Die Antwoord has chosen to leave the big label after it was suggested that they rework their new album.

The duo, who sold 26,000 copies of their debut Interscope LP $O$, reportedly called it quits when conversations began about making their music more mainstream-friendly.

"So anyway. Interscope offered us a bunch of money again to release our new album TEN$ION. But this time, they also tried to get involved with our music, to try and make us sound like everyone else out there at the moment.

So we said: 'U know what, rather hang on to your money, buy yourself something nice...we gonna do our own thing. Bye bye," wrote the rappers on their online diary.

Record executives were also allegedly not happy with Die Antwoord's choice for the album's first single, F*k Julle Naaiers, deeming it "too hard".

A representative at Interscope told Billboard.biz yesterday that the label is still "currently in discussions" with the pair.

Die Antwoord's new album, Ten$ion will now be released on their new independent label, Zef Records in January 2012.

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