| MC Lyte | |
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 MC Lyte at the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, October 14, 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | 11 October 1971 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop R&B Rap |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Associated acts | Audio Two
Almost September |
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Biography
"MC Lyte" Moorer began rapping at the age of 12[1] and began her career in 1986. The release of her first single, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)", was produced by her older brothers. This song, about a lying boyfriend’s crack cocaine addiction, led to her recording contract with First Priority Music. Crack cocaine or crack is a solid smokable form of Cocaine. It is a freebase form of cocaine that can be made using baking soda ( Sodium bicarbonate 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 Her debut album, Lyte As a Rock, was released in 1988, and featured the previously mentioned single and another titled "10% Dis", which targeted her former microphone rival, Antoinette. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public
Her second album Eyes on This was released in 1989. It spawned Lyte's first #1 Rap Tracks single "Cha Cha Cha" and another hit titled "Cappuccino", which is a metaphysical story weaved around a bad cappuccino experience. The song's video was directed by Ric Menello, who also helmed the The Beastie Boys's, "Fight for Your Right" music video. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MC Lyte turned to producers Wolf & Epic (of Bell Biv Devoe fame) for her third release, 1991's Act Like You Know, which spawned another #1 Rap Track titled "Poor Georgie" and two smaller hits "When in Love" and "Eyes are the Soul". Bel Biv DeVoe was a successful splinter group of New Edition that consisted of three previous members Ricky Bell (a In 1993, MC Lyte released the album Ain't No Other. The album spawned yet another #1 Rap Track, "Ruffneck", which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Single and was the first ever gold single by a solo female rap artist (Salt-N-Pepa had had several gold and platinum singles earlier). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences [1] Another smaller hit titled "I Go On" also came from this album.
Lyte then signed Elektra/Asylum and issuing released 1996's Bad As I Wanna B, which featured a duet with Missy Elliott on the track "Cold Rock a Party," which became another #1 Rap Track for her, and reached #11 Pop. Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Her contribution to the Sunset Park soundtrack, "Keep On, Keepin' On", reached #10 on the Pop charts. In 2001, Rhino Entertainment released The Very Best of MC Lyte. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. The artist mounted a comeback in 2003 with Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1 with production team Maad Funk.
In 2003 MC Lyte released her first independent record on her own label SGI/CMM along with manager/partner Fred Crawford. The album entitled, "Da Underground Heat Vol. 1 hosted by Jamie Foxx", went on to garner her yet another Grammy nomination and Bet Award nomination as well. The leading single, "Ride With Me", became the title track for a show called HOLLA hosted by Cheryl Underwood and also became one of the title songs for EA Sports NBA video game of 2003. The song also appeared in a popular LL COOL J feature entitled "Deliver us from Eva".
Acting career
Lyte has been featured on television as herself on such shows as MTV Unplugged, In Living Color, Moesha, New York Undercover, "My Wife and Kids",and Sisters in the Name of Rap. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth This article is about the television series For the band see Living Colour. Moesha is an American Situation comedy produced for the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001 New York Undercover is a one-hour police drama that ran on the FOX network from 1994 to 1998. She has also acted on TV as a character (not as "MC Lyte") in such shows as In the House, Get Real, Half & Half, and The District. In the House is a television Sitcom that premiered April 10, 1995 originally on NBC (Seasons 1 and 2 aired on NBC, and Get Real is a short-lived comedy-drama on the FOX Network centering on the fictional Green family of San Francisco. Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23 2002, to May 22 2006. The District was a Television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004
Her first acting role in a film was in the 1993 movie titled Fly by Night, starring alongside Jeffrey Sams, Ron Brice, and Steve Gomer. Jeffrey D Sams (born September 1, 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is an American Actor known primarily for his Television work Since then she has also starred other films, such as A Luv Tale (1999), Train Ride (2000), Civil Brand (2002) and Playa's Ball (2003). Train Ride is an award-winning critically acclaimed feature thriller Film written and directed by Rel Dowdell, which was released Civil Brand is a 2002 Drama film starring N'Bushe Wright, Da Brat, Mos Def, LisaRaye McCoy, and Monica Calhoun
In 2007 Lyte joined the cast of MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar and coached Shar Jackson to a hip hop mc victory in a mere 8 weeks. During that same time Lyte hit the road in between shooting and joined THe Roots for a nationwide VH1 House of Blues Tour.
in 1996 Lyte began, what is now very successful voice over career. She has completed campaigns with several corporate brands. Lyte is currently voicing a BET show called The BOOT and has just signed on to become a voice for the branding of the STARZ network.
Legacy
In February 2006, her diary, as well as a turntable, records, and other assorted ephemera from the early days of hip hop, were donated to the Smithsonian Institution. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s A gramophone The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of [2] This collection, entitled "Hip-Hop Won’t Stop: The Beat, The Rhymes, The Life" is a program to assemble objects of historical relevance to the hip hop genre from its inception. [3]
In October 2006, MC Lyte was one of the honored hip hop artists on VH1's annual award show, Hip Hop Honors. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Vh1 Hip Hop Honors is an annual event that airs on VH1. The Television special honors old school and Golden age hip hop Rappers 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". Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974) better known by her Stage name Da Brat is an American female rapper. Reminisce Mackie, better known by her Stage name Remy Ma, formerly known as Remy Martin, is an American Rapper and former member She previously took part in the MTV reality series Celebrity Rap Superstar as the mentor of the Moesha actress Shar Jackson. Celebrity Rap Superstar was an American reality show which premiered on MTV on August 30, 2007. Sharisse "Shar" Jackson (born September 4 1976) is an American Television and Film Actress and Rapper
Discography
- 1988 Lyte as a Rock
- 1989 Eyes On This
- 1991 Act Like You Know
- 1993 Ain't No Other
- 1996 Bad As I Wanna B <RIAA Certification>: Gold
- 1998 Seven & Seven
- 2001 The Very Best Of MC Lyte
- 2003 Da Underground Sound, Vol. Lyte as a Rock is the debut Album of female rapper MC Lyte. Since its release in 1988 it has been critically acclaimed and often recognized as a 1
- 2006 single "Can I Get It Now"
- 2007 single "Don't Be Mad At me" & "The Wonder Years"
- 2008 single "Get Lyte"
- 2008 6 song EP with new group Almost September
Single discography
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | UK Singles Chart | |||
| 1988 | "I Cram To Understand You (Sam)" | – | – | – | – | Lyte As A Rock |
| "10% Dis" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Paper Thin" | – | #35 | #1 | – | ||
| 1989 | "Cha Cha Cha" | – | – | #1 | - | Eyes on This |
| "Cappuccino" | – | – | #8 | – | ||
| "Stop Look Listen" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "I'm Not Havin' It " | – | – | #16 | – | The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor | |
| 1991 | "When in Love" | – | #14 | #3 | – | Act Like You Know |
| "All That" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Poor Georgie" | #83 | #11 | #1 | – | ||
| 1992 | "Eyes Are the Soul" | – | #84 | – | – | |
| "Ice Cream Dream" | – | – | #11 | – | Mo' Money Soundtrack/Ain't No Other | |
| 1993 | "Ruffneck" | #35 | #10 | #1 | #67 | Ain't No Other |
| "I Go On" | – | #68 | #27 | – | ||
| 1994 | "Freedom" | #18 | #10 | – | – | Panther soundtrack |
| 1996 | "Keep On, Keepin' On" (featuring Xscape) | #10 | #3 | #2 | #27 | Sunset Park soundtrack |
| 1997 | "Cold Rock a Party" (featuring Missy Elliot and Puff Daddy) | #11 | #5 | #1 | #15 | Bad as I Wanna B |
| "Druglord Superstar" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Everyday" | - | #44 | – | – | ||
| 1998 | "I Can't Make A Mistake" | – | – | – | #46 | Seven & Seven |
| "It's All Yours" (featuring Gina Thompson) | – | – | – | #36 | ||
| 2003 | "Ride Wit Me" | – | – | – | #36 | Da Underground Heat Vol. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Lyte as a Rock is the debut Album of female rapper MC Lyte. Since its release in 1988 it has been critically acclaimed and often recognized as a This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 For the Notorious BIG song see Mo Money Mo Problems. Mo' Money is a 1992 Comedy film starring Damon Wayans This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. " Freedom " was a 1995 song released on Mercury Records featuring a chorus of over 60 African-American female artists and groups of note in Panther is a 1995 film directed by Mario Van Peebles, from a screenplay adapted by his father Melvin Van Peebles, based on his book This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels 1 CD |
Featured on
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | UK Singles Chart | |||
| 1988 | "I Want Your (Hands On Me)" (Sinead O'Connor featuring MC Lyte) | – | – | – | #77 | The Lion & The Cobra |
| 1994 | "You Want This" (Janet Jackson featuring MC Lyte) | #8 | #9 | – | #14 | janet. |
| "I Wanna Be Down (Remix)" (Brandy featuring MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, YoYo) | #6 | #1 | – | #36 | Brandy | |
| 1996 | "Can't Hang" (Xscape featuring MC Lyte) | #56 | #16 | – | - | Off the Hook |
| 1997 | "Come On" (Billy Lawrence featuring MC Lyte) | #41 | #19 | – | – | Billy Lawrence |
| "Curious" (LSG featuring LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and MC Lyte) | #28 | – | – | - | LSG | |
| 1999 | "Who Am I" (Will Smith featuring Tatyana Ali and MC Lyte) | – | – | – | – | Willenium |
| 2000 | "A Film Called (Pimp)" (Common featuring MC Lyte and Bilal) | – | – | - | - | Like Water for Chocolate |
| "Jammin'" (Bob Marley featuring MC Lyte) | – | – | – | #42 | Shit I Never Dropped | |
| 2003 | "Fighting Temptation" (MC Lyte, Beyoncé Missy Elliott & Free) | #20 | #2 | #1 | #1 | The Fighting Temptations Soundtrack |
| "Jam for the Ladies" (with Moby and Angie Stone) | – | – | – | – | 18 | |
| "Mash Out" (will.i.am featuring Fergie and MC Lyte) | - | - | - | - | Must B 21 | |
| 2004 | "Girlfriend's Story" (Gemma Fox featuring MC Lyte) | – | – | – | #38 | Girlfriend's Story |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
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| 1993 | "Ruffneck" | Grammy Award—Best Rap Performance - Solo | Nominated |
| 1995 | "You Want This" with Janet Jackson | Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award—Music Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 1995 | "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) featuring Brandy, Yo-Yo, and Queen Latifah | MTV Music Award—Best Rap Video | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Keep On, Keepin' On" with Xscape | Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award—Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Won |
| 2003 | "Ride Wit Me" | Grammy Award—Best Rap Solo Performance - Female | Nominated |
| 2003 || "Ride Wit Me" || BET AWARD—Best Rap Solo Performance - Female || style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
References
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Off the Hook is the name of R&B group Xscape second album 4 songs were released as singles including the #1 R&B hit " Who Can I Run To " Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert LSG was an urban R&B musical supergroup, comprised of R&B artists Gerald Levert from Cleveland Ohio, Keith Sweat from Harlem James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent LSG was an urban R&B musical supergroup, comprised of R&B artists Gerald Levert from Cleveland Ohio, Keith Sweat from Harlem See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American Actress and R&B Singer, best known for her role as Willennium is the second solo studio album released by Will Smith. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels COMMON is the largest association of users of IBM Midrange computers and IBM-compatible technology in the world Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth Studio album by Rapper Common, released March 28 2000 on MCA Records. Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Marie Wright better known by her Stage names Free and Marie Antoinette, is an American Rapper. The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 musical romantic - dramedy produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films " Jam for the Ladies " is the name of a song by the musician Moby. 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| NAME | Moorer, Lana Michele |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MC Lyte |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Hip hop artist, actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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