Yolanda Whitaker

Yolanda Whitaker

Birthday: 1971-08-04

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography: 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.

Movies

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

An intimate look at the evolution and impact of women emcees and rappers, told by the trailblazing a...

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Panther
Panther

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as ...

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A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour ...

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

Ava DuVernay focuses on the history of female MCs in the hip hop industry in this short documentary ...

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Sprung
Sprung

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde...

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Beverly Hood
Beverly Hood

When the Washington family wins the lottery they decide to move from the poor south to the hood, Bev...

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Menace II Society
Menace II Society

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a ...

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Who's the Man?
Who's the Man?

Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line o...

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presid...

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Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. Duri...

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The Breaks
The Breaks

Derrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day e...

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3 Strikes
3 Strikes

Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rul...

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Paper Soldiers
Paper Soldiers

Paper Soldiers follows an overeager burglar named Shawn through the ups and downs of his short, stre...

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The Therapy Sessions
The Therapy Sessions

Therapy Sessions is the story of a young woman hemmed in by her past. Diane Phillips continues to m...

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Tension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los S...

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Juice
Juice

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go b...

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Baristas vs Billionaires
Baristas vs Billionaires

Starbucks baristas in Buffalo unite against corporate exploitation, sparking a generational uprising...

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VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

We knew the return of Hip-Hop Honors after a six-year hiatus would be huge, but with a surprise from...

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