Yo! Majesty
is an American hip hop group consisting of rapper Shunda K and singer Jwl 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]
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Biography
Tampa, Florida-based group Yo! Majesty's current members are Windy Baynham,
[4] who goes by Jwl B; and Shon Burt, stage name Shon B. Formerly the group also included LaShunda Flowers, known as Shunda K, who left the band following arguments about money.
[5] The group members are openly
lesbian and
Christian; however, Shunda K was previously married to a man. Their sound is a hybrid of
crunk, Baltimore club music,
[6] [7] and
electro,
[8] and they have garnered comparisons to
punk for their defiance of labels and creation of new sounds.
[9]
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.
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.
[10] After a hiatus during Shunda K's marriage, Yo! Majesty regrouped.
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.
[11]
They "made a splash" at
SXSW in 2007
[12] and that year toured alongside
CSS and
The Gossip.
The group signed with
Domino Records in 2007
[13], and the label released an EP and full-length record by the band in 2008, which included a track produced by
Basement Jaxx.
[14]
On June 16, 2009 Shunda K announced that she parted ways with Domino Records. She immediately released 42 new tracks for free stating “Domino didn’t move quickly enough for me!”
Discography
Albums
| Year
| Album
| Record Label
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| 2006
| Yo EP
| Out There
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| 2008
| Kryptonite Pussy EP
| Domino Records
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| 2008
| Futuristically Speaking...Never Be Afraid
| Domino Records
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Appears On
| Year
| Song
| Album
| Record Label
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| 2008
| "Pony Girl"
| "Dub Gabriel - Anarchy & Alchemy"
| Destroy All Concepts
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Singles
References
- Yo Majesty
- "New Noise 2008"
- "Reborn Indie USA"
- Jwl B Discography at Discogs
- Jail, money, music and ex-bandmates: Yo! Majesty’s Jwl B talks to Lesbilicious
- NME Reviews: Yo! Majesty: Futuristically Speaking...Never Be Afraid
- Yahoo! Music Album Review:Yo Majesty - Futuristically_Speaking_Never_Be_Afraid
- Ones to Watch: Yo Majesty
- Yo! Majesty: “Kyptonite Pussy” and God
- Yo! Majesty hype (and are hyped about) their upcoming album.
- Band to watch: Yo Majesty
- Music: Yo Majesty: Futuristically Speaking… Never Be Afraid
- Yo Majesty Sign to Domino Records, Tour
- Yo Majesty Enlist Basement Jaxx for Domino Debut