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$O$

$O$
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Studio album by Die Antwoord
Released October 12, 2010
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Alternative hip hop, rave
Length 68:03 (original release)
Label Indie/Cherrytree (re-release)
Producer DJ Hi-Tek
Diplo ("Evil Boy" on re-release)
Die Antwoord chronology
$O$
(2009)
5
(2010)
Singles from $O$
  1. "Wat Pomp?"
    Released: 6 June 2009
  2. "Beat Boy"
    Released: 2009/10
  3. "Enter the Ninja"
    Released: 9 August 2010
  4. "Fish Paste"
    Released: 2010
  5. "Evil Boy"
    Released: 28 September 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (69/100)
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
One Thirty BPM (87%)
Pitchfork Media (5.5/10)
Robert Christgau A−
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Spin (7/10)
The A.V. Club B
NME (5/10)

$O$ is the debut album by South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord. The album was initially a widely circulated internet-only release, and made available to stream for free on the band's website prior to Interscope Records signing the band. The song "Wat Pomp?" had a music video released on 6 June 2009, followed by "Enter the Ninja" (a track with previous exposure as a viral video on YouTube and other video-hosting services), which received an official release on 9 August 2010. "Fish Paste" and "Beat Boy" have also been released as promotional singles. "Enter the Ninja" debuted at #37 in the UK Music Charts on 19 September 2010.

Following the group's signing to Interscope in the US, it was announced that $O$ would be re-released in physical format with a different track listing.Diplo produced one of the new tracks on the re-release, "Evil Boy", for which a promotional video was made available on 6 October 2010. The US iTunes digital release includes the previously hidden track "$O$" separately, a bonus track "Wat Pomp?" and an alternate version of "Evil Boy" titled as "Evil Boy (F**k You In The Face Mix)" not present on US physical release.

In an interview with Xeni Jardin, Ninja mentioned that he considered the album to be the first in a five-album plan.


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