TerribletwinZ TT
TerribletwinZ TT
Port Elizabeth, EC, SA
Hip Hop
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Pioneers of AfrikaanZ Hip-Hop Muzic in P.E. South Africa. We have been rhyming from the age of 5 on the corners of Schaudeville Streets. Technically, classified as the first Afrikaanz MC's from P.E's Northern Areas. We are now persuing our careers Nationally and beyond.
About
“Om te Skarrel is ‘n Wet” (Junant Petersen, 2009)
Preamble
Jarcques and Junant Petersen the “Terrible Twinz” grew up in Schauderville in Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas. As one of the first communities to emerge from the 1950 Group Areas Act, this community is faced with the many socio-economic challenges. However, despite the difficulties faced in this community, many Artists especially live bands, were prominent during the 1960’s and 1970’s. During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s new groups such as the Beat Box Jammers (BBJ’s) and Signal emerged on the scene doing Hip-Hop and R/B respectively.
Both these groups played an integral role in the evolution of Port Elizabeth’s music scene and their performances were special because they were the ambassadors of a community with many social ills. With the advancement of new technology in terms of music production, a new breed of artists also emerged in the early 1990’s.
Who are the Terrible TwinZ?
The Terrible TwinZ as they are known started writing and performing Afrikaans rhymes since they were only 5 years of age. Historically they can be classified to be the first Afrikaans MC’s form PE’s Northern Areas. Growing up in a typical working class community in the apartheid era, they started to express their views and shared the realities of gangsterism, child and substance abuse, and poverty in their day-to-day live performances largely on the corners of Schauderville streets and at school rhyming about child abuse, AIDS, and many other social challenges .They were soon known for their talent and as biological twins represented a unique brand of Afrikaans Rap music in Port Elizabeth.
The year 2000 Djy’s Nommerdronk en Wil Nie Agterbly.
Their originality in style as well as content were later more visible when both participated in the recording in an independent album with the group Unauthorised in 2000 which was one of the first albums to be produced by Vincent Fraser of Phat Lady Studio's in Young Park at the time and a first for P.E’s Northern Areas. The number one track on the album is called “Nommerdronk” in which the group articulated the need for the youth in particular juvenile prisoners to abstain from gangster lingual and the culture associated with prisoners in terms of numbers or “Nommers”. Junant Petersen is the writer of the song which brought to the fore the uniqueness of Afrikaans lingual in P.E’s Northern Suburbs of predominantly “so called coloured” community. According to Deon Maas who hosts a popular show on Radio Sonder Grense, the word Nommerdronk is an Afrikaans term never heard before, proving that already as far back as 2000 as part of Unauthorised, the Twinz have Revolutionized the Afrikaans Rap Scene not only in the Eastern Cape, but in South Africa.
See@http://www.facebook.com/pa
The utilization of Nomertale or gang lingual has become a dominant feature amongst so-called Coloured youth in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth and the Cape Flats, where so called drug lords and gangsters have become the role models of the youth due to their glamorous life styles and access to the finest material possessions. Jarcques Petersen wrote the song “Wil nie Agter bly nie” in which he told the story of a young juvenile prisoner who regrets his actions and who desperately wants to get out of jail.
Having experienced and performed on many platforms such as the National Arts Festival. Klein Karoo Kunste Fees (KKNK), and Fokus met Freek on SABC 2, and Castle Loud on SABC 1 as part of the group Unauthorised, the Twins are ready to take their music career to a higher level. In acknowledging the unique stories of the people of the Northern Areas of P.E. and the many difficulties they face daily, their lyrical content reminds us about how far our country still need to travel to eradicate poverty and the many social ills that are ever evident in the community.
More importantly, it represents a true reflection of young talented twin brothers who grew up in difficult times, without parents from a tender age, on the streets of the Schauderville community. A community often misrepresented and its youth misunderstood for the reality that even against all odds and the irriversable damage caused by the previous dispensation, that there is hope for the unemployed youth in the form of Hip-Hop culture. The lyrical content represents the struggles in the music industry, the high level of exploitation and empty promises, and lack of support for talent in our community.
The Uniqueness of their Life Story
As previously stated, the Twinz grew up under difficult circumstances. Having being brought up by their late grand mother after their mother passed away at a tender age, they had to cope with the extreme reality of a highly gang infested community. However, over the years they consistently advanced their art through performances and a recording, gaining the respect of their peers as the most talented Afrikaans Rap outfit South Africa has seen. Lately, they were also devastated when they realized that the man they embraced to be the father, shared the reality that the known abouts of the biological father is unknown. Despite these challenges, they remain optimistic that South Africa would someday recognize their gift and unique brand in the performing arts. Recent participation in South Africa’s got talent elevated the group to the Semi-finals of the competition, providing the opportunity for the rest of South Africa to judge for themselves. Indeed, South Africa the Terrible TwinZ have arrived.
Contemporary Developments
The Twinz has worked with one of P.E's most loved son's, Singer and producer Andre Mackay who is based in Schauderville Port Elizabeth. They have already recorded a number of tracks of which Skarrel, and Die lewe gaan aan, are only a taste of what's yet to come. After much conflict in the P.E. Afrikaans rap scene they have also recorded the Change song together with Earl Agimi MC and Andre Mackay from Chapter Three to bring about peace and to start sending out a more positive message to the youth. They are also hosting regular dance shows in their community as part of their arts activism for a better community.
We can Change the World starting with our influence in youth circles of our community.
Continuous efforts are being undertaken for a recording and distribution deal both locally or internationally. The TwinZ have recorded thier two latest tracks with Phat House Music's Vinnie da Boss Vincent Fraser. Bringing to the fore a combination of Afrikaanz hip-hop and Rock. Just wait and see, or should we say listen want dit gan Rock!
Preamble
Jarcques and Junant Petersen the “Terrible Twinz” grew up in Schauderville in Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas. As one of the first communities to emerge from the 1950 Group Areas Act, this community is faced with the many socio-economic challenges. However, despite the difficulties faced in this community, many Artists especially live bands, were prominent during the 1960’s and 1970’s. During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s new groups such as the Beat Box Jammers (BBJ’s) and Signal emerged on the scene doing Hip-Hop and R/B respectively.
Both these groups played an integral role in the evolution of Port Elizabeth’s music scene and their performances were special because they were the ambassadors of a community with many social ills. With the advancement of new technology in terms of music production, a new breed of artists also emerged in the early 1990’s.
Who are the Terrible TwinZ?
The Terrible TwinZ as they are known started writing and performing Afrikaans rhymes since they were only 5 years of age. Historically they can be classified to be the first Afrikaans MC’s form PE’s Northern Areas. Growing up in a typical working class community in the apartheid era, they started to express their views and shared the realities of gangsterism, child and substance abuse, and poverty in their day-to-day live performances largely on the corners of Schauderville streets and at school rhyming about child abuse, AIDS, and many other social challenges .They were soon known for their talent and as biological twins represented a unique brand of Afrikaans Rap music in Port Elizabeth.
The year 2000 Djy’s Nommerdronk en Wil Nie Agterbly.
Their originality in style as well as content were later more visible when both participated in the recording in an independent album with the group Unauthorised in 2000 which was one of the first albums to be produced by Vincent Fraser of Phat Lady Studio's in Young Park at the time and a first for P.E’s Northern Areas. The number one track on the album is called “Nommerdronk” in which the group articulated the need for the youth in particular juvenile prisoners to abstain from gangster lingual and the culture associated with prisoners in terms of numbers or “Nommers”. Junant Petersen is the writer of the song which brought to the fore the uniqueness of Afrikaans lingual in P.E’s Northern Suburbs of predominantly “so called coloured” community. According to Deon Maas who hosts a popular show on Radio Sonder Grense, the word Nommerdronk is an Afrikaans term never heard before, proving that already as far back as 2000 as part of Unauthorised, the Twinz have Revolutionized the Afrikaans Rap Scene not only in the Eastern Cape, but in South Africa.
See@http://www.facebook.com/pa
The utilization of Nomertale or gang lingual has become a dominant feature amongst so-called Coloured youth in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth and the Cape Flats, where so called drug lords and gangsters have become the role models of the youth due to their glamorous life styles and access to the finest material possessions. Jarcques Petersen wrote the song “Wil nie Agter bly nie” in which he told the story of a young juvenile prisoner who regrets his actions and who desperately wants to get out of jail.
Having experienced and performed on many platforms such as the National Arts Festival. Klein Karoo Kunste Fees (KKNK), and Fokus met Freek on SABC 2, and Castle Loud on SABC 1 as part of the group Unauthorised, the Twins are ready to take their music career to a higher level. In acknowledging the unique stories of the people of the Northern Areas of P.E. and the many difficulties they face daily, their lyrical content reminds us about how far our country still need to travel to eradicate poverty and the many social ills that are ever evident in the community.
More importantly, it represents a true reflection of young talented twin brothers who grew up in difficult times, without parents from a tender age, on the streets of the Schauderville community. A community often misrepresented and its youth misunderstood for the reality that even against all odds and the irriversable damage caused by the previous dispensation, that there is hope for the unemployed youth in the form of Hip-Hop culture. The lyrical content represents the struggles in the music industry, the high level of exploitation and empty promises, and lack of support for talent in our community.
The Uniqueness of their Life Story
As previously stated, the Twinz grew up under difficult circumstances. Having being brought up by their late grand mother after their mother passed away at a tender age, they had to cope with the extreme reality of a highly gang infested community. However, over the years they consistently advanced their art through performances and a recording, gaining the respect of their peers as the most talented Afrikaans Rap outfit South Africa has seen. Lately, they were also devastated when they realized that the man they embraced to be the father, shared the reality that the known abouts of the biological father is unknown. Despite these challenges, they remain optimistic that South Africa would someday recognize their gift and unique brand in the performing arts. Recent participation in South Africa’s got talent elevated the group to the Semi-finals of the competition, providing the opportunity for the rest of South Africa to judge for themselves. Indeed, South Africa the Terrible TwinZ have arrived.
Contemporary Developments
The Twinz has worked with one of P.E's most loved son's, Singer and producer Andre Mackay who is based in Schauderville Port Elizabeth. They have already recorded a number of tracks of which Skarrel, and Die lewe gaan aan, are only a taste of what's yet to come. After much conflict in the P.E. Afrikaans rap scene they have also recorded the Change song together with Earl Agimi MC and Andre Mackay from Chapter Three to bring about peace and to start sending out a more positive message to the youth. They are also hosting regular dance shows in their community as part of their arts activism for a better community.
We can Change the World starting with our influence in youth circles of our community.
Continuous efforts are being undertaken for a recording and distribution deal both locally or internationally. The TwinZ have recorded thier two latest tracks with Phat House Music's Vinnie da Boss Vincent Fraser. Bringing to the fore a combination of Afrikaanz hip-hop and Rock. Just wait and see, or should we say listen want dit gan Rock!
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