If your name is Adriaanus, this song’s for you! South Africans, especially those who hail from Port Elizabeth are beaming with pride after local Afrikaans rapper Biggy’s latest song, Dames, reached more than one-million views on YouTube.
The song is the talk of the town, thanks to its entertaining lyrics. Biggy raps about meeting a woman at the club and taking her home, however, her attitude towards him changes drastically once she realises he still lives with his mother.
She demands he call her an Uber so she can go home but Biggy insists she walks. The chorus of the song, “Dames sé my way you naam is, my name is Adriaanus”, is possibly the most popular part of the song and has since inspired a number of entertaining memes, gifs and reactions. It translates to “Ladies tell me what your name is, my name is Adriaanus.”
On KFM today, morning show host Darren Simpson tracked down Biggy and managed to get a live interview with him. Biggy says he is thrilled with the popularity of the song and plans on moving to Cape Town soon. He will also feature as part of the line-up at next year’s K-Day.
Biggy: Dames, sê my wat jou naam is, My naam is Adriaanus. En die neighbours gaan net weet, as ek met jou klaar is
Me: pic.twitter.com/8mcQ7vUGnr
— marcus (@NahMarcus) August 30, 2019
Why did the Dames singer call himself Biggy? He should have called himself Grotes.
— Azra K (@KallaAzra) August 29, 2019
We went from “Soldate in Wit Klere” and “Paljas” to ” #Dames, sê my wat jou naam is…” pic.twitter.com/1LN7IZUqXw
— Why two, Kent? (@Y2Kent) August 29, 2019
#Dames is the best thing to come out of 2019????
— Spencer? (@jam_onbread_ila) August 29, 2019
#dames pic.twitter.com/FfBw0R873C
— Jacket (@GoodJacket) August 29, 2019
Issa Vibe ??? @kiwicroissants @iamsmort2 #SouthAfrica #dames pic.twitter.com/lT9ePLrSl7
— Sonia_♡_ (@Natasha77410) August 28, 2019
Everytime I hear #Dames I get upset. Nothing to do with the song. I’m upset that if I’d known this was coming back in matric I would have done better in afrikaans?
— Why two, Kent? (@Y2Kent) August 29, 2019
#SouthAfrican #adriaanis #mynaamis #dacemoves #dancing #dames #biggy #advent pic.twitter.com/gPglxSxbiz
— Yuvir Ramjit (@SlickYR) August 28, 2019
#dames pic.twitter.com/MbklVZxOxL
— Mogamad Allie Schroeder (@Mschroe5) August 28, 2019
Walking in the middle of the CBD this morning and #Dames is pumping out of one of the cars in Long Street. It can’t be helped! ? So catchy! pic.twitter.com/7GXLzvBOMO
— Gasant Abarder (@GasantAbarder) August 30, 2019
You’re screaming ‘My naam is Adriaanes’ with your bois in the jol but struggled to string a sentence of verlede tyd together in high school.#dames
— Yunus (@motala_10) August 27, 2019
Picture: YouTube