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Yo-Yo Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

Explore Yo-Yo net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! In this article, we will discover how old is Yo-Yo? Who is Yo-Yo dating now & how much money does Yo-Yo have?

Yo-Yo Biography

Yo-Yo is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on August 4, 1971 in Compton, California, United States. Actress and rapper whose music has been noted for its feminist messages. Black Pearl, her 1992 album is one of her most well-known. She is most well-known for her role in the 1990s sitcom Martin as Keylolo. She started a musical school called the Yo-Yo School of Hip Hop in 2013.

She was nominated to the MTV Video Music Award, Best Rap Video, for “I Wanna Be Down,” which featured other female artists like MClyte.

Yo-Yo dated Tupac Shakur for some time in the 1990s. She was with Shakur in the hospital shortly before he died. Later, Yo-Yo became engaged to DeAndre Windom, the former mayor of Highland Park, Michigan, in August 2012. The two married in 2013 in the Cayman Islands.

Yo-Yo first appeared as a guest on Ice Cube’s 1990 debut studio album, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted on the track “It’s a Man’s World.” Cube returned the favor by appearing on “You Can’t Play with My Yo-Yo,” on Yo-Yo’s 1991 debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode. Each of the video’s for the singles from the album were directed by Okuwah Garrett of Power Films.

Before his death, she briefly dated She briefly dated Tupac before his death. She later married DeAndre Windom, Mayor of Highland Park, Michigan, in 2013. She has daughters named Tiffany and Sanai.. In 2013, she married DeAndre Windom in Highland Park, Michigan. She has two daughters, Tiffany and Sanai.

NameYo-Yo
First NameYo-Yo
OccupationRapper
BirthdayAugust 4
Birth Year1971
Place of BirthCompton
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLeo
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FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseDeAndre Windom
Children(s)Tiffany Whitaker, Sanai Whitaker

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Her follow-up album released in 1992, Black Pearl was well received by critics, partly because of its focus on positive messages and uplifting themes that heavily contrasted with the popular gangsta rap style at the time. Despite a plethora of renowned producers such as DJ Muggs this failed to translate into a hit with mainstream hip-hop audiences, and the album’s sales were considered a disappointment.

Yo-Yo Net Worth

Yo-Yo is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yo-Yo's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was born in Compton, and her first recognition came through her guest verse on Ice Cube’s 1990 song “It’s a Man’s World.”

She voiced the character Kendl Johnson in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Yo-Yo (born Yolanda Whitaker; August 4, 1971) is a Grammy nominated American hip-hop artist, actress, and entrepreneur. Much of Yo-Yo’s music advocates for female empowerment and denouncing the frequent sexism and misogyny in hip-hop music. Yo-Yo is the protégé of gangsta rapper, Ice Cube. Yo-Yo dubbed her crew the IBWC, for the Intelligent Black Woman’s Coalition.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeRapper
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Yo-Yo has been active in advocating for hip-hop artists to become involved within their community. Notably, Yo-Yo testified in 1994 for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about whether the government should require rating labels on gangsta rap. She also founded the Yo-Yo School of Hip-Hop to use hip-hop in curriculum for at-risk students.

Yo-Yo’s next album, Total Control, was released in 1996. In 1998, Yo-Yo finished her fifth studio album, Ebony, though it was not released. In 2008, her single, ” You Can’t Play With My Yo-Yo” was ranked number 92 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs. Later that year, she performed with MC Lyte, The Lady of Rage, and Salt-N-Pepa at the BET Hip Hop Awards.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Yo-Yo appeared in the 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood. She had a recurring role on the television show, Martin as Keylolo, the sidekick to comedian Martin Lawrence’s alter ego Sheneneh. Yo-Yo also appeared on other TV shows, including the Fox network’s New York Undercover. She made a cameo in the music video for Missy Elliot’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”. She also appeared in the video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as the voice of Kendl Johnson.

In 2013, it was announced she joined the upcoming BET reality series Hip Hop Sisters which will focus on six female rappers’ lives and their attempts to relaunch their careers. Other rappers confirmed to appear are MC Lyte, Lady of Rage, Monie Love, Lil Mama, and Smooth.

Who is Yo-Yo Dating?

According to our records, Yo-Yo married to DeAndre Windom . As of December 1, 2023, Yo-Yo’s is not dating anyone.

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As of 2009, Yo-Yo has been working on an EP, titled My Journey to Fearless: The Black Butterfly.

Facts & Trivia

Yo-Yo Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Yo-Yo celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.

What is Yoyo slang for?

Slang. a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.

Is it Yoyo or yo-yo?

A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy with proof of existence since 500 BCE.

Was Yoyo originally a weapon?

However, it is a Tagalog word, the native language of the Philippines, and means “come back.” In the Philippines, the yo-yo was used as a weapon for over 400 hundred years. Their version was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey.

How do you use yo-yo?

If you want to use a yo-yo, wind the string around the yo-yo and slide the loop over your middle finger near your first knuckle. Turn your hand palm-side up with the yo-yo in your palm, then thrust your arm down, releasing the yo-yo and spreading your fingers at the same time.

What is the origin of the yo-yo?

Versions of the yo-yo are said to have originated in ancient Greece or even earlier in China, but the first yo-yo craze seized Americans in the mid-19th century when several manufacturers patented improvements to the toy.

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