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Yolanda Whittaker

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Yo-Yo (born Yolanda Whittaker) has been among the most sophisticated and unpredictable female MCs around. She doesn't take an overtly feminist tack but urges young women to show sexual restraint and use their minds as well as their bodies. Her introduction to the hip-hop game came with an appearance on the 1990 Ice Cube track "It's a Man's World" (off his debut solo album... See full bio »

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Yolanda Whitaker
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2006 Waist Deep
Female Radio DJ (as Yolanda 'YoYo' Whitaker) (voice)
 
2006 Da Jammies (video short)
Mrs. Mangual (voice)
 
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game)
Kendl Johnson (voice) (as Yo Yo)
 
2002 Paper Soldiers
Judge Prince (as Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whitaker)
 
2000 3 Strikes
Charita (as Yolanda Whitaker)
 
1999 Beverly Hood
Tilly
 
1998 The Jamie Foxx Show (TV series)
Kierston
– Passenger 187 (1998) … Kierston (as Yolanda 'YoYo' Whitaker)
 
1997 Sprung
Sista #3 (as Yolanda Whitaker)
 
1997 The Parent 'Hood (TV series)
Audrey
– When Robert Met Jeri (1997) … Audrey
 
1997 Trials of Life (TV movie)
Jennifer
 
1996 Moesha (TV series)
Security Guard
– A Concerted Effort: Part 1 (1996) … Security Guard (as Yo-Yo)
 
1993-1995 Martin (TV series)
Keylolo
– Bachelor Party (1995) … Keylolo (as Yo-Yo)
– Baby You Can Drive My Car (1993) … Keylolo (as Yo-Yo)
– Variety Show (1993) … Keylolo (as Yo-Yo)
 
1995/I Panther
Pregnant junkie
 
1995 New York Undercover (TV series)
Nikki
– You Get No Respect (1995) … Nikki (as Yo-Yo)
 
1994 Adventures of D.P. Boys 17: South of the Border (video) (as Yo Yo)
 
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sondra (as Yolanda Whitaker)
 
1993 Strapped (TV movie)
Ann (as YoYo)
 
1993 Menace II Society
Girl at Party (as Yo Yo)
 
1993 Who's the Man?
Woman (as Yolanda Whittaker - Yo-Yo)
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood
Yo-Yo
 
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1996 Girls Town (writer: "I Can't Take No More" / performer: "I Can't Take No More" / as Yo Yo)
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood (writer: "Mama Don't Take No Mess" / as Yo-Yo / performer: "Mama Don't Take No Mess" / as Yo-Yo)
 
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2011 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 July 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Herself - Performer
– Episode #1.12 (2011) … Herself - Performer
 
2011 The Power of Words (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip Hop (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The Wordz Project (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Miss Rap Supreme (TV series)
Herself - Co-Host
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Herself - Co-Host
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Herself - Co-Host
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Herself - Co-Host
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Herself - Co-Host
 
2008 Baisden After Dark (TV series)
Herself
– Getting Lazy After Marriage (2008) … Herself (as Yo Yo)
 
2008 BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (TV special)
Herself
 
2007 Parallel Paths (TV series)
Herself
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Herself (as Yo Yo)
 
2005 Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Longshot
Herself
 
2001 Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott: Hits of Miss E... The Videos, Volume 1 (video documentary short)
Herself (segment "The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly]")
 
1992-1998 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest / Herself
– Gerald Levert/Yo-Yo/Mo Thugs Family (1998) … Herself (as Yo-Yo)
– George Duke/Hi-Five/Yo-Yo (1992) … Guest (as Yo-Yo)
 
1995 The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album, "You Better Ask Somebody," East West America/Atlantic Records 92252, 1993. See more »

Alternate Names:

Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whitaker | Yolanda 'YoYo' Whitaker | Yolanda Whitaker | Yo Yo | Yolanda Whittaker - Yo-Yo | Yo-Yo | YoYo
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Trivia:

In 1994, had signed a deal with Warner Bros. TV for the production of a 30-minute sitcom, "Shifting Gears." She would have played a dispatcher for a family-owned trucking company. The series would have explored a myriad of family and social issues. Sitcom was never picked up. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo