CONTENT WARNING: The following article discusses allegations of abuse.
Queensland rapper Zheani has made a number of serious and disturbing allegations about Die Antwoord‘s Ninja in an explosive new song titled ‘The Question’.
In the diss track, the Bundaberg-born artist, who grew up in the coastal town of 1770, accuses the Die Antwoord member Ninja of “trafficking” her to South Africa and alleges that the “sick individual” was fascinated by her resemblance to his own daughter with bandmate Yolandi Visser.
As well as accusations of fan grooming, she also accuses him of sexual abuse and intimidation, ritualistic torture and revenge pornography. “I’m about to pay the pied piper / Your luck’s up / You shared those photos while on set with Blomkamp / Emailed them to Copely that was a crime c*nt / Sex offending arse come to ‘stralia get locked up,” she raps.
Zheani uploaded a DIY performance music video for the track to YouTube on Monday (18th March), which has since clocked up 70K views. It contains multiple screenshots of social media posts, news articles and alleged private explicit texts between Ninja and herself dating back to 2013.
“All I wanted was to move on with my life and leave their shit behind,” the Aussie musician and alternative model writes in the clip’s description. “I wanted to draw the line and finally speak the truth and stand up for myself. I can see through you people and I am no longer afraid of you.
“I never intended to release any of this evidence but I was called a liar by thousands of people. Honour and dignity are all you have in this world. So watch me set myself on fire.”
In the clip, Zheani also claims that Die Antwoord have sent her a cease and desist letter, threatening to sue for defamation over her claims. Meanwhile, ‘The Question’ doesn’t only take aim at Die Antwoord member Ninja.
“Go Fuck yourself Yolandi,” Zheani raps, referring to Ninja’s co-pilot in Die Antwoord. “I don’t give a fuck you spent a decade with the man / Getting brainwashed by this man / You’re still playing out his plan / And grooming up his fucking fans.”
Yolandi has since taken to Instagram, publishing two very lengthy posts rubbishing the Aussie rapper’s claims and writing her off as a “fan girl” and a “Clout Chaser”.
“This girl is ticking all the boxes of a Crazy Person here,” Visser writes. “It has come to my attention that a DA fan girl called ZHEANI has accused me of some really horrible things.
“I dont usually respond to these things as people say shit abt [sic] me all the time. But this time she has attacked my family including my daughter.”
Visser goes on to mock Zheani’s “insane story” that she was “trafficked out” to South Africa by the band. “Trafficking [involves] kidnapping btw”, the Die Antwoord member writes, detailing an alternate account of her run-ins with the Aussie, which she says took place during the band’s 2011 Australian tour with the Big Day Out.
“She also said I tortured her and put her in a satanic ritual,” Visser continues. “(Just for the record me and ninja are Buddhists, we practise yoga, meditate and are vegetarian. Yes our music and videos are crazy as we are Surreal Artists).”
You can read Yolandi’s statements in full, and watch the video for Zheani’s ‘The Question’ below.
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