Yo Yo Promotional Portrait
Visual image
Yo Yo
Record company
East West
Photographer
Blake Little
Datec. 1995
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.827.491
Text EntriesYo-Yo (Yolanda Whitaker, b. 1971) is a rapper and actress from Compton, California. Known as the protégé of west coast rapper Ice Cube, Yo-Yo's music advocates for female empowerment and condemning sexism and misogyny in Hip-Hop music. Signed to East West Records and Atlantic Records, Yo-Yo released her debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode in 1991. Her debut album peaked at #74 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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