Last night, spectators packed Irving Plaza to witness the insane, full-on freakiness of the Cape Town zef/rap duo. The group pulled in a surprisingly diverse crowd, ranging all the way from early teens to late seventies. We ran into supermodel Cara Delevingne, as well as Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, who were just some of the VIPs who came to see the show. Mainly though, it was the diehard fans; girls just a few buzzes short of a Yolandi haircut bouncing around in punky, nymphet clothing, and heavily-tattooed roughnecks already picking fights and looking for ways to F*** Ya Rules.
The crowd was rapidly pounding down drinks beforehand, enjoying the specialty cocktail menu based the group’s hits:
Fat Baby Boom Boom
Vodka, Strawberry Puree, and Lime Juice – $11
Baby’s on Fire
Cuervo Gold, Pineapple …show more content…
The masked dancers kept the adrenaline wickedly high, and the music was so loud, I could actually feel my teeth chattering. The crowd was addicted. The energy even turned violent, with fistfights breaking out right around me.
Almost right after I had taken an elbow in the jaw, a photographer onstage took a punch from Ninja himself. The rapper also shocked us when he grabbed a fan’s glasses and broke them in half, and shoved a girl’s phone down his pants. Throughout the entire show, he seemed to be just inches away from exposing himself (no pun intended), and he stripped down to his boxers to present “Raging Zef Boner.” Throughout the song, an inflatable man holding a giant penis was erected (no pun intended, I swear) behind him. The fans enjoyed every second of it with vicious devotion.
If you fink you’re freaky, you can catch their next show tonight at Irving Plaza, and check out our exclusive photos here. Last night’s super-charged setlist