Jack Parow
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Zander Tyler, better known by his stage name Jack Parow is a South African Afrikaans
rapper from Bellville in the Western Cape
. He is well known for his contribution to the song Die Vraagstuk with Die Heuwels Fantasties
. He also performed with Die Heuwels Fantasties
at Oppikoppi
2009. He is also known for his contribution to and collaboration with Die Antwoord
and Fokofpolisiekar
in their songs Wat Pomp and Doos Dronk.
's Doggystyle
at a very young age, and, partly due to the rise in the Afrikaans culture "coolness" phenomena, brought about by the many local South African music groups, he now pursues rapping as his full-time career
.
Jack first started out rapping in English
, but he soon decided that Afrikaans
worked a lot better for him.
when he performs in small towns and places where sometimes, his music and style is not too welcomed. Parow's song Cooler as Ekke has gained a large amount of popularity in South Africa
, Flanders
and The Netherlands and so has the song Die Vraagstuk, which he produced with Die Heuwels Fantasties
. Music video
s for and another single, have been produced and are available for viewing on YouTube
. As of 23 Dec 2010, Jack Parow had approximately 122 996 fans on a Facebook
fan page.
Jack Parow's popularity is a result of the ever-growing South African sub-culture locally known as Zef
. Parow, in an interview on Gamestate, aptly describes the movement:
in December 2009. It was released on a USB flash drive
in the shape of an ice-cream, and featured 10 songs as well as 6 music videos, only 600 of these flash drives were produced. He has released his debut album, Jack Parow in May 2010, it features 13 songs.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
rapper from Bellville in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
. He is well known for his contribution to the song Die Vraagstuk with Die Heuwels Fantasties
Die heuwels fantasties
-Name:Die Heuwels Fantasties is an Afrikaans electronic band from Bellville, South Africa.Die Heuwels Fantasties is composed of Hunter Kennedy , Pierre Greeff , and Johnny de Ridder .-First Album, Die Heuwels Fantasties:Their...
. He also performed with Die Heuwels Fantasties
Die heuwels fantasties
-Name:Die Heuwels Fantasties is an Afrikaans electronic band from Bellville, South Africa.Die Heuwels Fantasties is composed of Hunter Kennedy , Pierre Greeff , and Johnny de Ridder .-First Album, Die Heuwels Fantasties:Their...
at Oppikoppi
Oppikoppi
Oppikoppi is the name of a music festival held in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, near the mining town of Northam. The festival started off focusing mostly on rock music, but gradually added more genres and now plays host to a complete mixed bag of genres...
2009. He is also known for his contribution to and collaboration with Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord is a hip hop group from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of three members: Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek.-Background:...
and Fokofpolisiekar
Fokofpolisiekar
Fokofpolisiekar is an Afrikaans punk rock band from Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the obscenity in the name, they are also commonly known simply as Polisiekar or FPK.-Band history:...
in their songs Wat Pomp and Doos Dronk.
Early life and career
Parow has reportedly always wanted to rap ever since he heard Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
's Doggystyle
Doggystyle
Doggystyle is the debut album from American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic , to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. His musical stylizations for the album...
at a very young age, and, partly due to the rise in the Afrikaans culture "coolness" phenomena, brought about by the many local South African music groups, he now pursues rapping as his full-time career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
.
Jack first started out rapping in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, but he soon decided that Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
worked a lot better for him.
Popularity
From an outsider's perspective Jack Parow appears to be a rough, take-no-nonsense kind of person, into a lot of partying and speaking his mind. This being half true, Jack explained in an interview that he really is a nice guy who tries to avoid conflict, which seems to be a slight occupational hazardOccupational Hazard
Occupational Hazard is the fourth studio album by noise rock band Unsane, released on June 23, 1998 under Relapse Records. The song "Committed" is featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack.-Track listing:#"Committed"#"This Plan"#"Over Me"...
when he performs in small towns and places where sometimes, his music and style is not too welcomed. Parow's song Cooler as Ekke has gained a large amount of popularity in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
and The Netherlands and so has the song Die Vraagstuk, which he produced with Die Heuwels Fantasties
Die heuwels fantasties
-Name:Die Heuwels Fantasties is an Afrikaans electronic band from Bellville, South Africa.Die Heuwels Fantasties is composed of Hunter Kennedy , Pierre Greeff , and Johnny de Ridder .-First Album, Die Heuwels Fantasties:Their...
. Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s for and another single, have been produced and are available for viewing on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. As of 23 Dec 2010, Jack Parow had approximately 122 996 fans on a Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
fan page.
Jack Parow's popularity is a result of the ever-growing South African sub-culture locally known as Zef
Zef
Zef is a South African counter-culture movement. Die Antwoord's personas are said to have it influence their style.- Origin of the term :The word zef stems from an Afrikaans word, which roughly translates to the English word "common"...
. Parow, in an interview on Gamestate, aptly describes the movement:
Discography
Jack Parow released an EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in December 2009. It was released on a USB flash drive
USB flash drive
A flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
in the shape of an ice-cream, and featured 10 songs as well as 6 music videos, only 600 of these flash drives were produced. He has released his debut album, Jack Parow in May 2010, it features 13 songs.
Track Listing
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- Brackenfell Boys Choir (featuring Rufio Vegas)
- Cooler As Ekke (featuring Reënboogperde) (Skoon)
- Cooler As Ekke (featuring Reënboogperde)
- Dans, Dans, Dans (featuring Francois van Coke)
- Die Vraagstuk (remix; skoon)
- Die Vraagstuk (remix)
- Ek Wens Jy Was Myne
- Ma Se Mooiste Kinders
- Onder Draai Die Duiwel Joints
- Wie Hou Van Brandewyn Drink
- Skoon in AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
translates as clean.
Music Video Listing
-
- Cooler As Ekke
- Cooler As Ekke – Taxijamkyz
- Mosambiek Beach Sessie
- Jack Parow – MK Ad
- Die Vraagstuk – Live
- MK Studio 1 Onderhoud
- Dans Dans Dans!
- Byellville
- Ons Behoort Mos Saam
Track listing
- 1. Ek Wens Jy Was Myne
- 2. Hier's Hy Nou
- 3. Cooler as Ekke
- 4. Dans Dans Dans
- 5. Feite
- 6. I Miss
- 7. Ricky Louw
- 8. Farmhouse Brekvis
- 9. Die Vraagstuk Remix
- 10. Byellville
- 11. Word Wakker
- 12. Tussen Stasies
- 13. Parow to Paarl