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Music: Hip-Hop
Yo Majesty

When

Saturday May 3 (9pm)

Where
Slim's (333 11th St, 415.255.0333)
Price
$15
Details
http://www.slims-sf.com/slims-bin/showcal?date=2008-05-03
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Bringing some real butch fierceness to what's often seen as a boys' club, the Tampa-based female rap trio Yo Majesty confront hip-hop's chauvinist stereotypes with fists flying and spitfire rhymes, backed by electro beats and beefy bass lines that would make J.J. Fad blush. England's Does it Offend You, Yeah? take a similarly aggressive approach, through a crunchy electro lens. Combining industrial, driving rhythms with grinding rock guitars and synth lines, the quartet has been accused of inciting Justice-style dance parties, zealous devotion among fans, Nine Inch Nails-grade raucousness, and instrument destruction during their live shows.

Connie Hwong