Zander Tyler (born February 22, 1982), better known under his stage name Jack Parow,
is a South African rapper who has collaborated with other South African artists such as
Die Heuwels Fantasties,
Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord (, Afrikaans for "The Answer") is a South African alternative hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2008.
The group comprises rappers Watkin Tudor "Ninja" Jones and Anri "Yolandi Visser" du Toit, a male/female duo, and producers ...
and
Francois Van Coke
Francois Badenhorst, better known by his stage name Francois Van Coke, rose to fame as the front man of South African rock bands Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel. On the 8 April 2015, Francois launched his self-titled debut solo album and ...
.
Career
Parow wanted to be a rapper since he was in primary school. He used to rap with friend Keagan Cloete aka ''cutie cloete'', citing
Snoop Dogg's
Doggystyle
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as an initial inspiration as well as the likes of
T-Pain. Although he started rapping in English, he soon decided that he preferred Afrikaans.
His first hit came with the single ''Cooler as Ekke'' and ''jeffalingaling'', which was promoted by friends in
Die Heuwels Fantasties, He collaborated with them on their song ''Die Vraagstuk''. He has since released four studio albums and toured around the world.
In 2015, Parow released a biography, ''Die Ou Met die Snor by die Bar'', authored by local artist Theunis Engelbrecht.
In 2016, Parow and his friend Hardus van Deventer shot a nine episode TV series titled ''Dis Hoe Ons Rol'', which aired from July to August 2016 on the
Kyknet premium TV channel. Filming took place as two legs over 30 days, during which Parow performed in each of South Africa's nine provinces at least once.
In January 2017, Parow launched his own brandy product known as Parow Brandy.
He is currently managed by
Fokofpolisiekar
Fokofpolisiekar (, ''Fuckoffpolicecar'') is an Afrikaans alternative rock band from Bellville, Western Cape, Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the obscenity in the name, they are also commonly known simply as Polisiekar or FPK.
...
and
Van Coke Kartel
Van Coke Kartel is an Afrikaans alternative rock band from Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa.
Band history
Francois Van Coke and Wynand Myburgh formed Van Coke Kartel with drummer Justin Kruger after Fokofpolisiekar went on hiatus in 200 ...
member, Wynand Myburgh.
Personal life
Parow has a daughter, Ruby Tyler, born in 2012. Ruby was the inspiration for Parow's 2014 song ''Dis Befok'', and video footage for the 2016 remix of the song was shot by her via a chest-mounted camera.
Discography
Jack Parow's first release was the ''Cooler as ekke''
EP in December 2009. It was released as a limited edition of 600 ice-creamcone-shaped
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and featured 10 songs and six
music videos
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.
Studio albums
EPs
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Afrikaner people
Alternative hip hop musicians
South African rappers
Musicians from Cape Town