Friday, March 16   11:30 p.m.
Beauty Bar   (617 E 7th St)

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Yo Majesty 3 girls slammed up against the sonic perimeter of rap with a totally new-wave infrastructure! Shon.B knocking down rhymes like toy soldiers Shunda-K haunting us with supersonic raps and Jwel B the songstress of the group keeps ripping track after track.

Based in Tampa Florida the group have just released their debut EP 'Yo EP'. Produced by British punk funkers HardfeelingsUK has been kicking up a storm. The lead track 'Club Action' has been aired regularly on MTVs DIY Disco Show and 120 mins show in Europe and has had Radio 1 (UK) airplay on the Hue Stevens Show. The group made 'Band to Watch 2007' on Stereogum.com (http://www.stereogum.com/archives/004156.html)

"it’s absolutely timeless." "They sound like Gangsta Boo over JJ Fad tracks." "Brilliant. You need this" - Vice Magazine

"Yo Majesty take thier cue from ESG bang out hip hop infused new wave disco jams" - DJ Magazine

"at last punk-funk-crunk rap!" - Mixmag

"sounds like salt n pea met up with missy for Hennessey and teacakes and...well, shit, the rest is a blur!" - Fact Magazine

"Taking the hip hop world by storm" "thier live sets that are creating the most ripples, with Yo Majesty regularly working up so intimate an atmosphere that few people leave their show unaffected" - Stool Pigeon Magazine

"they've coined a female equivalent of macho that is far removed from the hypersexulaised come 'n' get it attitude" - Time Out

"The ladies' motto is "smashing against the sonic perimeter" and I can't stop letting their voices smash against my ears." "It's simplicity. It's genuine. It's skills. It's hip-hop at it's best" - It's The Money Shot

Yo Majesty is not afraid to bring it back to when hip-hop was fun and not about how many times you got shot in the face" - Big Stereo

"This is that crazy party music you've been thirsting for" - Killerpop

"regular rhythmic shifts, an abundance of pop smarts and a soulful aggro" - Plan B Magazine

"it's our current get-up-and-go-out soundtrack. Your DJ nights need this track" Stereo Gum