Eastern European rap acts prove conclusively that provocative, over-the-top lunacy is a universal language

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      If, like everyone else in the world, you had a serious WTF moment back in 2010 when Die Antwoord's video for "Enter the Ninja" went viral, you ain't seen nothing yet.

      Actually, you've probably seen a lot of things since, and it's likely that I am, as usual, late to the party when it comes to acts like Tommy Cash and Little Big, but my point is that these Eastern European artists seem determined to give everyone's favourite South African zef crew some competition in the what-the-fuck-did-I-just-watch department.

      The aforementioned Cash, an Estonian rapper, and Little Big, a Russian "funeral rave" band (whatever that means) have collaborated a number of times. They also have their own webseries, titled American Russians, which explains exactly nothing that you're about to see.

      An appropriate place to start with this stuff is Little Big's "Welcome to Russia", a 2014 video that features plenty of Slavic squatting, Adidas tracksuits, AK-47s, and a unicorn. Because why not?

      More recent is "LollyBomb", which features an oddly tender romance between a Kim Jong-Un look-alike and a (presumably nuclear) bomb.

      Arguably less romantic is "Big Dick", which is self-explanatory and boasts lyrics including "My dick's so big it lives next door." 

      Ahem. Moving on... Little Big associate Tommy Cash isn't quite so over-the-top at the musical level—he's essentially a sad-boy mumble rapper—but his videos are just as mind-twistingly bizarre. The clip for "Little Molly", for example, is basically a scene-for-scene re-creation of the nightmare it's going to give you. And if you think that sentence makes no sense, just watch:

      Oh man. That was a little too weird, even for me. Let's see what else he's got. Hmm... "Pussy Money Weed". Well, that sounds like pretty standard hip-hop fare, no? Couldn't be worse than "Little Molly", at any rate.

      WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. 

      Okay. Deep breaths. It's all going to be okay. As a palate cleanser, let's dial the WTF factor way down for Tatarka's "Pussy Power", which, apart from a line about kicking a dude in the balls, isn't all that threatening.

      I'm getting exhausted and my brain hurts, so let's wrap up by coming full circle with more Little Big (featuring Tommy Cash, naturally). "Give Me Your Money" is what Die Antwoord would have ended up sounding like if Ninja and Yo-Landi had grown up in St. Petersberg and not Cape Town. And were not of sound mind.

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