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.
Yo! Majesty was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by NME magazine as well as one of the '25 Most Exciting Bands in America'.
Biography Yo! Majesty's current members are W, Shon Burt, stage name Shon B, and LaShunda Flowers, known as Shunda K. The group members are openly lesbian and self-identify as Christian. Their sound is a hybrid of crunk, Baltimore club music, and electro, and they have garnered comparisons to punk for their defiance of labels and creation of new sounds.
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. 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.
They "made a splash" at SXSW in 2007 and that year toured alongside CSS and Gossip. Yo! Majesty has also toured with Peaches and was featured in her parody video of the Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps" called "My Dumps".Elan, Priya (April 14, 2009). "Peaches: sex and the seminal woman". The Sunday Times. Retrieved July 23, 2010. The group signed with Domino Records in 2007, and the label released an EP and full-length record by the band in 2008, which included a track produced by Basement Jaxx.
A documentary based on the band, Das Wassup, directed by Johannes Schaff, was released in 2017.
Discography Albums Year Album Record label 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
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 2011 "Flavor" featuring Yo Majesty Carbon Copy by ★STAR GUiTAR
Singles 2009: "Don't Let Go" 2021: "FLEX Maxi Single" 2022: "FLEX - The Belgian Stallion Remix"
References
External links
(https://yomajesty.bandcamp.com/)