YoYoYoYoYo

Infobox Album
Name = YoYoYoYoYo
Type = Album
Longtype =
Artist = Spank Rock


Released = April 18, 2006 cite web | url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gpfexqqdld6e | title=YoYoYoYoYo | work=Allmusic | publisher=All Media Guide | accessdate=2008-05-31 ]
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Dirty rap Underground rap Neo-electro Hip hop Acid rap
Length = 41:46
Label = Big Dada
Producer = XXXchange
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jx6gtr3uklkx link]
* BBC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/6dvr/ link]
* Dusted Magazine [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2861 link]
* IGN 81% [http://music.ign.com/articles/702/702646p1.html link]
* Okayplayer Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/yoyoyoyoyo/ link]
* Pitchfork Media 6.5 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22383/Spank_Rock_Yoyoyoyoyo link]
* Prefix Magazine Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/S/spank-rock/yoyoyoyoyo/2317 link]
* RapReviews.com (8.5/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_spankyoyoyoyoyo.html link]
Last album =
This album = YoYoYoYoYo (2006)
Next album = Fabric Live 33 (2007)

"YoYoYoYoYo" is the debut album by the Philadelphia hip-hop group, Spank Rock. The album was released on April 18, 2006 (see 2006 in music) through Big Dada. Also it appears in Madden 07, which is one of the soundtracks.

Critical reception

"YoYoYoYoYo" was noteable for it's hypersexual lyrical content. "Sex is all over this record, appearing on nearly every track," an Allmusic reviewer wrote. BBC Music joked that "YoYoYoYoYo makes Fiddy's "Candy Shop" sound like...well, a sweet shop." cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/6dvr/ | title=YoYoYoYoYo | author=Adam Webb | work=BBC Music | publisher=BBC | date=2006-05-03 | accessdate=2008-05-31 ] The album also featured a number of 1980s samples. "Many tracks feature drum hits and samples that are more than two decades old, but Epton makes sure to keep his nostalgia a safe distance away from cliché." [ cite web | url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2861 | title=YoYoYoYoYo | work=Dusted Magazine | author=Chris Tabron | date=2006-05-07 | accessdate=2008-05-31 ] Rapper Naeem Juwan was described as "one of the brightest young American talents", while it was noted that XXXchange's "series of deep bass hits, digital claps, and the occasional cougar scream" were "all performed so perfectly". The producer was praised for turning "a whole album of aural porn" into "one of 2006's essential releases."

"YoYoYoYoYo" was ranked #24 on the "Tiny Mix Tapes" Top 25 Albums of 2006, and was nominated for the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize.

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Hepton and Naeem Juwan except where noted.

# "Backyard Betty" – 3:28
# "What It Look Like" – 3:06
# "IMC" – 2:33
# "Rick Rubin" – 3:33
# "Touch Me" – 3:24
# "Bump" (Epton, Juwan, Amanda Mallory, C. Messinger) – 5:19
# "Sweet Talk" – 4:12
# "Chilly Will" – 4:33
# "Top Billin' from Far Left" – 3:53
# "Coke & Wet" – 2:10
# "Competition" – 3:32
# "Outro (Screwville USA)" – 2:03

Credits

*Vocals – Naeem Juwan
*Featured vocalists:
** Amanda Blank (track 6)
** Ben Folstein (track 7)
** J-Uzi (track 11)
** Typical Girls (tracks 5, 7)
** Rosalie Parker (track 8)
*Guitar – Dave Treut (track 7)
*Producer: Steve McReady (track 3), XXXchange (Alex Epton)
*Mixing: Herman Santiago, XXXchange
*Artwork by: The Brent Rollins Design Explosion!
*Photography: Isaac Shel (cover), Chris Lacoe (interior) [cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/957004 | title=YoYoYoYoYo | work=Discogs | publisher=Zink Media, Inc. | accessdate=2008-05-31 ]

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