Yo Majesty

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Name = Yo Majesty
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Origin = Tampa, Florida, USA
Genre = Dirty rap Alternative rap Neo-electro
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Label = Domino
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Current_members = Shunda K Jwl B
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Yo Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of rapper Shunda K and singer Jwl B, produced by U.K. based electro duo Hard Feelings UK. Their style is generally described as a mix of underground hip hop, party rap and electro.Fact|date=July 2008

Biography

Tampa, FL-based group Yo Majesty -- Shunda K. and Jwl B. Seen to be challenging the male chauvinist standard in hip-hop music with a hardcore female bravado adopting an almost punk approach to a hybrid of southern crunk and '80s-styled electro. Gained notoriety in the 2000s for their sex-filled rhymes and boisterous and unbridled live shows. Rappers Shunda K. and Shon B. started out as a duo named Yeah Majesty before they were rounded out in 2000 by gospel-raised vocalist Jwl B. They met London-based electronica duo Hard Feelings UK (David Alexander and Richard Winstanley) in 2002 who supplied Yo Majesty with their electro-rap club beats. Once they established a name for themselves on the underground club circuit, both in the U.S. and the U.K., Yo Majesty pressed their first official release, the Yo EP, in 2006. They toured alongside "CSS" and "The Gossip" in 2007. The band was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by [NME] magazine [citation|first = Sam|last = Richards|title="New Noise 2008"|newspaper = New Musical Express|date = 12 January 2008] as well as one of the '25 most exciting artist in america right now'. [citation|first = Priya|last = Elan|title="Reborn Indi USA"|newspaper = New Musical Express|date = 2 August 2008] The group signed with Domino Records in 2007.

Discography

References

External links

* [http://www.yomajesty.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/yomajesty4life Yo Majesty on Myspace]
* [http://killerpop.com/whatup/0806/yo.html Interview on Killer Pop]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os5cYAy5EtI Yo Majesty interview by Beth Ditto (The Gossip) for XLR8R TV]