Yo! Majesty | |
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![]() Yo! Majesty's Shunda K performing at Sonar 2008, Barcelona, Spain | |
Background information | |
Origin | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Dirty rap, alternative hip hop, electro |
Labels | GMEQCA/Matriarch Records |
Members | Shunda K Shon B |
Website |
yomajesty |
Yo! Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of singer 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]
Yo! Majesty's current members are W, [4] 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 US 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]
A documentary based on the band, Das Wassup, directed by Johannes Schaff, was released in 2017.
Year | Album | Record label |
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2006 | Yo EP | Out There |
2008 | Kryptonite Pussy EP | Domino |
2008 | Futuristically Speaking... Never Be Afraid | |
2020 | Bumpin' Too Hard f/ Basement Jaxx Single | GMEQCA/Matriarch Records |
2021 | FLEX Maxi Single | |
2021 | Make Em' Regret EP' | |
2021 | Return of The Matriarch Album | |
2022 | The Belgian Stallion FLEX Remix
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Year | Song | Album | Record label |
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2008 | "Pony Girl" | Dub Gabriel – Anarchy & Alchemy | Destroy All Concepts |
2008 | "Sweat Shop | Stainless Style by Neon Neon | Lex |
2011 | "Flavor" featuring Yo Majesty | Carbon Copy by ★STAR GUiTAR |
Yo! Majesty | |
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![]() Yo! Majesty's Shunda K performing at Sonar 2008, Barcelona, Spain | |
Background information | |
Origin | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Dirty rap, alternative hip hop, electro |
Labels | GMEQCA/Matriarch Records |
Members | Shunda K Shon B |
Website |
yomajesty |
Yo! Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of singer 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]
Yo! Majesty's current members are W, [4] 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 US 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]
A documentary based on the band, Das Wassup, directed by Johannes Schaff, was released in 2017.
Year | Album | Record label |
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2006 | Yo EP | Out There |
2008 | Kryptonite Pussy EP | Domino |
2008 | Futuristically Speaking... Never Be Afraid | |
2020 | Bumpin' Too Hard f/ Basement Jaxx Single | GMEQCA/Matriarch Records |
2021 | FLEX Maxi Single | |
2021 | Make Em' Regret EP' | |
2021 | Return of The Matriarch Album | |
2022 | The Belgian Stallion FLEX Remix
|
Year | Song | Album | Record label |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | "Pony Girl" | Dub Gabriel – Anarchy & Alchemy | Destroy All Concepts |
2008 | "Sweat Shop | Stainless Style by Neon Neon | Lex |
2011 | "Flavor" featuring Yo Majesty | Carbon Copy by ★STAR GUiTAR |