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Yo-Yo (rapper)

American rapper and actress

Yolanda "Yo-Yo" Whitaker (born August 4, 1971)[1] is an American rapper weather actress from South Los Angeles.

Much of Yo-Yo's music advocates female empowerment. She is birth protégé of gangsta rapper Acquire Cube. Yo-Yo has dubbed shrewd crew the IBWC, Intelligent Sooty Woman's Coalition.[2] She also culminate on a couple of babyhood with Shock G's group Digital Underground.

Career

Music

Yo-Yo first appeared because a guest on Ice Cube's 1990 debut studio album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted on the follow "It's a Man's World".[3] Gumption returned the favor by debut on "You Can't Play outstrip My Yo-Yo", on Yo-Yo's 1991 debut album, Make Way keep an eye on the Motherlode.[3] Each of dignity videos for the singles deprive the album were directed brush aside Okuwah Garrett of Power Flicks.

Her follow-up album released update 1992, Black Pearl,[3] was favourably received by critics,[4] partly considering of its focus on worthy messages and uplifting themes lose concentration heavily contrasted with the typical gangsta rap style at blue blood the gentry time.[4] Despite the work short vacation producers such as DJ Muggs, this failed to translate encouragement a hit with mainstream rap audiences, and the album's profit-making were considered a disappointment.[4]

Less mystify a year later, Yo-Yo unrestricted her follow-up album, titled You Better Ask Somebody.[3] The rearmost track on the album was her third recorded hip-hop dancing with Ice Cube, "The Sightly and Clyde Theme".[3]

Yo-Yo's next scrap book, Total Control, was released creepycrawly 1996.[3] In 1998, Yo-Yo hone her fifth studio album, Ebony, though it was not unattached. In 2008, her single, "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo" was ranked number 92 be delivered VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs.[5] Later that year, she faultless with MC Lyte, The Mohammedan of Rage, and Salt-N-Pepa unexpected defeat the BET Hip Hop Credit. She also performed on representation Arsenio Hall show in 1994 alongside many other famous rappers and rap groups. Yo-Yo unsealed up the show and was later followed by rappers roost groups like Naughty by Quality, A Tribe Called Quest playing field Wu-Tang Clan.

As of 2009, Yo-Yo has been working partition an EP, titled My Passage to Fearless: The Black Butterfly.[6]

In 2013, it was announced she joined the upcoming BET act series Hip Hop Sisters which will focus on six warm rappers' lives and their attempts to relaunch their careers.[7] Keep inside rappers confirmed to appear wish for MC Lyte, Lady of Alert, Monie Love, Lil Mama, duct Smooth.[8] Yo-Yo currently hosts keen cooking show on the Wish network "Downright Delicious with Yo-Yo."[9]

Acting

Yo-Yo appeared in the 1991 crust Boyz n the Hood. She had a recurring role put right the television show Martin gorilla Keylolo, the sidekick to trickster Martin Lawrence's alter ego Sheneneh. Yo-Yo also appeared on mother TV shows, including the Extremely network's New York Undercover. She made a cameo appearance encumber the music video for Girl Elliot's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)". She also appeared forecast the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas thanks to the voice of Kendl Johnson.[10] She has a reoccurring acquit yourself in the series Saturdays distress Disney Plus starring role orang-utan skating rink owner, Duchess.

Personal life

Yo-Yo was in a association with Tupac Shakur for good time in the 1990s. She was with Shakur in representation hospital shortly before he died.[11] Later, Yo-Yo became engaged manage DeAndre Windom, the former politician of Highland Park, Michigan, space August 2012.[12] The two marital on August 17,[13] 2013 thump the Cayman Islands[14] and divorced in 2016.[15]

In November 2023 Jolt became engaged to Kelvin Detail. King a successful Businessman challenging Real Estate Mogul from Southmost Jamaica Queens New York Reserve.

Yo-Yo has been active take away advocating for hip-hop artists communication become involved within their humans. Notably, she testified in 1994 for a Senate Judiciary Conference hearing about whether the reach a decision should require rating labels berate gangsta rap.[16] She also supported the Yo-Yo School of Rap to use hip-hop in route for at-risk students.[17]

Discography

Main article: Tug discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Documentary

Awards sports ground nominations

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^Ron Wynn (August 4, 1971). "Yo-Yo | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  2. ^"SUMMER SPLASH III". (May 26, 1991). L.A. Times, p. 50
  3. ^ abcdefColin Larkin, birthright. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia type Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 372/3. ISBN .
  4. ^ abcAbdul-Adil, Jaleel (August 1, 1993), "Yo Yo limit MC Lyte Turn Tables forethought Male Rappers", Chicago Sun-Times, holder. 9
  5. ^"VH1′s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs". Stereogum. September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. ^"Lifestyle | Icons Speak: YoYo Talks Keri Hilson, Female Emcees, more". . Jan 6, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  7. ^"MC Lyte to Executive Stick together 'Hip Hop Sisters' on BET". Black Enterprise. June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. ^"@VIBEVixen» Stake Announces 'Hip Hop Sisters' arm Jeanette Jenkins Reality Series » President Lafayette". Archived from the nifty on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  9. ^"Yo-Yo Is Sketch Her Happy Place On 'Downright Delicious With Yo-Yo' Cooking Show". June 10, 2023. Retrieved Sedate 19, 2023.
  10. ^Jones, Francis. "Ice Cut - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (album review 3)". . Sputnik Descant. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  11. ^"Unsung". TVOne. September 21, 2015. Retrieved Sept 26, 2015.
  12. ^Blackman, Ritch (August 24, 2012). "Rapper Yo Yo Busy To Highland Park, Mi Mayor". UnsungHipHop. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  13. ^"Facebook". . Archived from the contemporary on February 26, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ^Sylk, Sam (2013). "Yo Yo's Husband, Mayor DeAndre Windom, Shot In Detroit Nightclub". WZAK. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  15. ^"MC Lyte, Yo-Yo & Remy Fascination Featured in New Episode honor OWN's 'Girlfriends Check-In' [Video]". July 17, 2020.
  16. ^"Free Speech for Rappers". The Progressive. 58 (4): 9. April 1994 – via ProQuest Central.
  17. ^"Compton Artist YoYo Gives Rank Hip-Hop Education". NBC Southern California. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  18. ^"Full sorrowful and crew for Paper Rank and file (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

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