Total Control (Yo-Yo album) explained

Total Control
Type:Album
Artist:Yo-Yo
Cover:Total Control.png
Released:October 29, 1996
Recorded:1995–1996
Genre:West Coast hip hop, G-funk
Label:East West America[1]
Elektra Records
61898
Producer:Yo-Yo
DJ Battlecat
Warren G
DJ U-Neek
Prev Title:You Better Ask Somebody
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Ebony
Next Year:1998

Total Control is the fourth and latest album by the American West Coast hip hop artist, Yo-Yo.[2] The album was released on October 29, 1996, on East West America and Elektra Records. The album featured production credits from Yo-Yo, DJ Battlecat, DJ U-Neek, and Warren G.

Unfortunately, the album did not achieve wide commercial success, as it only reached number 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Only one single, "Bonnie and Clyde II" charted. The single was a duet with Ice Cube and it reached number 37 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Track listing

  1. "One for the Cuties" (feat. MC Lyte)
  2. "Yo-Yo Funk"
  3. "Bonnie and Clyde II" (feat. Ice Cube)
  4. "Steady Risin'"
  5. "Same-Ol' Thang (Every Day)"
  6. "Tré Ride" (feat. MC Breed)
  7. "Body Work" (feat. Teena Marie)
  8. "How Can I be Down" (feat. Ruff Dogg)
  9. "Thank You, Boo"
  10. "Yo-Yo's Night"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pop Music. Jon. Pareles. September 8, 1996. NYTimes.com.
  2. Book: Keyes, Cheryl Lynette. Rap Music and Street Consciousness. January 29, 2004. University of Illinois Press. 9780252072017. Google Books.