Yolanda Whitaker
An image from Sprung, one of the productions that also features Yolanda Whitaker.
Yolanda Whitaker

Yolanda Whitaker

August 4, 1971 — Los Angeles, California, USA

Yolanda Whitaker, better known by her stage name Yo-Yo, 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.

Sprung

Sprung

1997

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

2010