GMEQCA/Matriarch
and Yo! Majesty's Label Presents
YO! MAJESTY - LIVE
June 12, 2021 at 9pm
Tampa
based group Yo Majesty -- Shunda K and Jwl
B. -- turns upside down the male chauviniststandard in hip-hop
music with a hardcore female bravado. Adopting an almost punk
approach to ahybrid of Southern crunk and '80s-styled electro,
the openly, and defiantly, gay duo gained notoriety inthe mid-2000s
heyday of MySpace, Yo! Majesty rose quickly to digital fame
in America (they playedboth Coachella and South by Southwest)
and abroad (they signed to U.K. label Domino Records, nowhome
to Arctic Monkeys, Hot Chip and Animal Collective).
The
frenetic electro-pulse and raw carnality of their 2008 debut
Futuristically Speaking...Never BeAfraid felt fresh and inspired
at the time (and in many ways still does today). The New York
Timesprofiled Yo! Majesty alongside Santigold and Kid Sister;
NME hailed them as one of America's bestnew acts; Spin wrote
them up multiple times. Most profiles mentioned a few well-trod
talking points:They were lesbians, they rapped explicitly about
sex and more broadly about God, and their liveshows were wild
affairs that occasionally saw Jwl stripping off her top.
Now, with the upcoming release of YO! MAJESTY’s sophomore
Album “Return Of The Matriarch" thisSpring, they will
be sure to capture the rest of the world... Mature lyrics and
realness is what we knowYo! Majesty for and best believe they
keep it real... "Too real", says Shunda K.
The Album, an independent release on the label GMEQCA / Matriarch
Records. It is available for download and exclusive physical
copies will be sold on the group's upcoming world tour.
"It's
divine timing; it's the right time. Everything is falling into
place for us," Shunda says. "We know thegame, we have the formula
down pat. So there ain't nothing to it but to do it." Stay tuned...
Tickets
on Sale Now:
$10.00 Advance Purchase (Locations Below)
$15.00 At Door
Purchase
Tickets at these locations:
Jerk Dog Records - Bradenton
Microgroove - Tampa
Star Booty Salon - St. Pete
Event Location: VFW Post 39, 2599 Central Ave N, St Petersburg,
FL 33713 (Directions
& Map)
Listen to the New album on Bandcamp: https://yomajesty.bandcamp.com/
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/534394967570504
