The Show: Yo-Yo

Ice Cube's rap muse has had some stellar moments on stage.

The Show: Don't Play With Yo-Yo - Born in Compton, Calif., Yolanda Whittaker (best known as Yo-Yo) cracked the doors of female hip hop wide open. A protege of Ice Cube, Yo-Yo balanced the strength that's innate to a woman with the aggressive edge mostly witnessed in males at the time. Take a look at some of the rapper's most memorable performances. (Photo: Ouzounova/Splash News)

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The Show: Don't Play With Yo-Yo - Born in Compton, Calif., Yolanda Whittaker (best known as Yo-Yo) cracked the doors of female hip hop wide open. A protege of Ice Cube, Yo-Yo balanced the strength that's innate to a woman with the aggressive edge mostly witnessed in males at the time. Take a look at some of the rapper's most memorable performances. (Photo: Ouzounova/Splash News)

Move Out the Way - Critically considered to be one of the best female rap albums of all time, the rapper's debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode, peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Album chart. And now we'll get into a few of Yo-Yo's best performances. (Photo: Atlantic Records)

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Move Out the Way - Critically considered to be one of the best female rap albums of all time, the rapper's debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode, peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Album chart. And now we'll get into a few of Yo-Yo's best performances. (Photo: Atlantic Records)

Hip Hop Awards '08 - To everyone's surprise at the 3rd annual Hip Hop Awards, Yo-Yo took the stage alongside rap veterans Salt-N-Pepa, Lady of Rage and MC Lyte for a banging performance of "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo." (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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Hip Hop Awards '08 - To everyone's surprise at the 3rd annual Hip Hop Awards, Yo-Yo took the stage alongside rap veterans Salt-N-Pepa, Lady of Rage and MC Lyte for a banging performance of "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo." (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II - Yo-Yo killed it on the stage and began to feel herself while performing at the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II - Yo-Yo killed it on the stage and began to feel herself while performing at the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

AEG's Season of Giving, Yo-Yo School of Hip Hop - Sticking true her message of empowerment and uplift, Yo-Yo used her musical talent to foster the talent of young hopefuls with the Yo-Yo School of Hip Hop. Here, she performed as the program was honored by AEG in 2012. (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

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AEG's Season of Giving, Yo-Yo School of Hip Hop - Sticking true her message of empowerment and uplift, Yo-Yo used her musical talent to foster the talent of young hopefuls with the Yo-Yo School of Hip Hop. Here, she performed as the program was honored by AEG in 2012. (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

Hip Hop Honors 2006 - MC Lyte,Lil' Kim and Yo-Yo conquered the stage at VH1's Hip Hop Honors in 2006. There's nothing like women coming together and carving a space for themselves to be heard and acknowledged. Be sure to watch the femcee grace us with her presence at the Hip Hop Awards on October 14 at 8P/7C. (Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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Hip Hop Honors 2006 - MC Lyte,Lil' Kim and Yo-Yo conquered the stage at VH1's Hip Hop Honors in 2006. There's nothing like women coming together and carving a space for themselves to be heard and acknowledged. Be sure to watch the femcee grace us with her presence at the Hip Hop Awards on October 14 at 8P/7C. (Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)