I must admit, seeing Destructo, Borgore, and Die Antwoord at the El Rey wasn't my version of an equal replacement to the unexpectedly abrupt cancellation of Hard MIA; however, my expectations were completely exceeded. I don't have much to say about Destructo, given the fact that he IS the Hard promoter and I wanted to kill him for blowing my chance of seeing Sleigh Bells and MIA this summer, but from what I can tell he is a decent DJ. Cool, whatever. Borgore on the other hand is someone you either love or hate: his vulgarity and grimy dubstep beats are completely and shamelessly in-your-face, to say the least. After all, he is most famous for his song "Nympho", whose lyrics are so unreal and offensive I don't dare post them here. A large majority of the audience looked pretty taken aback, but those who chose not to take it seriously and have fun with it would probably agree that he puts on a pretty good show (despite crowd surfing and landing on my head, but you win some, you lose some). AND THEN, there was Die Antwoord. Their set didn't start till about midnight and I had grown rather impatient; needless to say my expectations had been set pretty high. And they completely exceeded them. "Ninja" and "Yo-Landi Vi$$er" are the most insane rap duo I have ever witnessed; I don't think I have ever found two such conventionally unattractive individuals so completely captivating in my life. Their incredible matching printed sweatsuit outfits, unabashed DGAF attitude, and incredible onstage chemistry gave me a completely newfound respect for rap as a genre and made me want to visit South Africa even more than I already did before. If you haven't listened to this group, I highly recommend the songs "I Don't Need You", "Enter The Ninja", and the hilarious "Fish Paste" (google the meaning of the chorus please). Definitely a group I look forward to seeing more of.
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