The rapper who is known to have started by rapping for a burger and a beer over 13 years ago is also well known for his role in the song “Die Vraaqstuk”, in collaboration with Die Heuwels Fantasies, with whom he also performed at the 2009 Oppikoppi Music Festival. Jack Parow is an acclaimed South African Afrikaans rapper who hails from Bellville, Western Cape. Currently, the song has 4,450,570 views on YouTube and still going strong. This Hip-Hop/Rap hit song by Jack Parow was released in 2009, and it had hit three million views on YouTube by June 2015.
The group’s image is premised on a counterculture movement popularly called Zef in South Africa. The group Die Antwoord was founded in Cape Town in 2008, by rappers Yolandi Visser, Ninja and God (previously known as DJ Hi-Tek). Sung by the famous South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for “The answer”) the song has been sending shockwaves both in mainstream and social media. The rap hit song “Cookie Thumper”, which was released in 2014, has a whopping 35,700,991 views on YouTube and still counting. It is on this note that we bring to you 10 of the Best Afrikaans songs of all time. Ranging from rock to electro and gospel, the mesmerizing Afrikaans hits have no doubt managed to give the world a fair dose of the sweet African musical flavor.
It is a well-known fact that you can take an African out of their music, but you cannot take the music out of an African.Īfrikaans musicians have being doing absolutely well when it comes to releasing Top Afrikaans songs over the past decade.Ĭapturing one’s complete attention, Afrikaans hits have no doubt managed to give the world a fair dose of the sweet African musical flavor, from electro to rock and gospel.