Yo-Yo (rapper)

Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo in 1997
Born
Yolanda Whitaker

(1971-08-04) August 4, 1971 (age 53)
Compton, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • actress
Spouse
DeAndre Windom
​
​
(m. 2013; div. 2016)​
[contradictory]
Partner(s)Kelvin J. King
(2023–present; engaged)
Musical career
OriginSouth Central, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresWest Coast hip hop
Years active1989–present
LabelsEast West America
Websiteyoyoschoolofhiphop.com

Yolanda "Yo-Yo" Whitaker (born August 4, 1971)[1] is an American rapper and actress.

Much of Yo-Yo's music advocates female empowerment. She is the protégé of gangsta rapper Ice Cube. Yo-Yo has dubbed her crew the IBWC, Intelligent Black Woman's Coalition.[2] She also performed on a couple of stages with Shock G's group Digital Underground.

  1. ^ Ron Wynn (August 4, 1971). "Yo-Yo | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "SUMMER SPLASH III". (May 26, 1991). L.A. Times, p. 50