The 2019 Riot Fest organizers announced via social media that Die Antwoord has been dropped from its lineup and revealed Wednesday (August 21) that Wu-Tang Clan will fill that slot for its show on September 14 in Chicago.
The eclectic South African “zef” Hip Hop group and was taken off the bill Tuesday after a recent viral video shows the South African group had used homophobic slurs.
Die Antwoord was also dropped from the 2019 Louder Than Life festival stemming from group members Ninja and ¥o-landi Visser seen in a 2012 video using homophobic slurs during a physical altercation in Australia against DJ Andy Butler from dance music collective Hercule & Love Affair.
Ninja defended his attack in a statement released via Die Antwoord’s Facebook page on August 18 that the attack on Butler wasn’t a hate crime, but rather “just a fight with someone who fucked with us.”
“This fight had nothing to with the fact that this guy was gay. We dont care about people’s sexual preference,” Ninja said. “Our DJ and best friend DJ HITEK is gay, and alot of people in our crew are gay.
“But if a person (no matter what their sexual preference it) keeps harrassing us over and over, then physically harrasses ¥o-landi, there will obviously be repercussion.”
Die Antwoord’s producer and DJ Hi-Tek is not to be confused with Talib Kweli’s former Reflection Eternal producer DJ Hi-Tek.
The Riot Fest will occur between September 13-15 in Chicago’s Douglas Park.
Well thats a giant upgrade
Are they even good or do people only support them because they like the movie Chappie?
They are pretty good and very different than Wu. It will be a whole different vibe that’s for sure.
Yeah because wutang doesn’t use any homophobic slurs in their music.
Im from South Africa . Yall supprised of these racist whiteboys. They fresh apartheid products
Not all of us, most i agree with but not all my brother, trust!!!!!
you just probably Hate Everything White. So I see how well South Africa is doing these days LMFAO. Should left the white guys in charge LOL
I have a lot of gay friends but this homophobic agenda that’s has been pushed by the Lucifarians is straight Blastphomey!
YOU ARE WOKE… FROM DARK TO LIGHT
Lol gay agenda yeah cause heterosexuality has never been seen before. Just go away already. a troll like you probably has no friends and def not with gay people since you are very clearly homphobic and transphobic… ohh and sex=/=gender. Btw I’m working on my major in neuroscience.
Gender, gravity, this is some straight lies being told that peeps be eating up and wanting 2nds. The God of this world would fool the elect if possible. Sex= Male Female
Gravity if I’d say a made up word like that I’d be a crazy conspericy theorist, but I don’t have a Sir in front of name either. I do understand boiency, mass, and density. I’m honored by hatred, much love to all?
You’re an idiot. Crack is bad.
They need to look at what he just said was the reason behind the “NON “racial slur) honestly. Esp if yolandi was attacked. Anyone would protect their loved one, friend, team mate, lead to your group. I know I would.
To go and remove them from something they honestly love and rely and depend on, their music. Is wrong. They’re unique. They’re different. They are all about helping other artists get noticed and looked at. And they really put their all into their own music. Which is their ART!!!
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!! DON’T YOU REALIZE THIS TYPE OF BANNING FREEDOM OF SPEECH. PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP!!!!! I LOOKED FORWARD TO SEEING DIE ANTWOORD… WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT.
So they’re to be replaced, by a group who’s used homophobic slurs, all throughout their raps lmao.
the video in question is them attacking a man while yelling slurs at him.
The WU is lgbtq2 friendly? Lol.
Yeah they are
THIS NEEDS TO STOP RIGHT NOW! FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS BEING CLEVERLY REMOVED FROM SOCIETY, WE NEED TO WAKE UP AND STAND TOGETHER FOR THE TRUE THINGS OF REAL LIFE!!! ITS UP TO US! SPEAK YOUR MIND TO HELP THE SHEEPS FOR THE WOLVES ARE FEW OUT THERE!
beating people up is not free speech
Putang clan is so irrelevant
You like drake…. Your opinion is not valid
Reflection Eternal will forever be one of my favorite groups no matter Hi-Teks preferances
DIE ANTWOORD is actually a pretty racist, homophobic, and pedophilic group. They exploit young girls, the disabled and the poor. I used to enjoy their music somewhat until I learned about how evil they are and there’s no way I’d ever support them now, knowing what I know. There’s some great videos on youtube about the things they’ve done that prove how messed up they are. The guy Ninja actually has fucked multiple girls under the age of 13 and even compared them to his daughter, saying that he likes when young girls look like his own kid. That’s disgusting.
That’s some stupid shit right there. You are an idiot.
homosexuality is an abomination
No is not
Go kill yourself moresickaMC. No one wants you here. You’re better off dead.
***** Go kill yourself moresickaMC. No one wants you here. You’re better off dead. *****
Fuck this nobody
Now if that’s not ironic idk what is. You know how many songs Wu Tang has where theyve said homophobic things? Not that a give a damn but the hypocrisy is crazy by the people making the decisions here.
The best thing about this is that Die Antwoord are racists being replaced by a black hip hop group
Read the review for new GHOSTFACE album on iTunes… they complain about homophobic slurs!!!!! What an efffin joke of pc world we live in today