Released: March 19, 1991
Songwriter: Yo-Yo Bob Crewe Al Bell Kenny Nolan
Producer: Sir Jinx Ice Cube
[Sample]
Thank you very much
The next number we'd like to do is dedicated to all the ladies
[Intro]
It's me, the brand new intelligent Black woman, Y-O-Y-O, which is Yo-Yo
But I'm not to be played like I was made by Mattel
For this Yo-Yo was made by woman and male
I'm all about upright and uplifting the woman
For they are superior to handle any male
Any time, any rhyme, any flow, any show
And if you ask my girls, they'll say
[Verse 1]
Now, everybody's talkin' that yo-yo
But when they say "Yo" I think you're talking to me, so
Here's what I do:
I do waht I do best, grab the mic and say, "Mic check"
Keep the crowd pumped just to earn my respect
I keep 'em movin' and groovin' as if I was a digger
I think the more that I'm into it is the more that they're feelin'
I get loose, never perpetratin', not an imitator
You have time to fake, I got money to make
I have a job, to rock the mic the way I like to rap
And as I rock the mic, this is what was
Chill does the scratch, Jinx does the beat
Ice Cube is a producer also down with SKP
Everybody wants to know, am I against guys
Just against the ones who think they're too high and too fly
You know the ones who huff and puff, blow to get on
But out to tell the ladies, "Hey, leave 'em alone"
Well, this is not a competition, and I am not competing
I guess you know right off the top that Yo will take no beating
So ladies, take a stand, now what's the plan?
This one's for us, we're taking it to Sisterland
[Verse 2]
Here's the situation, [?]
When you think you high-post, somebody's hangin' from the end rope
I thought you knew about it, I thought you peeped game
[?]
[?], and I'm the Yo, so of course I know
About the drama, the drag, and the way they like to flow, show
They approach you, schemin' like a demon
You're a key to a piece of his mind and he's fiendin'
It's all the same, the approach hasn't changed
You got the body, the face, and all he asks is your name
Treat you a little, show he's got a bit of class
But if you let him touch that body...
Dabble, little in and out, that's all he want, my friend
Three in the morning, there's nothing open but ends
I'll be the one to tell you, gotta act like they're out to get you
He's got a rep, don't let him catch ya
Okay, he told you stories on eye that was blind
And that when he get a girl, he wanna wine and dine
Go 'head, fall for it, sista, you'll have yourself to blame
I tell a guy, "You're poppin' that same old thing
You gotta come on, or don't come at all
Stand weak, and you'll fall hard"
I consider better than that, steppin' back
Keepin' you filled with the shit that keeps your mind fat
That's right, a woman with some way out flow
And the Yo won't quit until you've had enough
So ladies, take a stand, now what's the plan?
This one's for us, we're taking it to Sisterland
[Verse 3]
Now, he's asking for a baby and you're only fifteen
Don't know nothin' about parenthood, not even your genes
You say you're ready, girl, you don't believe in what?
You better store a little courage and play Miss Tough
I tried to tell you the game so you would know the play
'88 was for players but ain't nothin' changed
This is a new year now, you gotta take a stand
And I'm aware that everybody wants to find a true man
But a man wants nothing lower than himself
So while you're out there climbing, don't forget that extra step
Ladies, take a stand, now what's the plan?
This one's for us, we're taking it to Sisterland
[Outro Sample]
I feel real good this evening
And I'd like to say I feel good for one reason:
That we're all here together
Thank you very much
The next number we'd like to do is dedicated to all the ladies
[Intro]
It's me, the brand new intelligent Black woman, Y-O-Y-O, which is Yo-Yo
But I'm not to be played like I was made by Mattel
For this Yo-Yo was made by woman and male
I'm all about upright and uplifting the woman
For they are superior to handle any male
Any time, any rhyme, any flow, any show
And if you ask my girls, they'll say
[Verse 1]
Now, everybody's talkin' that yo-yo
But when they say "Yo" I think you're talking to me, so
Here's what I do:
I do waht I do best, grab the mic and say, "Mic check"
Keep the crowd pumped just to earn my respect
I keep 'em movin' and groovin' as if I was a digger
I think the more that I'm into it is the more that they're feelin'
I get loose, never perpetratin', not an imitator
You have time to fake, I got money to make
I have a job, to rock the mic the way I like to rap
And as I rock the mic, this is what was
Chill does the scratch, Jinx does the beat
Ice Cube is a producer also down with SKP
Everybody wants to know, am I against guys
Just against the ones who think they're too high and too fly
You know the ones who huff and puff, blow to get on
But out to tell the ladies, "Hey, leave 'em alone"
Well, this is not a competition, and I am not competing
I guess you know right off the top that Yo will take no beating
So ladies, take a stand, now what's the plan?
This one's for us, we're taking it to Sisterland
[Verse 2]
Here's the situation, [?]
When you think you high-post, somebody's hangin' from the end rope
I thought you knew about it, I thought you peeped game
[?]
[?], and I'm the Yo, so of course I know
About the drama, the drag, and the way they like to flow, show
They approach you, schemin' like a demon
You're a key to a piece of his mind and he's fiendin'
It's all the same, the approach hasn't changed
You got the body, the face, and all he asks is your name
Treat you a little, show he's got a bit of class
But if you let him touch that body...
Dabble, little in and out, that's all he want, my friend
Three in the morning, there's nothing open but ends
I'll be the one to tell you, gotta act like they're out to get you
He's got a rep, don't let him catch ya
Okay, he told you stories on eye that was blind
And that when he get a girl, he wanna wine and dine
Go 'head, fall for it, sista, you'll have yourself to blame
I tell a guy, "You're poppin' that same old thing
You gotta come on, or don't come at all
Stand weak, and you'll fall hard"
I consider better than that, steppin' back
Keepin' you filled with the shit that keeps your mind fat
That's right, a woman with some way out flow
And the Yo won't quit until you've had enough
So ladies, take a stand, now what's the plan?
This one's for us, we're taking it to Sisterland
[Verse 3]
Now, he's asking for a baby and you're only fifteen
Don't know nothin' about parenthood, not even your genes
You say you're ready, girl, you don't believe in what?
You better store a little courage and play Miss Tough
I tried to tell you the game so you would know the play
'88 was for players but ain't nothin' changed
This is a new year now, you gotta take a stand
And I'm aware that everybody wants to find a true man
But a man wants nothing lower than himself
So while you're out there climbing, don't forget that extra step
Ladies, take a stand, now what's the plan?
This one's for us, we're taking it to Sisterland
[Outro Sample]
I feel real good this evening
And I'd like to say I feel good for one reason:
That we're all here together
more tracks from the album
Make Way for the Motherlode
- Girl, Don’t Be No Fool
- I Got Played
- The I.B.W.C. National Anthem
- Sisterland
- What Can I Do?
- Put A Lid On It
- Stompin’ To Tha 90's
- Outro
- Dedication
- Cube Gets Played
- Stand Up for Your Rights
- More Of What Can I Do?
- Make Way for the Motherlode
- You Can’t Play With My Yo-Yo
- Tonight’s the Night
- Ain’t Nobody Better
From the album
- Make Way for the Motherlode (1991)
Yo-Yo popular songs
- You Can’t Play With My Yo-Yo
- The Bonnie and Clyde Theme
- Girl, Don’t Be No Fool
- Tonight’s the Night
- Mama Don’t Take No Mess
- Make Way for the Motherlode
- Bonnie & Clyde II
- They Shit Don’t Stink
- Westside Story
- IBWin’ Wit My CREWin’
- Can You Handle It?
- Stand Up for Your Rights
- Cube Gets Played
- Dedication
- Outro
- More Of What Can I Do?
- Letter to the Pen
- Pass It On
- You Better Ask Somebody
- Mackstress
- Girls Got a Gun
- Home Girl Don’t Play Dat
- Stompin’ To Tha 90's
- Put A Lid On It