MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer, 11 October 1970, Brooklyn, New York) is a female rap artist. is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... This article is about the year. ... Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of rapper Kirk Milk Dee Robinson and DJ Nat Gizmo Robinson, most famous for their first hit, the classic Top Billin. They are also the older brothers of female rap star MC Lyte. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For the English folk dance, see Rapper sword. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ...

Career

She released her first single, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)," which dealt with a lying boyfriend’s crack addiction, before signing a recording contract with First Priority. Her debut album, Lyte As a Rock, was released in 1988, featuring the previous single and "10% Dis," which targeted her former microphone rival, Antoinette. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... A pile of crack cocaine ‘rocks’. Crack cocaine is a highly addictive form of cocaine. ... A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... The Antoinette was a short-lived French automobile manufactured by a builder of airplanes and aircraft engines between 1906 and 1908. ...

This was followed by the releases Eyes on This in 1989 (including "Cappucino"). It spawned the album's first single "Cha Cha Cha", which peaked at #1 on the rap charts. Also featured was "Cappuccino" which is a metaphysical story weaved around a bad cappuccino experience. The "Cappuccino" video was directed by Ric Menello, who also helmed The Beastie Boys', "Fight for Your Right". A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The Beastie Boys as depicted on the cover of their 1992 album Check Your Head. ... Audio sample (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) was the first single released from the Beastie Boys breakthrough album, Licensed to Ill (1986). ...

Her brothers are Milk Dee and Gizmo, known as Audio Two. Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of rapper Kirk Milk Dee Robinson and DJ Nat Gizmo Robinson, most famous for their first hit, the classic Top Billin. They are also the older brothers of female rap star MC Lyte. ...

Legacy

In February 2006, her diary was donated to the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a turntable, vinyl records and other memorabilia from her fellow hip-hop pioneers, for a collection that will trace the history of the Bronx born music genre. The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... “Tonearm” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hip hop (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ...

In October 2006, MC Lyte was one of the honored hip hop artists on the VH1's annual award show, Hip Hop Honors. She was joined by fellow female MC's Da Brat, Remy Ma, and Lil' Kim as they performed some of her tracks, "Cha Cha Cha," "Lyte As A Rock", "Paper Thin" and "Ruffneck". VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Hip Hop Honors was a one-time program that aired on VH1 in November 2004. ... MasterCard logo Manchaster Town Hall MC can mean: Mini Cooper: Macao: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code Machine, (also m/c) Manchester, England (also m/c) Mariah Carey, American songstress Marginal cost Marin Catholic Master cylinder Master of Ceremonies Rapper (also emcee), or a prefix for the names of rappers... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Remy Smith (born June 30, 1981 in The Bronx, New York), known professionally as Remy Martin and Remy Ma, is a Grammy-nominated rapper and former member of Fat Joes rap crew, Terror Squad. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

MC Lyte is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho, one of the four sororities apart of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

Single discography

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Awards and nominations

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External links

• Official website
• MC Lyte at MySpace