associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
ice cube , chilly chill , da lench mob 1990 -- present compton , california east west america yo-yo -lrb- rapper -rrb-
 yo-yo solo_singer 4 august 1971 hip hop yo yo-04 . jpg south central , los angeles , united states yolanda whitaker rapper , songwriter , actress
yo-yo -lrb- rapper -rrb-

yo-yo -lrb- born yolanda whitaker on august 4 , 1971 -rrb- is an american hip-hop artist and actress .
much of her music has advocated female empowerment , denouncing the frequent sexism found in hip-hop music .
she is the protégé of gangsta rapper ice cube .
yo-yo dubbed her crew the ibwc , which stood for the intelligent black woman 's coalition .
