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Artist · Brooklyn · 80s

MC Lyte

Lana Michele Moorer, better recognized by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper-songwriter, actress, television announcer, and businesswoman. Regarded as a pioneer in the field of female rap, MC Lyte initially gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a full solo album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.

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Rank
#192
Era
80s
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Studio Albums
Lyte as a Rock 1988
Eyes on This 1989
Act Like You Know 1991
Ain't No Other 1993
Bad As I Wanna B 1996
Seven & Seven 1998
Da Undaground Heat, Volume 1 2003
Legend 2015
1 of 1 2024
EPs
Cappucino 1989
Lyte of a Decade 1996
Missy Elliott
MC Lyte is one of Missy Elliott's biggest influences — the blueprint for a female MC who could hold her own on any track.
Mentored
Queen Latifah
MC Lyte and Queen Latifah are both pioneering female MCs who came up together.
Friendship
Salt-N-Pepa
MC Lyte and Salt-N-Pepa are pioneering female rap acts from the same era.
Friendship
Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté and MC Lyte are both pioneering female MCs from Queens and Brooklyn.
Friendship