Eight to watch in '08

Pop music critics Joan Anderman, Sarah Rodman, and James Reed forecast the year ahead
Yo Majesty

YO MAJESTY What's the antidote to a quarter-century of sexist, homophobic rap? How about a hard-core lesbian hip-hop duo? Shunda K and Jwl B set their brazen, defiant rhymes to floor-shaking electro-rap club beats (courtesy of British producer David Alexander), and the result is a punk-funk-crunk party that turns the familiar macho model on its head. The Tampa group recently signed with Domino Records, home to Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys, and the full-length follow-up to Yo Majesty's gritty, booty-shaking "Yo" EP will be out this spring.

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Yo Majesty - Club Action

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