Make Way for the Motherlode

Make Way for the Motherlode
Studio album by Yo-Yo
Released	March 19, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:54
Label	East West
Producer	Ice Cube Chilly Chill Sir Jinx Del tha Funkee Homosapien Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo chronology
Make Way for the Motherlode (1991) Black Pearl (1992)

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Make Way for the Motherlode is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Yo-Yo. The album was released on March 19, 1991, on Atco/East West America/Atlantic Records and featured production by Ice Cube, Sir Jinx and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. The album did very well on the Billboard charts, peaking at #74 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released, "You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo" and "What Can I Do?", both of which featured Ice Cube. The album was more of a critical success than a commercial one, but it is usually considered to be one of the best female hip-hop albums of all time.

Track listing

1. "Stand Up for Your Rights" (feat. Ricky Harris, Tamika Ingram & Threat) - 1:00
2. "Stompin to tha 90's" - 4:07
3. "You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo" (feat. Ice Cube) - 3:34
4. "Cube Gets Played" - 0:19
5. "Put a Lid on It" - 3:04
6. "What Can I Do?" (feat. Ice Cube) - 4:13
7. "Dedication" (feat. LA Jay & Ricky Harris) - 0:52
8. "Sisterland" - 3:38
9. "The I.B.W.C. National Anthem" (feat. IBWC) - 1:44
10. "Make Way for the Motherlode" - 3:47
11. "Tonight's The Night" (feat. Dazzie Dee) - 3:38
12. "I Got Played" - 2:45
13. "Girl, Don't Be No Fool" - 4:40
14. "Ain't Nobody Better" - 4:22
15. "Outro" - 0:23
16. "More of What I Can Do" - 1:48

Samples

Stand Up for Your Rights

• "Too High" by Stevie Wonder

Stompin' to Tha '90s

• "Itch and Scratch" by Rufus Thomas
• "Flavor Flav" by Public Enemy
• "The Blueprint" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Fugitive" by Whodini
• "It's Just Begun" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch
• "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy
• "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run DMC
• "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
• "Sing Sing" by Gaz
• "Back to Life (Acapella)" by Soul II Soul
• "Funky Music is the Thing" by Dynamic Corvettes
• "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy
• "Looking Out My Window" by Tom Jones

You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo

• "Devotion" by Earth, Wind and Fire
• "Wrath of My Madness" by Queen Latifah
• "You Can Make It if You Try" by Sly and the Family Stone
• "Save the World" by Southside Movement

Cube Gets Played

• "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do) by Wilson Pickett
• "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
• "Kanday" by LL Cool J

Put a Lid On It

• "Reach Out" by Average White Band
• "Person to Person" by Average White Band
• "Mind Power" by James Brown
• "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown
• "Timebomb" by Public Enemy
• "Kissing My Love" by Bill Withers
• "Calling Mr. Welfare" by Big Daddy Kane
• "Shake Your Thing" by Salt 'n' Pepa featuring E.U.

What Can I Do?

• "90% of Me Is You" by Gwen McCrae
• "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure

Girl, Don't Be No Fool

• "You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
• "Women's Love Rights" by Laura Lee
• "Feel Good" by Fancy
• "Don't Be Cruel" by Bobby Brown
• "Everybody Plays the Fool" by The Main Ingredient

I Got Played

• "Who Is He (And What Is He to You?)" by Bill Withers
• "Who Is She (And What Is He to You?)" by Gladys Knight and the Pips

Sisterland

• "Lady Marmalade" by LaBelle
• "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)" by Esther Williams
• "The Payback" by James Brown
• "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force

Make Way for the Motherlode

• "Love the Life You Live" by Kool and the Gang
• "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" by Parliament Funkadelic
• "The Assembly Line" by The Commodores
• "Action" by Orange Krush
• "Monster Jam" by Spoonie Gee and The Sequence

Ain't Nobody Better

• "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
• "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by George Clinton and Funkadelic
• "Hey Ladies" by The Beastie Boys
• "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince
• "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy
• "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Coke Escovedo
• "Timebomb" by Public Enemy
• "Kool is Back" by Funk Inc.
• "Pumpin' It Up (Special Club Mix)" by P-Funk All-Stars
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. and Rakim

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[1]	74
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	5

References

1. "Yo-Yo – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Yo-Yo.
2. "Yo-Yo – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Yo-Yo.