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INTERVIEW: Angie oeh
Warning: This interview contains the use of strong language.
When Angie oeh enters the Zoom chatroom, she is exactly what you'd expect – a down-to-earth 'chick' with a coffee in one hand and a smoke in the other.
And while her choice of song lyrics may be considered alternative and her tattooed exterior may be slightly intimidating, chatting to the mumble rapper is like chatting to your 'beste maatjie'.
From recording her first single on her beat-up Samsung phone in her closet to featuring it in Netflix's first-ever Afrikaans series, Angie is fast becoming a name to watch out for as she prepares to release her second EP, Mooiste Meisies.
In a quick catch-up with News24, SA's new alternative queen dishes more on her dirty rhymes, dream collaboration with Nasty C and Moonchild Sanelly, how a cancer scare pushed her on her path to making music and more.
Dis Jou Wyfie dropped at the end of 2021 and immediately went viral on TikTok. The song has since been remixed with Loufi and used in the third episode of Ludik.
"I'm still in disbelief. It's pretty cool, man. I'm so blessed," Angie says when asked how she feels about her music featuring in the show.
As for how it happened, Angie has South African musician Peach van Pletzen to thank for getting the song noticed. She explains, "He did all the sound and music for Ludik, and he just pitched it to them, and they were like, 'Yeah, cool, let's do it'."
The musician reveals that the song can be heard during a strip club scene in the show's third episode.
Speaking more about the song, Angie says, "It's basically about me being a chick taking your chick if you were a dude."
In the rest of her first EP, Sex in Afrikaans, you'll hear Angie rap about "titties and booties", but now that she's built a fanbase, her new EP is more personal.
"The first EP was hella about titties and booties because I'm trying to establish a fan base before they're going to give a shit about feelings," Angie says about her approach.
"The second EP is not just about titties and booties; it's also about other things. There's a sad song and a love song. So, that's cool," she adds.
The first single from Mooiste Meisies, released on Thursday, is the perfect example of this statement.
"Although I sing about titties and booties, I also sing about my feelings," Angie says of the single, M.O. "The line 'al wat die mense soek is 'n fokken show nou' means a lot to me because people tend to forget that there is a human behind the persona."
Listen to the song HERE.
Another contribution that shows the real Angie behind the persona is how she got into music in the first place.
Elaborating on her diagnosis, Angie reveals that she had a cancerous tumour with a diameter of about 15cm removed from her back and thankfully didn't need any other treatment.
"My first instinct was, 'Now I have a big ass hole in my back.' But everything is out, and I'm cool now," she adds.
Having gone through that experience, Angie has vowed to make the best of her opportunities – this includes performing and collaborating with some of the Afrikaans music scene's best performers, including Jack Parow and rock band Fokofpolisiekar.
However, two other dream collabs on her list may come as a surprise: Nasty C and Moonchild.
"I just like his flow, and I've always been listening to his music," Angie says when asked why the SMA hitmaker. "I worked in a streetwear shop when I was 18, and I played a lot of his music. That's why I got into the industry, initially, because rappers and hip hop people got their clothes from there."
Regardless of who she dreams of collaborating with, one thing is for sure, Angie won't take one second of her rising fame for granted.
