The album spawned two singles: "Black Pearl" and "Home Girl Don't Play Dat". "Black Pearl" reached number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 74 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and "Home Girl Don't Play Dat" peaked at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The song "I Can't Take No More" was included in the Girls Townsoundtrack.
AllMusic's Ron Wynn wrote that: "Yo-Yo's positive (but not simplistic or naive) messages regarding female sexuality, self-esteem and achievement were grounded in hard raps and thudding beats on this album, still her most complete, and effective production."[1]Robert Christgau commented that "the nervous propulsion and unreleased tension of her funk agitates mind-body-spirit, only to be put right by a voice that's gotten kinder without even thinking about going soft. Advising the downpressed or dissing fools, her lyrics are smarter throughout and stunning on one that makes a battered wife's bizness its own."[3]
^ abWynn, Ron. "Black Pearl - Yo-Yo". AllMusic. from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^Johnson, Connie (July 12, 1992). "*** YO YO, "Black Pearl", EastWest America". Los Angeles Times. from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ abChristgau, Robert. "CG: Yo Yo". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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Black Pearl is the second studio album by American rapper Yo Yo It was released on June 23 1992 through EastWest Records America Atlantic Production was handled by DJ Pooh Sir Jinx Down Low Productions DJ Muggs Rashad Coes and DJ Bobcat with Ice Cube serving as executive producer The album peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200 and number 32 on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Black PearlStudio album by Yo YoReleasedJune 23 1992 1992 06 23 Recorded1991 92StudioEcho Sound Los Angeles CA One Up Studio38 Fresh Los Angeles CA GenreWest Coast hip hopnew jack swingLength38 37LabelEastWest Records AmericaProducerIce Cube exec DJ BobcatDJ MuggsDJ PoohDown Low ProductionsRashad CoesSir JinxYo Yo chronologyMake Way for the Motherlode 1991 Black Pearl 1992 You Better Ask Somebody 1993 Singles from Black Pearl Home Girl Don t Play Dat Released May 28 1992 Black Pearl Released 1992The album spawned two singles Black Pearl and Home Girl Don t Play Dat Black Pearl reached number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 74 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks chart and Home Girl Don t Play Dat peaked at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 53 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks chart The song I Can t Take No More was included in the Girls Town soundtrack Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Robert ChristgauA 3 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 AllMusic s Ron Wynn wrote that Yo Yo s positive but not simplistic or naive messages regarding female sexuality self esteem and achievement were grounded in hard raps and thudding beats on this album still her most complete and effective production 1 Robert Christgau commented that the nervous propulsion and unreleased tension of her funk agitates mind body spirit only to be put right by a voice that s gotten kinder without even thinking about going soft Advising the downpressed or dissing fools her lyrics are smarter throughout and stunning on one that makes a battered wife s bizness its own 3 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 The No Intro 0 122 Home Girl Don t Play Dat Yolanda WhitakerCorey Deadly Threat LloydIsaac HayesDJ Pooh2 383 So Funky WhitakerRoger TroutmanDJ Pooh3 024 Black Pearl featuring Big Bubba WhitakerDavid E GuppyDown Low Productions3 105 Cleopatra WhitakerDown Low Productions3 466 It s a Long Way Home WhitakerJames MooreAnthony WilsonErrol BrownDJ Muggs4 367 You Should Have Listened WhitakerSir Jinx4 008 Woman to Woman WhitakerJohnny Veliotes Jr DJ PoohDJ BobcatRashad Coes2 269 Hoes WhitakerLloydJames AlexanderBen CauleyDJ Pooh3 1310 I Can t Take No More WhitakerAnthony WheatonRichard EvansPhilip UpchurchRic PowellSir Jinx3 3911 A Few Good Men WhitakerCraig MillerEllas Otha BatesDJ Pooh3 5012 Will You Be Mine WhitakerHayesSir Jinx4 05Total length 38 37 Sample creditsTrack 2 contains a sample from Joy by Isaac Hayes from the 1973 album Joy Track 3 contains a sample of Be Alright by Zapp Track 6 contains a sample of Scratch My Back by Otis Redding from the 1966 album The Soul Album and Disco Queen by Hot Chocolate from the album Cicero Park Track 8 contains a sample of Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson from the 1977 album Right on Time Track 9 contains a sample of Humpin by the Bar Kays from the album Best of the Bar Kays Track 10 contains a sample of Voices Inside Everything Is Everything by Donny Hathaway from the 1972 album Live Track 11 contains a sample of Hey Jerome by Bo Diddley from the 1972 album Where It All Began Track 12 contains a sample of Walk From Regio s by Isaac Hayes from the 1971 album ShaftPersonnel editYolanda M Whitaker main artist Shawn McLemore background vocals track 3 Frederick Lee Drakeford featured artist track 4 Marsha McClurkin additional background vocals track 4 Kymberli Armstrong background vocals tracks 10 12 Joyce Tolbert background vocals tracks 10 12 DeMonica Santiago background vocals track 10 Shireen Crutchfield background vocals track 10 Craig A Miller background vocals track 11 Torrence Woods background vocals track 12 Joseph DJ Wildstyle Mann scratches track 5 Mark Jordan drum programming track 7 recording engineer track 3 producer tracks 2 3 8 9 11 David Foreman guitar amp bass guitar tracks 7 10 12 Jason White keyboards tracks 7 10 12 James Perry bass guitar track 10 Bob Morris recording engineer tracks 2 11 Down Low Productions mixing amp producer tracks 4 5 Prince Charles Alexander recording engineer tracks 4 5 Mike Green recording engineer track 6 Jason Roberts engineering track 6 Bob Drake engineering tracks 7 10 12 Darryl Dobson recording engineer tracks 8 9 Lawrence Muggerud producer track 6 Anthony Wheaton producer tracks 7 10 12 Bobby Ervin producer track 8 James Rashad Coes producer track 8 O Shea Jackson executive producer Carlton Batts mastering David Provost photographyCharts editChart 1992 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 5 145US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 6 32References edit a b Wynn Ron Black Pearl Yo Yo AllMusic Archived from the original on October 27 2021 Retrieved December 10 2020 Johnson Connie July 12 1992 YO YO Black Pearl EastWest America Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on August 27 2022 Retrieved December 10 2020 a b Christgau Robert CG Yo Yo RobertChristgau com Retrieved December 10 2020 Ro Ronin July 1992 SPIN SPIN Vol 8 no 4 SPIN Media LLC pp 71 72 ISSN 0886 3032 Retrieved December 10 2020 Yo Yo Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved December 10 2020 Yo Yo Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved December 10 2020 External links editYo Yo Black Pearl at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black Pearl Yo Yo album amp oldid 1177325609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
