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Yo-Yo (born '''Yolanda Whitaker''' August 4 , 1971 ) is a Grammy nominated American Hardcore Rap per known primarily among Hip Hop fans and music critics during the 1990s . Her albums were never explicitly Feminist , though she earned praise from some quarters for her advocacy of female empowerment, especially Sexually . She first appeared as a guest rapper on Ice Cube 's '' AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted '' album in 1990 . Her critically acclaimed debut was 1991 's '' Make Way For The Motherlode '' (see 1991 In Music ) and was followed up by the equally acclaimed '' Black Pearl '' ( 1992 , 1992 In Music ). After that, just as West Coast Hip Hop artists like Death Row Records labelmates Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg began topping the charts, Yo-Yo's albums became less and less successful, especially after Death Row began disintegrating in the middle of the decade. She appeared in the television show "Martin" alongside the cross-dressing alter ego of comedian Martin Lawrence , Sha-Nay-Nay. She also made a cameo appearance in the first video from Missy Elliott . In 1994 R&B singer Trisha Covington sampled Yo-Yo's classic "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo", and scored a Top 30 R&B hit with "Why You Wanna Play Me Out?". In . As Of 2005 , Yo-Yo is an afternoon DJ for the Los Angeles -area radio station KDAY . Yo Yo is named after a toy, called the Yo-yo , because she bounces up and down like a yo-yo when she raps. AWARDS & NOMINATIONS EXTERNAL LINKS
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