Artist.......: Yo Majesty
Album........: Futuristically Speaking... Never Be Afraid
Label........: Domino Recordings
Genre........: Hip-Hop
Catnr........: WIGCD209
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-09-2008
str.date.....: Oct-06-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: myspace.com/yomajesty4life
track title time
01. FUCKED UP 03:49
02. NIGHT RIDERS 03:28
03. BLAME IT ON THE CHANGE 03:31
04. NEVER BE AFRAID 05:11
05. DON'T LET GO 03:57
06. BOOTY KLAP 03:45
07. BUY LOVE 04:42
08. GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR 03:20
09. HOTT 03:38
10. LEATHER JACKET 03:34
11. GRINDIN' & SHAKIN' 03:42
12. PARTY HARDY 04:38
13. CLUB ACTION 04:04
14. TAKE IT AWAY 03:45
Runtime 55:04 min
Size 72,8 MB
Release Notes:
Ready your ears, if you can, for the mind-blowing,
astounding, sonic boom that is Yo Majesty's first
full release. This Florida duo takes the attitude
of Kelis, mixes it with M.I.A. and Missy and takes
it to the limità before pushing right through it.
Though they've been making music since 2000, it's
only in the last 12 months that things have really
taken off for Yo Majesty. Since signing to Domino
Records, performances at SXSW07 and supporting The
Gossip and CSS have led to complete media hysteria.
NME put them in their 'top 11 bands of 2008' and
they also featured in a list of 'the 25 most
exciting artists in America right now'.
It's fair to say this is not going to be a release
that sinks without trace. But if anyone can handle
that wave of frenzy and the accompanying pressure,
it's Shunda K and Jwl B. Rapper Shunda first met
gospel singer Jwl in a club ûtheir fitting
philosophy is ''church in the morning, club at
night''.
Don't be fooled by their gender: there is nothing
girly about this Basement Jaxx co-produced album.
Opener F***ed Up is pure expletive-ridden vitriol,
with lyrics screaming, ''hit me I want some
attention'' juxtaposed with soppy ''I love you''s.
Take the rage in Kelis' Caught Out There and
multiply it by ten.
These are punchy, lyric driven tracks on the whole
û though there are some great melodies like Buy
Love and DonÆt Let Go. The album title is fitting -
this could be the soundtrack for a film set in 2500
AD where women rule. The oozy bassline on Never Be
Afraid certainly feels out of this world.
They may look like theyÆd be more at home outside
the school gates, but donÆt judge a book by its
cover. They've been compared to Public Enemy and
Outkast and credited with ''coining a female
equivalent of macho'' but Yo Majesty are making and
breaking their own boundaries - like a new improved
Salt n Pepa for the Noughties. This brilliant,
powerful hip hop never hits safe territory; it's a
challenging listen which will more than reward
those brave enough to try it.