You Better Ask Somebody

You Better Ask Somebody
Studio album by Yo-Yo
Released	June 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	44:31
Label	East West America/Atlantic 92252
Producer	Ice Cube (exec.) QDIII Laylaw the Baker Boys Derrick McDowell Mister Woody Tootie
Yo-Yo chronology
Black Pearl (1992) You Better Ask Somebody (1993) Total Control (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A− [2]
The Source	[3]

You Better Ask Somebody is the third studio album by the American West Coast hip-hop artist Yo-Yo. The album was released on June 22, 1993, through East West America and Atlantic Records, and was produced by Ice Cube, N.W.A producer Laylaw, the Baker Boys, Derrick McDowell, Mister Woody, and Tootie. The album peaked at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. There were two singles from the album that charted, including "Westside Story", which reached number 14 on the Hot Rap Singles, and "The Bonnie and Clyde Theme", which peaked at the number 1 spot on Hot Rap Singles and featured Ice Cube.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"IBWin' wit My Crewin'"	Yo-Yo QDIII	QDIII	3:56
2.	"Can You Handle It?"	Yo-Yo	The Baker Boys Ice Cube	3:04
3.	"Westside Story"	Ice Cube	Laylaw Ice Cube Derrick McDowell	4:53
4.	"Mackstress"	Yo-Yo	Ice Cube Crazy Toones QDIII	3:51
5.	"20 Sack"	Yo-Yo	QDIII	3:10
6.	"You Better Ask Somebody"	Yo-Yo	QDIII Ice Cube	3:28
7.	"They Shit Don't Stink" (background vocals by Ice Cube)	Ice Cube	The Baker Boys Ice Cube	3:40
8.	"Letter to the Pen" (featuring Martin Lawrence)	Yo-Yo	Tootie Ice Cube	2:38
9.	"Givin' It Up" (featuring Lil E & Prince Ital Joe)	Yo-Yo Idle Joe Lil E	Mr. Woody	3:41
10.	"Pass It On"	Yo-Yo Nick Nack Lady T Chann Sukii Shorty Dawn	Pockets Ice Cube	4:02
11.	"Girls Got a Gun"	Ice Cube	QDIII Ice Cube	2:56
12.	"The Bonnie and Clyde Theme" (featuring Ice Cube)	Yo-Yo Ice Cube Pockets	Pockets	4:12

Sample credits

• "IBWin' wit My Crewin'" samples "Buckwilin'" performed by Terminator X.
• "Can You Handle It?" samples "Welcome to the Terrordome" performed by Public Enemy.
• "Westside Story" samples "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk" performed by Parliament.
• "Mackstress" samples "Do That Stuff" performed by Parliament, "Top Billin'" performed by Audio Two and "Sing a Simple Song" performed by Sly and the Family Stone.
• "They Shit Don't Stink" samples "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" performed by Funkadelic and "Stoned Is the Way of Walk" performed by Cypress Hill.
• "Letter to the Pen" samples "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" performed by Dr. Dre, "Impeach the President" performed by the Honey Drippers, and "La Di Da Di" performed by Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D.
• "Givin' It Up" samples "Just Funnin'" performed by Mtume and "Baby" performed by Cheryl Lynn.
• "Pass It On" samples "Stoned Is the Way of Walk" performed by Cypress Hill, "Poison" performed by Bell Biv DeVoe, and "Give Me Some Emotion" performed by Webster Lewis.
• "Girls Got a Gun" samples "Raw" performed by Big Daddy Kane, "Run Nigger" performed by the Last Poets, and "Shotgun" performed by Los Lobos.
• "The Bonnie and Clyde Theme" samples "Master Rocker" performed by Bernard Wright.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[4]

• Tony Dawsey – mastering (Masterdisk)
• Thomas Bricker – art direction
• Michael Miller – photography
• Lisa Michelle – fashion stylist

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	107
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6]	21

References

1. "You Better Ask Somebody - Yo-Yo". AllMusic . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . St. Martin's Griffin. p. 346. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 – via Internet Archive.
3. Wilder, Chris (July 1993). "Record Report: Yo Yo – You Better Ask Somebody". The Source . No. 46. New York. p. 65.
4. Yo-Yo (1993). You Better Ask Somebody (liner notes). East West. 7 92252-2.
5. "Yo-Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
6. "Yo-Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• You Better Ask Somebody at Discogs (list of releases)