Artist: MC Lyte
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Discography:
Rhyme Masters
Year: 2005
Tracks: 10
Seven and Seven
Year: 1998
Tracks: 21
Bad as I Wanna B
Year: 1996
Tracks: 10
Ain't No Other
Year: 1993
Tracks: 17
Act Like You Know
Year: 1991
Tracks: 19
Eyes on This
Year: 1989
Tracks: 13
MC Lyte was one of the first gear female rappers to point out the sexism and misogynism that oft runs rampant in rap, oft taking the guinea pig head on lyrically in her songs and portion exposed the door for such future artists as Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Lyte began riming at the historic period of 12, which eventually light-emitting diode to a exclusive, "I Cram to Understand U," which light-emitting diode to a recording undertake with the First Priority judge. MC Lyte's debut full-length, Lyte As a Rock, surfaced in 1988, spell a follow-up, Eyes on This, followed a year later. Both discs are considered to be the finest of the rapper's career, particularly her soph effort, which spawned the remove single "Cha Cha Cha" (peaking at number one on the rap charts) and the anti-violence cart track "Cappucino." Lyte turned to Bell Biv DeVoe's writers and producers Wolf & Epic for her third passing overall, 1991's Pretend Like You Know, a more person music-based work than its predecessors and in 1993, issued Ain't No Other (the album's popular unmarried, "Ruffneck," earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Single and turned extinct to be the number one gold exclusive of all time achieved by a distaff rap creative person).
By the mid-'90s, Lyte had relocated to a newfangled record label, Elektra/Asylum, issuance such farther releases as 1996's Sorry As I Wanna B, which featured a duet with Missy Elliott on the data track "Cold Rock a Party," and 1998's Sevener & Seven, which included further guest appearances by Elliott, as well as Giovanni Salah and LL Cool J, the latter of which produced the data track "Play Girls Play." In addition to her have albums, MC Lyte has teamed with other artists from time to time, including Atlanta's Xscape on the Soul Train Award-winning "Keep on Keepin' On" (a data track that likewise appeared on the Sundown Park soundtrack and became Lyte's second gold single), and has well-tried playing, appearance on several TV shows, including such comedies as Moesha and In the House, plus the offense drama New York Undercover. Lyte has likewise place aside time to become active in several social projects/organizations, including anti-violence campaigns, Rock the Vote, and AIDS benefits. In 2001, Rhino Records issued the 16-track career overview The Very Best of MC Lyte. Lyte then mounted a comeback in 2003 with Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1.
