Yo Majesty

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Yo! Majesty
File:Sonar 2008 - Yo Majesty - Shunda K.jpg
Yo! Majesty's Shunda K and Jwl.B performing at Sonar 2008, Barcelona, Spain (Jwl.B in the background)
Background information
Origin Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Genres Dirty rap, alternative hip hop, electro
Labels Domino
Members Shunda K

Yo! Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of singer Jwl B and rappers Shunda K and Shon B, produced by UK-based electro group HardfeelingsUK.[1]

Yo! Majesty was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by NME magazine[2] as well as one of the '25 Most Exciting Bands In America'.[3]

Biography

Yo! Majesty's current members are Windy Baynham,[4] who goes by Jwl B, Shon Burt, stage name Shon B, and LaShunda Flowers, known as Shunda K. The group members are openly lesbian[5] and self-identify as Christian.[6] Their sound is a hybrid of crunk, Baltimore club music,[7][8] and electro,[9] and they have garnered comparisons to punk for their defiance of labels and creation of new sounds.[10]

Rappers Shunda K and Shon B started out as a duo named Yeah Majesty before they were rounded out circa 2001 by gospel-raised vocalist Jwl B.[10] They started collaborating with London-based electronica duo HardfeelingsUK (David Alexander and Richard Winstanley), who supplied Yo! Majesty with their electro-rap club beats, in 2002.[11] After a hiatus during Shunda K's marriage, Yo! Majesty regrouped.[10] Once they established a name for themselves on the underground club circuit, both in the U.S. and the UK, Yo! Majesty self-released their first official release, the Yo EP, in 2006.[12]

They "made a splash" at SXSW in 2007[13] and that year toured alongside CSS and Gossip.[10] Yo! Majesty has also toured with Peaches and was featured in her parody video of The Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps" called "My Dumps"[14] The group signed with Domino Records in 2007,[15] and the label released an EP and full-length record by the band in 2008, which included a track produced by Basement Jaxx.[16]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Record Label
2006 Yo EP Out There
2008 Kryptonite Pussy EP Domino Records
2008 Futuristically Speaking... Never Be Afraid Domino Records

Appears On

Year Song Album Record Label
2008 "Pony Girl" "Dub Gabriel - Anarchy & Alchemy" Destroy All Concepts
2008 "Sweat Shop" Stainless Style by Neon Neon Lex Records
2011 "Flavor feat. Yo Majesty" Carbon Copy by ★STAR GUiTAR

Singles

  • 2009 "Don't Let Go"

References

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  14. ↑ Elan, Priya (April 14, 2009). "Peaches: sex and the seminal woman". The Sunday Times. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
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External links

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