, cars and hoes. They probably parody that whole theme if anything, and it's earned them more money than our local black rappers can see in a whole year. Where's our Drake? It's definitely not KWESTA, AKA or any of the current rappers on the scene. This is not a diss, it's a fact. No one is far from the rest. HHP, Proverb, Prokid, Tumi are all seen the same in terms of the legends; Maggz, AKA, L-Tido, Khuli Chana and K.O are all on the same level of rap as the new schoolers... Right now who has the undisputed hype? If it takes more than a second for you to answer that than you've proven me right. No beef, no faovouritism as Morale would suggest and certainly no racism!
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