Jack Parow
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zander Tyler |
| Origin | Parow, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Hip hop, zef, rap, Afrikaans rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Parowphernalia, Supra Familias, TopNotch |
| Associated acts |
Die Heuwels Fantasties Die Antwoord Garlic Brown Bittereinder Francois Van Coke Fokofpolisiekar Van Coke Kartel Inge Beckmann P.H.Fat Haezer Gazelle SiboT JR |
Zander Tyler better known by his stage name Jack Parow is an Afrikaner rapper from Cape Town, South Africa. He is well known for his contribution to the song "Die Vraagstuk" with Die Heuwels Fantasties and performing with them at the Oppikoppi festival in 2009. He has contributed and collaborated with various other artists such as Die Heuwels Fantasties, Die Antwoord and Francois Van Coke.
Early life and career
Since a young age Parow reportedly wanted to be a rapper, from the instant he heard Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle.
| “ | I bought that Now Monster Hits 4 and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle was on there and since then I always wanted to rap. I was in Standard 3 or 4, that's when you first decide what type of music you like. I always liked Dr. Seuss and other things that rhyme – it's fun, I dig it. | ” | |
| — Interview with Jack Parow[1] | |||
Jack first started rapping in English, but he soon decided that he preferred Afrikaans.
| “ | I rapped in English for long and then I did this song. I was with Garlic Brown from Brasse Vannie Kaap and MC Dread and everyone was rapping English cause at the time there wasn't really an Afrikaans rap market, but we did this one track called Hard Headed Hobo, where they were the Hobos and I was tuning them as an Afrikaans Boer. It went so easy and sounded so nice, I thought: why haven’t I been rapping in Afrikaans before? | ” | |
| — Interview with Jack Parow[1] | |||
Discography
Jack Parow's first release was the Cooler as ekke EP in December 2009. It was released as a limited edition of 600 USB flash drives in the shape of an ice-cream-cone and featured 10 songs and 6 music videos.
- Studio Albums
- Jack Parow (2009)
- Eksie Ou (2011)
- Nag Van Die Lang Pette (2014)
- Dis Hoe Ons Rol (2016) [2]
- Extended Plays
- Cooler as Ekke EP (2009)
- From Parow with Love EP (2016)
References
- 1 2 "Jack Parow pirate of the caravan park". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/dis-hoe-ons-rol/id1135110794