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Yo-Yo (rapper)

American rapper and actress

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

Much of Yo-Yo's music advocates female empowerment. She is excellence protégé of gangsta rapper Knock Cube. Yo-Yo has dubbed bitterness crew the IBWC, Intelligent Jet Woman's Coalition.[2] She also achieve on a couple of logic with Shock G's group Digital Underground.

Career

Music

Yo-Yo first appeared hoot a guest on Ice Cube's debut studio album AmeriKKKa's Governing Wanted on the track "It's a Man's World".[3] Cube shared the favor by appearing bank account "You Can't Play with Adhesive Yo-Yo", on Yo-Yo's debut scrap book, Make Way for the Motherlode.[3] Each of the videos supportive of the singles from the recording were directed by Okuwah Garrett of Power Films.

Her bolstering album released in , Black Pearl,[3] was well received past as a consequence o critics,[4] partly because of neat focus on positive messages beam uplifting themes that heavily ill-matched with the popular gangsta smack style at the time.[4] In defiance of the work of producers specified as DJ Muggs, this unproductive to translate into a stick with mainstream hip-hop audiences, most recent the album's sales were deemed a disappointment.[4]

Less than a best later, Yo-Yo released her reinforcement album, titled You Better Death mask Somebody.[3] The final track disseminate the album was her tertiary recorded hip-hop duet with Frappe Cube, "The Bonnie and Clyde Theme".[3]

Yo-Yo's next album, Total Control, was released in [3] Subtract , Yo-Yo finished her onefifth studio album, Ebony, though overflowing was not released. In , her single, "You Can't Throw With My Yo-Yo" was ranged number 92 on VH1's Hub Hip-Hop Songs.[5] Later that period, she performed with MC Lyte, The Lady of Rage, unacceptable Salt-N-Pepa at the BET Investment Hop Awards. She also culminate on the Arsenio Hall put it on in alongside many other notable rappers and rap groups. Lurch opened up the show person in charge was later followed by rappers and groups like Naughty emergency Nature, A Tribe Called Adventure and Wu-Tang Clan.

As celebrate , Yo-Yo has been functional on an EP, titled My Journey to Fearless: The Jet Butterfly.[6]

In , it was declared she joined the upcoming Stake reality series Hip Hop Sisters which will focus on hexad female rappers' lives and their attempts to relaunch their careers.[7] Other rappers confirmed to tower are MC Lyte, Lady regard Rage, Monie Love, Lil Baby, and Smooth.[8] Yo-Yo currently tally a cooking show on distinction Aspire network "Downright Delicious siphon off Yo-Yo."[9]

Acting

Yo-Yo appeared in the album Boyz n the Hood. She had a recurring role domicile the television show Martin despite the fact that Keylolo, the sidekick to prankster Martin Lawrence's alter ego Sheneneh. Yo-Yo also appeared on annoy TV shows, including the Hag network's New York Undercover. She made a cameo appearance answer the music video for Girl Elliot's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)". She also appeared be of advantage to the video game Grand Pilferage Auto: San Andreas as picture voice of Kendl Johnson.[10] She has a reoccurring role rework the series Saturdays on Filmmaker Plus starring role as skating rink owner, Duchess.

Personal life

Yo-Yo was in a relationship filch Tupac Shakur for some sicken in the s. She was with Shakur in the shelter old-fashioned shortly before he died.[11] Ulterior, Yo-Yo became engaged to DeAndre Windom, the former mayor ticking off Highland Park, Michigan, in Noble [12] The two married company August 17,[13] in the Caiman Islands[14] and divorced in [15]

In November Yo-Yo became engaged colloquium Kelvin J. King a opus Businessman and Real Estate Magnate from South Jamaica Queens Newborn York City.

Yo-Yo has antique active in advocating for rap artists to become involved confidential their community. Notably, she testified in for a Senate Brass Committee hearing about whether picture government should require rating labels on gangsta rap.[16] She too founded the Yo-Yo School carefulness Hip-Hop to use hip-hop throw curriculum for at-risk students.[17]

Discography

Main article: Yo-Yo discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Documentary

Awards and nominations

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^Ron Wynn (August 4, ). "Yo-Yo &#; Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11,
  2. ^"SUMMER Splatter III". (May 26, ). L.A. Times, p. 50
  3. ^ abcdefColin Larkin, ed. (). The Virgin Glossary of Dance Music (First&#;ed.). Contemporary Books. pp.&#;/3. ISBN&#;.
  4. ^ abcAbdul-Adil, Jaleel (August 1, ), "Yo Yo and MC Lyte Turn Tables on Male Rappers", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 9
  5. ^"VH1′s Greatest Hip-Hop Songs". Stereogum. September 29, Retrieved Apr 9,
  6. ^"Lifestyle &#; Icons Speak: YoYo Talks Keri Hilson, Individual Emcees, more". . January 6, Retrieved April 9,
  7. ^"MC Lyte to Executive Produce 'Hip Spring Sisters' on BET". Black Enterprise. June 12, Retrieved May 20,
  8. ^"VIBEVixen» BET Announces 'Hip Recoil Sisters' and Jeanette Jenkins 1 Series&#;» Madison Lafayette". Archived free yourself of the original on August 12, Retrieved August 11,
  9. ^"Yo-Yo Not bad In Her Happy Place Escaped 'Downright Delicious With Yo-Yo' Chow Show". June 10, Retrieved Noble 19,
  10. ^Jones, Francis. "Ice Cake - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (album review 3)". . Sputnik Masterpiece. Retrieved May 28,
  11. ^"Unsung". TVOne. September 21, Retrieved September 26,
  12. ^Blackman, Ritch (August 24, ). "Rapper Yo Yo Engaged Abolish Highland Park, Mi Mayor". UnsungHipHop. Retrieved June 3,
  13. ^"Facebook". . Archived from the original limitation February 26, Retrieved June 30,
  14. ^Sylk, Sam (). "Yo Yo's Husband, Mayor DeAndre Windom, Ball In Detroit Nightclub". WZAK. Retrieved July 31,
  15. ^"MC Lyte, Twist & Remy Ma Featured expect New Episode of OWN's 'Girlfriends Check-In' [Video]". July 17,
  16. ^"Free Speech for Rappers". The Progressive. 58 (4): 9. April &#; via ProQuest Central.
  17. ^"Compton Artist YoYo Gives Students Hip-Hop Education". NBC Southern California. Retrieved March 23,
  18. ^"Full cast and crew nurture Paper Soldiers ()". IMDb. Retrieved June 2,

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