Yoyoyoyoyo

Spank Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Big Dada Records
• ASIN: B000ETRBAY
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,611 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Despite the incredible creativity of hip hop, its ability to throw up new styles, to morph and reinvent itself, it's not every day that something genuinely fresh drops in front of you.Welcome, then, to "YoYoYoYoYo," the debut album from Spank Rock. Drawing on the music of their hometown, Baltimore, Spank Rock make something genuinely unlike any record you've heard before. Of course there are antecedents, but at just under forty two minutes, Spank Rock have managed to reconfigure the musical landscape around them by being funny, catchy, clever, fearless and most of all, innovative.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yo, listen up, yo!, January 16, 2007

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0=0 (Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoyoyoyoyo (Audio CD)

I don't know how I missed this one in 2006. I haven't been too interested in hip hop lately, that is until i got this. I loved the stuff by APC, and Sage Francis always impressed. Clouddead's first release, as well as some stuff by Bleubird blew me away. Those guys were all taking things forward, to the next level.But unlike all those artists, Spank Rock, despite the seriously sick skills, should not be taken as seriously as those artists.

Anyhow, while falling asleep to Jimmy Kimmel one night, these guys took the stage towards the end of the program and made me jump out of my seat. By luck, this was at the local cd shop for a real nice price the next day, so i grabbed it. Honestly, the lyrics are a little juvenile for my liking, but again, I'd be foolish to take this too seriously. From the opening beats of "Backyard Betty" on to the very end, this lp doesn't let up for a second. It's a short sharp trip through some of the sweetest beats and rhymes I've heard in a long time. The minimal lo-fi style reminds me of some of Grand Buffet's best stuff, though a little better produced perhaps. Also, there are hints of UK garage and some excellent, nasty, spacey sounds going on throughout. I can see the indie crowd digging this much more than the generally narrow-minded hip-hop status quo, which is too bad, 'cause this stuff is truly fresh sounding--where hip hop should be right about now. I'm glad I took a chance on this one and look forward to more from Spank Rock and co. I give it a five for originality in a hip hop world gone stale.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Album, July 25, 2006

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Daniel J. Stewart "paleodan" (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoyoyoyoyo (Audio CD)

I would highly recommend this album to anyone who likes Diplo's production and mixes. MC Spank Rock raps about the same things as Pharrel, but can actually rap. The beats remind me of Coldcut or Meat Beat Manifesto.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blew my head up., April 24, 2006

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Millie Rim Job Dee "Like Baby Asprins" (On Top, Mo Mo) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoyoyoyoyo (Audio CD)

No joke, this hit me outta the blue. A hip hop record that has a great rebellious energy and a refreshing escape from the pampered and decadant styles so prevalent right now in the rap game.

Spank Rock is hungry! Not to be slept on, people.