You Better Ask Somebody

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

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 featured production 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[edit]

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"	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

"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.

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	107
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	21

^ "You Better Ask Somebody - Yo-Yo". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Yo Yo". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ You Better Ask Somebody (liner notes). Yo-Yo. East West. 1993. 7 92252-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Yo-Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Yo-Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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