Make Way for the Motherlode

Make Way for the Motherlode

Album de Yo-Yo
Sortie
Enregistré 1990–1991
Durée 43:54
Genre Rap West Coast, rap hardcore
Producteur Ice Cube, Sir Jinx
Label East West Records

Albums de Yo-Yo

Black Pearl
(1992)

Singles

  1. You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo
    Sortie : 1991
  2. What Can I Do?
    Sortie : 1991

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Make Way for the Motherlode
Compilation des critiques
PériodiqueNote
AllMusic 3,5/5 étoiles[1]
Robert Christgau A–[2]
Entertainment Weekly A–[3]

Make Way for the Motherlode est le premier album studio de Yo-Yo, sorti le .

L'album s'est classé 5e au Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums et 74e au Billboard 200[4].

En 2013, le magazine Complex a classé la chanson You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo à la 12e place de sa liste des « 50 meilleures chansons de rap interprétées par des femmes[5] ».

Liste des titres

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NoTitreContient un (des) sample(s) de[6]Durée
1.Stand Up for Your Rights (featuring Ricky Harris, Tamika Ingram et Threat)Too High de Stevie Wonder1:00
2.Stompin to tha 90'sItch and Scratch (Part I) de Rufus Thomas

It's Just Begun du The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Fugitive de Whodini
Bring the Noise de Public Enemy
Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) de Run–DMC
Sing Sing de Gaz
It's Funky Enough de The D.O.C.
Back to Life (Acapella) de Soul II Soul

Welcome to the Terrordome de Public Enemy		4:07
3.You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo (featuring Ice Cube)Devotion d'Earth, Wind & Fire

Wrath of My Madness de Queen Latifah
You Can Make It if You Try de Sly & the Family Stone

Save the World du Southside Movement		3:34
4.Cube Gets PlayedNinety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do) de Wilson Pickett

La Di Da Di de Doug E. Fresh et Slick Rick

Kanday de LL Cool J		0:19
5.Put a Lid on ItReach Out de l'Average White Band

Person to Person de l'Average White Band
Mind Power de James Brown
Funky President (People It's Bad) de James Brown

Timebomb de Public Enemy		3:04
6.What Can I Do? (featuring Ice Cube)90% of Me Is You de Gwen McCrae
Bouncy Lady de Pleasure		4:13
7.Dedication (featuring LA Jay et Ricky Harris)0:52
8.SisterlandLady Marmalade de LaBelle3:38
9.The I.B.W.C. National Anthem (featuring IBWC)1:44
10.Make Way for the MotherlodeThe Assembly Line des Commodores

Love the Life You Live de Kool & the Gang

Mothership Connection (Star Child) de Parliament		3:47
11.Tonight's The Night (featuring Dazzie Dee)Tonight Is the Night de Betty Wright3:38
12.I Got PlayedWho Is He (And What Is He to You)? de Bill Withers
Who Is She (And What Is She to You) de Gladys Knight & the Pips		2:45
13.Girl, Don't Be No FoolYou Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight de Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s

Feel Good de Fancy
Women's Love Rights de Laura Lee
Don't Be Cruel de Bobby Brown
It's My Thing de Marva Whitney

Everybody Plays the Fool du Main Ingredient		4:40
14.Ain't Nobody BetterAin't Nobody de Rufus et Chaka Khan

(Not Just) Knee Deep de Funkadelic
Hey Ladies des Beastie Boys
My Philosophy des Boogie Down Productions
If I Was Your Girlfriend de Prince
Public Enemy No. 1 de Public Enemy
Pumpin' It Up (Special Club Mix) de P-Funk All Stars
I Wouldn't Change a Thing de Coke Escovedo
Kool Is Back de Funk, Inc.
Timebomb de Public Enemy
South Bronx des Boogie Down Productions
Eric B. Is President d'Eric B. & Rakim

Funky Drummer de James Brown		4:22
15.Outro0:23
16.More of What I Can DoBouncy Lady de Pleasure
90% of Me Is You de Gwen McCrae		1:48

Notes et références

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  1. ↑ (en) « Yo-Yo Make Way for the Motherlode Review », AllMusic (consulté le )
  2. ↑ (en) « Yo-Yo Make Way for the Motherlode Review », Robert Christgau (consulté le )
  3. ↑ (en) « Yo-Yo Make Way for the Motherlode Review », Entertainment Weekly (consulté le )
  4. ↑ (en) « Yo-Yo Make Way for the Motherlode Awards », AllMusic (consulté le )
  5. ↑ (en) « The 50 Best Rap Songs by Women », Complex (consulté le )
  6. ↑ (en) « Tracks sampled by Yo-Yo », Who Sampled (consulté le )