''YoYoYoYoYo'' is the debut studio album by

Spank Rock Naeem Juwan, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album ''YoYoYoYoYo'', which was produced by former group member Alex Epton (XXXChange). A harbinger of po ...

. It was released through

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on April 18, 2006. It was nominated for the 2006

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. Song "What It Look Like" was featured in the soundtrack for 2006 racing videogame Need for Speed: Carbon.

Critical reception

John Bush of

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gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "they're practically the only underground rap group to talk about sex often (and explicitly), and their tracks accept the limitations of old-school rap and bass music, but boast an agility that makes them sound positively post-millennial." Andy Battaglia of ''

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'' stated that "The album's air of experimental austerity finds a good foil in devilish basslines and clattering rhythm runs more concerned with party-starting." Caroline Sullivan of ''

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'' commented that " pank Rock'sdebut album spans Latin party music, 1980s electro and samples lifted from primitive computer games." Kendra G. of

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wrote, "Because of the overwhelming amount of musical references they apply, Spank Rock's music is necessarily progressive, the beats, rhythms, and melodies changing and evolving frequently in the short span of each three or four minute song." Adam Webb of

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called it "one of 2006's essential releases." ''

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'' placed it at number 24 on the "Favorite Albums of 2006" list. It was nominated for the 2006

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

Naeem Juwan Naeem Juwan, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album ''YoYoYoYoYo'', which was produced by former group member Alex Epton (XXXChange). A harbinger of po ...

– vocals *

XXXChange Alex Brady Epton, known professionally as XXXChange (formerly known as XXXCBIOSCCC), is an American, New York-based record producer, mixer and film composer. In 2014, he joined XL Recordings in New York, and as their in-house producer/engineer wor ...

– production (1, 2, 4–12), mixing * Steve McReady – production (3) * Typical Girls – additional vocals (5, 7) *

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– additional vocals (6) * Ben Folstein – additional vocals (7) * Dave Treut – additional guitar (7) * Rosalie Parker – additional vocals (8) * J-Uzi – additional vocals (11) * Hernan Santiago – mixing * The Brent Rollins Design Explosion! – artwork * Isaac Shel – cover photography * Chris Lacoe – interior photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 debut albums Spank Rock albums Big Dada albums Albums produced by XXXChange