Yo Majesty

Location:
US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Alternative / Club / Rap
Site(s):
Label:
Domino
Type:
Indie
Press Quotes!:
"their groove theory sounds mad, bad and dangerous." - *Black Book*
"In a sea of bands trying to be different, Yo Majesty couldn't blend in if they tried. Futuristically Speaking has been a long time coming, and is full of electro-rap gems" -*NYLON*
"imagine Salt-N-Pepa as lesbians from Tampa rapping at the speed of light" -*Elle*
"(Yo! Majesty) make hip-hop fun again without compromising substance or a distinctive identity. Think Fannypack with soul. A Fergie-esque sound that's not annoying. Gnarles Barkley showmanship, rooted in feminist ideologies." -*GO!*
"Imagine a J.J. Fad gone bad or Kathleen Hanna as a strip-club evangelist, and you've begun to approximate Yo! Majesty's sexually empowered sound." -*SPIN*
"Quite simply saved the festival's last day. The two lesbos from Tampa got onstage and tore a giant vagina into the Norweigian landscape." -*BPM*
"Yo Majesty came out and embraced the crowd with the kind of glowing appreciation you cannot fake." - *BPM*
"Yo! Majesty is poised to take over the world, one dance floor at a time." -*UR Chicago*
"I've seen the future of leftfield hip-hop and its name is Yo! Majesty" -*XLR8R*
"The Tampa Twosome mix crunk with electro, Miami bass and a heavy dose of unabashed lesbian sexuality on one of the years' standout releases." -*Big Shot*
"While so many rappers grope vainly for realness, Yo Majesty brashly flash their freakiness in your face." -*SPIN*
"Yo Majesty's sound bumps like nuclear crunk." -*SPIN*
"A debut that's fresh on originality and and raw enough to make Uncle Luke and Joan Rivers blush." -*Big Shot*
"Florida's awesome-as awesome as anyone might expect from any act with a song called 'Kryptonite Pussy' - Yo Majesty doesn't traffic in nostalgia. It's music is very much of the here and now, especially the way it subtly blurs the distinctions between then and now." -*Time Out Chicago*
"Sexual, Spiritual and buoyantly unrestrained." -*Reax*
"The music's positvie, live-and-love-your-own-way message rings through in any context for those willing to listen." -*Reax*
"Yo Majesty wears the crown as the only lesbian rap group that spits the word of god, and even non -elievers are listening." -*Bust*
"Absolutely timeless they sound like Gangsta Boo over JJ Fad tracks. Brilliant. You need this." -*Vice Magazine*
"First amazing surprise of SXSW07: The glorious electro-rap of Yo Majesty, three party ladies from Florida. Think ESG meets The Geto Boys. Or something. Beautiful." -*The Onion AV Club*
"Our current get-up-and-go-out soundtrack. 'Fuck that shit' is as much as we can memorize on our favorite cut 'Club Action,' but we're alright with that. Your DJ nights need this track: -*Stereogum*
"Yo Majesty take their cue from ESG and bang out hip hop infused new wave disco jams." -*DJ Magazine*
"At last punk-funk-crunk rap!" -*Mixmag*
"They've coined a female equivalent of macho that is far removed from the hypersexualized come 'n' get it attitude." -*Time Out London*
"Regular rhythmic shifts, an abundance of pop smarts and a soulful aggro." -*Plan B Magazine*
"'Daaaamn!' That's all we can say when we listen to the rap riot that is Yo Majesty, three freaky Florida femmes with rhymes spicier than Salt -N-Pepa and bombastic beats that'd make J.J. Fad proud (eat your humps out, Fergie). This old-school girl trio may be naughty — check out the choppy synth bobs and bossy braggadocio of "Kryptonite Pussy" and "Hustle Mode" — but the fierce delivery makes it come off fresh, never forced." -*LA Weekly*
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