Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker
b. 1971 (age 55)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Actress
Composer
Writer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 8.5
Baristas vs Billionaires
2025 Self
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★ 6.2
Saturdays
2023 Actress
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★ 7.5
Hip Hop Treasures
2023 Self
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Soul Food
2022 Self
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★ 5.8
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021 Self
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Hip-Hop's Second Act: How Rap Pioneers Are Reinventing
2019 Self
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★ 7.6
Janitors
2016 Actress
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: From Cleveland to the World
2013 Self
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The Power of Words
2011 Self
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★ 5.8
Miss Rap Supreme
2008 Self
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★ 6.2
Sisters in the Name of Rap
1992 Self
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The Motion Picture: The Other Side of 8 Mile
Actress
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I Am Black and I Am Proud
Actress