Queen Nappy and YoYo Yolanda: Jewels of the Caribbean

The historical context of Blaxploitation films in the seventies opened up dialogue into black subject themes such as life inside the ghetto within an atmosphere of drug-dealing and prostitution whereupon a heroine or hero are the main characters determine to save the day and bring about peace and order in the community.

Heroine Queen Nappy and YoYo Yolanda, satirical fictional characters, explore the context of blaxploitation filmmaking, by addressing racial pigeonholes and response to the complexity of daily life experiences connected with popular culture by bringing contemporary events into play with Blaxploitation films. The imagery speaks directly to the post soul aesthetic black style themes explored within the Hip Hop community addressing dialect, facial expressions, and body language that act as signifiers for each character.