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'''Watkin Tudor Jones''' (born 26 September 1974),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxnormal.tv/interview2.php |title=Max Normal – Music, Movies, Merchandise |date=2007-03-05 |access-date=2015-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208213204/http://www.maxnormal.tv/interview2.php |archive-date=8 December 2007 }}</ref> better known by his stage names '''Ninja''' and '''Max Normal''', is a South African rapper, songwriter, singer, record producer, performance artist, and director. Tudor Jones found international success as a member of [[Die Antwoord]], with [[Yolandi Visser]]. He was formerly a member of [[MaxNormal.TV|Max Normal]] and [[The Constructus Corporation]].
Tudor Jones also has had a number of acting roles, including a self-styled role as Ninja in the 2015 [[Neill Blomkamp]] film ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]''.<ref name="prism">{{Cite web|url=http://screenprism.com/insights/article/why-cast-die-antwoord-in-chappie-what-is-zef-was-all-the-obvious-product-pl|title=Why cast Die Antwoord in "Chappie"? What is Zef? Was all the obvious product placement good or bad {{!}} ScreenPrism|last=ScreenPrism|website=screenprism.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>
== Early life ==
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=== 1993–1999: The Original Evergreen ===
Tudor Jones was part of the South African rap band [[The Original Evergreen]], which was signed to [[Sony Music]].<ref name="facts">{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/Music/FeaturesInterviews/24-Facts-Die-Antwoord-20100204|title=24 Facts: Die Antwoord|last=Barker|first=Jean|date=2010-02-04|website=Channel|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref> He released one single with the group, "Puff the Magik," which was banned from radio for its controversial lyrics about [[marijuana]] usage. In 1996, after the track would later win a SAMA [[music award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album award]], he left to release a solo album under Chameleon Records<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Original Evergreen|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1147517-The-Original-Evergreen|access-date=2020-02-13|publisher=Discogs|language=en}}</ref> and later form Max Normal. The band released ''Burn the Evidence'' in 1997, which caused more notoriety in the South African music scene. In 1998, the band resurfaced in [[Cape Town]] with a new lineup featuring [[Brendon le Roux]] (vocals), Sebastian Voigt (bass, programming), [[Richard Bruyns]] (guitar), [[Stephen Trollip]] (saxophone), [[Phat Jack]] (turntables), [[Tasha Baxter]] (vocals) and [[Sven Mc Alpine]] (drums), and played extensively in Cape Town and Johannesburg while working on a new album titled ''Addictive Personalities'', produced by [[Warrick Sony]] ([[Kalahari Surfers]]) and featuring a guest appearance by [[Arno Carstens]] ([[Springbok Nude Girls]]). The album was to be released on the [[Sheer Sound]] label. Still, it caused such uproar in the South African press due to the contents of its lyrics that Sheer Sound was forced to withdraw it and was the final chapter in The Original Evergreen story as it resulted in the band splitting up. The album ''Addictive Personalities'' was released in a limited run by Melt 2000 in 1999.
=== 2001–2002: ''Memoirs of a Clone'' and Max Normal ===
In 2001, Tudor Jones released his debut solo album ''Memoirs of a Clone.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Watkin-Tudor-Jones-Jnr-Memoirs-Of-A-Clone/release/1174704|title=Watkin Tudor Jones Jnr.* – Memoirs of a Clone|publisher=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>
At the time, he was the lead vocalist of [[MaxNormal.TV|Max Normal]], a hip hop act, which released their debut album entitled ''Songs From The Mall'' in 2001, which he disbanded in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/620890-Max-Normal|title=Max Normal|publisher=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}</ref> Their last gig was played with [[Faithless]] on the group's 2002 South Africa tour.<ref
=== 2002–2003: ''The Constructus Corporation'' ===
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The band released its debut album ''[[$O$]]'' in 2009. It was made freely available online and attracted international attention for their music video "Enter the Ninja". They briefly signed with [[Interscope Records]], and left after pressure from the label to be more generic. du Toit explained that Interscope "kept pushing us to be more generic" to make more money: "If you try to make songs that other people like, your band will always be shit. You always gotta do what you like. If it connects, it's a miracle, but it happened with Die Antwoord.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/02/die-antwoords-totally-insane-words-wisdom/|title=Die Antwoord's Totally Insane Words of Wisdom|date=2012-02-07|website=Spin|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> They formed their own [[Independent record label|independent label]], Zef Recordz and released their second album [[Tension (Die Antwoord album)|''Ten$ion'']] through it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2011/11/07/dieantwoordleave.html|title=Die Antwoord leave Interscope, will release "TEN$ION" on their own new indie label|date=2011-11-07|website=Boing Boing|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>
They have since released three other albums: ''[[Donker Mag]]'' in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/die_antwoord_return_with_donker_mag_album_share_new_video|title=Die Antwoord Reveal 'Donker Mag' LP, Share New Video|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> ''[[Mount Ninji and da Nice Time Kid]]'' in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19617/reviews/4150414|title=Album Review: Die Antwoord – Mount Ninji and da Nice Time Kid|date=16 September 2016 |publisher=Drowned in Sound|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> and ''House of Zef'' in 2020. As well as this, Tudor Jones played a self-styled role as Ninja in the 2015 [[Neill Blomkamp]] film ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]''.<ref
== Personal life ==
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