It's the furious delivery of the (deliberately?) cheesy lyrics, hammered home as if they are nails of pure truth, piercing the armour of lies and badness, and slaying the dragon of, y'know, things which Ninja doesn't approve of. Those are central to the hip hop experience, as any fool knows. It's not the bragging, or the self-justification. Even though the sung choruses are fairly eerie, we're still a long way into the gigglezone. You've got to admit, even if you take out the cultural differences - the girl singing 'protection' in such a thick accent it sounds more like 'production' being a BIG one - this goes way beyond the scary, threatening bleakfest it seems to want to be. Which does beg the question.is this a gag? Are Die Antwoord essentially Grumpy Lookin' Chain. He is played by Chris Lilley, who will be 36 in November. He can't stop himself from swearing and he's a bit of a thug, but only because he wants a bit of attention. If you've not seen it, Jonah's a 13-year-old with a rough background, and he just wants to be a rapper and breakdancer when he grows up. I dunno if it's the accent, but there's an uncanny sonic resemblance between Ninja here and Jonah from BBC Three's high school comedy Summer Heights High. This is SERIOUS BUSINESS! I MEAN IT! STOP LAUGHING! Clearly what he has to say is coming straight from the heart, and it is cruel to mock someone when they are speaking honestly.ДЄlthough, if you take into account that his real name is Watkin Tudor Jones, that he's been involved in South African hip hop for years, under various different names, and he will be 36 years old in October and rapping as if he's a hot-headed, super-violent young mega-thug, maybe 'honestly' is the wrong word to use. 'Enter The Ninja' debuted at #37 in the UK Music Charts on 19 September 2010.Stop giggling! Stoppit! Ninja - Die Antwoord's scaryfaced rapper - does NOT look like the kind of man who will take kindly to the idea that his breakthrough moment, his one chance to settle the score with all the haters, is in ANY WAY COMICAL. The review concluded that 'Enter the Ninja' was 'still as infectious, fascinating, witty and beautifully trashy as ever', noting 'Wat Kyk Jy?' and 'Fish Paste' as other standouts, and observing the fusion of musical styles in a similar manner to the Consequence of Sound review ('an odd blend of rave and 90's euro-pop').

The generally positive review concluded that 5 was 'a fantastic prelude to a debut the perfect thing to get you primed for their upcoming debut, $O$.', and that the EP was 'a breath of fresh air and the perfect introduction to the South Africans, Die Antwoord'.ДЄ review by online music retailer Insound noted that whilst the rerelease of some tracks from the initial internet release of $O$ might mute the impact of the EP, it was perhaps better that some of the hype regarding the band had died down, allowing the music to be judged on its own merits. Rolling Stone magazine noted the use of both Afrikaans and English in Ninja's lyrics, whilst also mentioning the problem this presents for people not used to his strong South African accent, but ultimately concluded that 'Die Antwoord don't dispense with rap clichГ©s вЂ“ they give them a new accent that's both disorienting and thrilling'.Д¬onsequence of Sound noted the fusion of hip hop with rave, and also mentioned the presence of lyrics in Afrikaans. Pitchfork Media made the entire EP available to stream on 12 June 2010. 'Fish Paste' was released as a promo single. The EP features some previously released material, as well as one new track and a remix.

The song incorporates elements of Smile.dk's song Butterfly, famous for appearing in the Dance Dance Revolution series. It followed up on internet circulation of the album $O$ and the viral 'Enter the Ninja' music video, which featured on a number of high-traffic blog sites, most notably BoingBoing. The EP was the first official release by Die Antwoord on a major record label, Cherrytree Records (an imprint of Interscope Records). 5 is an EP by South African hip hop group, Die Antwoord.

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