
Yolanda Whitaker
Actor · b. 1971 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Yolanda Whitaker, better known by her stage name Yo-Yo, has been among the most sophisticated and unpredictable female MCs around. She doesn't take an overtly feminist tack but urges young women to show sexual restraint and use their minds as well as their bodies.
Movies16
Movie7.6DramaCrimeThree friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · 2.4K votes
Movie6.4MusicComedyDeloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · 2K votes
Movie7.5DramaCrimeA young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Menace II Society
1993 · 956 votes
Movie7.2CrimeDramaFour Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
Juice
1992 · 484 votes
Movie6.3DramaHistoryIn this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.
Panther
1995 · 50 votes
Movie6.5AnimationCrimeTension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los Santos a drive-by shooting in Grove Street Family's territory ignites a series of events in the days leading up to the start of the game.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
2004 · 6 votes
Movie5.6ActionComedyBrian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.
3 Strikes
2000 · 60 votes
Movie5.5ActionComedyEd Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.
Who's the Man?
1993 · 40 votes
Movie5.6ActionComedyPaper Soldiers follows an overeager burglar named Shawn through the ups and downs of his short, stressful career.
Paper Soldiers
2002 · 26 votes
Movie9.0MusicDocumentaryA once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances from hip-hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists, including Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, The Lady of Rage, LL COOL J, MC Sha-Rock, Monie Love, The Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, and Yo-Yo.
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · 3 votes
Movie7.0ComedyWhen the Washington family wins the lottery they decide to move from the poor south to the hood, Beverly Hood! When the Washington's daughter, Pam, falls for the guy next door the new neighbors really clash.
Beverly Hood
1999 · 4 votes
Movie3.5MusicDocumentaryAva DuVernay focuses on the history of female MCs in the hip hop industry in this short documentary that features Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Eve, Jean Grae, Roxanne Shante, Trina, The Lady of Rage, and many more.
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · 2 votes
Movie6.5ComedyDerrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day ever. Determined to prove to his fed-up mother and would-be girlfriend that he's not a screw-up, he sets out to do one thing right (get some milk) and even that proves to be a challenge! Hilarious encounters with racist red-neck cops, local gangsters and 'flamboyant' pawn shop owners ensue, and along the way Derek shows that he can actually do things for others and maybe even get his own life together.
The Breaks
1999 · 30 votes
Movie5.5ComedyRomanceTwo pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes Clyde's worst enemy. Meanwhile Montel and Brandy fall in love and plan to marry, and Adina and Clyde try to do everything to stop them.
Sprung
1997 · 22 votes
Movie4.0DocumentaryAn intimate look at the evolution and impact of women emcees and rappers, told by the trailblazing artists who helped create a musical and cultural empire.
MovieDocumentaryStarbucks baristas in Buffalo unite against corporate exploitation, sparking a generational uprising among working-class Millennials and Gen Z as they challenge a powerful billionaire CEO and fight for their rights.
Series9
TV2.6Talk ShowSherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews.
Sherri
2022 · 15 votes
TV6.9ComedyFamilyThe everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
Moesha
1996 · 50 votes
TV7.5ComedyDramaSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
Martin
1992 · 141 votes
TV7.3DramaCrimeNew York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
New York Undercover
1994 · 38 votes
TV6.7ComedyFamilyTexas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · 39 votes
TV7.1ComedyThe Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.
The Parent 'Hood
1995 · 14 votes
TV6.7CrimeDramaA chronicle of the two major police investigations by LAPD Detective Greg Kading into the deaths of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
2018 · 76 votes
TV10.0RealityHow Do I Look? is a makeover show airing on the Style Network. The show was originally hosted by English soap opera veteran Finola Hughes; the current season is hosted by celebrity stylist Jeannie Mai. The show features "fashion victims," purportedly turned in by their friends, coworkers, and family members. Although there are variations in each episode tailored to the individual contestant, every episode follows the same basic pattern.
How Do I Look?
2004 · 1 votes
TV7.7An annual event concert celebrating African Americans and other American minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year.
BET Awards
2001 · 19 votes