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Jack Parow
Person · male · South Africa · Bellville · born 1982 · recording since 2009
South African rapper
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Also known as Radio Raps · Zander Tyler
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Cooler as ekke EP
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography270 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363691002
Biography
Zander Tyler (born 22 February 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, and Francois Van Coke.
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 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 and Van Coke Kartel 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 & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:08
1Ek wens jy was myne3:192Hier's hy nou4:083Cooler as ekke4:094Dans dans dans3:285Feite3:426I Miss3:557Ricky Louw4:118Farmhouse brekvis3:449Die vraagstuk (remix)3:5710Byellville3:2211Word wakker3:3412Tussen stasies3:4113Parow to paarl8:582011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:50
1Eksie Ou4:152Hosh Tokolosh3:543Laat Ons Suip3:384Afrikaans Is Dood4:345Welkom Terug3:596Biscuits & Biltong3:257Katerien4:098Hard Partytjie Hou4:239Bons4:1610Spring Moederfokker3:4511Move Like a Monster4:1612Last Laugh4:162013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 32 tracks · 1:42:16
Disc 11Buckle Up (spoken word)0:372Bloubek3:523Trouble in Paradys4:464Ode to You3:195Fok Fokkity Fok2:376Fee Fi Fo Fum3:397Stuck in Limbo4:008Smoke Break (spoken word)1:159Bring Your Friends3:0610Attack Kill Destroy3:1111Sannie Sê3:3912Dans Met My3:4913Veilig3:5514Staan Op4:1815Over & Out (spoken word)1:1016The Future (bonus track)3:5917Groeipyne (CSI version) (bonus track)3:3218P.A.R.T.Y (bonus track)3:27Disc 21Raak Rustig (spoken word)1:002Byellville (acoustic version)3:413Dis Befok3:304Tema Van Jou Lied3:355Dans Dans Dans (acoustic version)2:276Katerien (acoustic version)4:497Die Kruispad3:008Bietjie Nicci Beach (spoken word)1:059Eksie Ou (acoustic version)3:5610Hard Partytjie Hou (acoustic version)5:3311I Miss (acoustic version)2:2212Tussen Stasies (acoustic version)4:2413Last Laugh (acoustic version)3:4114Te Gechill (spoken word)1:022017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 49:07
11800 26 37 36 78 2750:442Boepens Vark3:123Bang Babbelas3:444Africa for Beginners0:345Jantjie Volstruis3:176To All the Girls3:587Kak Soek3:368Twakkie Loves You0:389Baby Ek Likes Jou3:1210Siem Salabiem2:4811Jack Parow Is 'n Robot1:0912Pappa P3:1913Johnny Is Nie Dood Nie4:0214Vingerafdruk3:1915Skop, Skiet En Donderweer3:3216Monster4:2217African Time0:3718My Koningkryk3:042023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 41:48
1Die Evangelie Van Goeie Tye1:212Demone3:203Piele2:454Meisies & Partytjies3:425Puff Puff Puff3:386Paranoia3:207Happy Family4:048Skattie3:139Rolmodel2:3610Mermaid3:1311There It Is3:0312Doen Drugs4:1213Neus Breek3:21
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cooler as ekke EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Brackenfell Boys Choir (feat. Rufio Vegas) 2Cooler as Ekke (feat. Reënboogperde) (Skoon) 3Cooler as Ekke (feat. Reënboogperde) 4Dans, Dans, Dans (feat. Francois Van Coke) 5Die Vraagstuk (remix; Skoon) 6Die Vraagstuk (remix) 7Ek Wens Jy Was Myne 8Ma Se Mooiste Kinders 9Onder Draai Die Duiwel Joints 10Wie Hou Van Brandewyn Drink | 1 December 2009 | ||
| 2016 | From Parow With LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 20:531Kattenkwaad3:00 2Party Too Much3:45 3Thunderbolts & Lightning3:02 4Perpetual War (remix)4:51 5A Rebel Till He’s Dead (A tribute to Pieter-Dirk Uys)2:56 6Army of One3:19 | 10 February 2016 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Top Notch Extravaganza Vol. 7: Operatie LowlandsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:12:411Nos Baranka (Intro)0:38 2Braindead3:00 3Uniform3:03 4Going Down3:01 5Blijf Mezelf3:06 6Bumayé4:00 7Fock Wachten3:24 8Big Choonz3:05 9Duif Op De Dam3:30 10Andere Fase2:45 11Kutkop2:13 12Cooler As Ekke2:50 13Miami Vice2:04 14Flexican Beat3:36 15Licht Uit1:51 16Baby3:05 17Nieuwe Dag3:22 18Wij Zijn Daar2:08 19Lovesong (ST. Paul Blend)2:14 20Blazin'2:45 21Crazy Zin In3:26 22Dans Dans Dans2:21 23Ben Mezelf2:15 24One Of These Days2:40 25Niets Voor Lief2:49 26Ik Heb Een Meisje/Ek Het Een Meisie3:30 | Compilation,DJ-mix,Mixtape/Street | 20 August 2010 | |
| 2017 | Back On TopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:26:411Cooler As Ekke4:08 2Dans Dans Dans3:27 3I Miss3:55 4Byellville3:22 5Tussen Stasies3:40 6Eksie Ou4:15 7Hos Tokolosh3:54 8Afrikaans Is Dood4:34 9Welkom Terug3:58 10Katerien4:08 11Hard Partytjie Hou4:23 12P.A.R.T.Y3:24 13The Future3:57 14Bloubek3:52 15Ode To You3:18 16Veilig3:55 17Dis Befok3:30 18Tema Van Jou Lied3:34 19Dis Hoe Ons Rol2:32 20Dis Befok (Remix)4:51 21Never Gonna Grow Up4:03 22Kattenkwaad2:59 23Thunderbolts & Lightning3:02 | Compilation | 17 October 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jack Parow head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JackParow20110430.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5f18e30-e64a-4282-a9b6-b4d142c04bd4discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5f18e30-e64a-4282-a9b6-b4d142c04bd4core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677162genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677162seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parowbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parow
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
- List of South African musicians
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Image: Maarten van Maanen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1677162 · MusicBrainz: f5f18e30-e64a-4282-a9b6-b4d142c04bd4
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