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MC Lyte is a popular American Rap Singer who rose to fame via her albun, Lyte As A Rock.

Contents 1 About 1.1 Awards & Certifications 1.2 Chart Toppers 2 News 2.1 Tours & Concerts 2.2 Announcements 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Compilations & Live Releases 4 Other artists 4.1 Similar artists 4.2 Contemporaries 5 Trivia 6 Reviews 7 External Links

[edit] About

MC Lyte or "Lana Michele Moorer" in real life was born on October 11. 1971 in Brookkyn, New York. She started singing at the age of 12. Her first single, "I Cram To Understand U" was issued in 1986. She signed a recording contract under First Priority Music and released her debut album, Lyte As A Rock in 1988. The album features the single, "10% Dis". In 1989, her album, Eyes on This was released. The album spawned the hit singles, "Cha Cha Cha" and "Capuccino". Her next album, Ain't No Other was released in 1993 and features the single "Ruffneck". In 1996,she signed a recording contract under Electra Records and issued the album, Bad As L Wanna B. the album landed at #1 on Rap Track.

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
1996	Soul Train Music Award	Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for "Keep On, Keepin' On"

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	Title	U.S. Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop	U.S. AC	Album
1988	Paper Thin	-	35	1	Lyte As A Rock
1988	Cha Cha Cha	-	-	1	Eyes on This
1988	Cappucino	-	-	1	Eyes on This
1997	Cold Rock a Party	11	5	1	Bad As I Wanna Be

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[edit] Tours & Concerts

There are no current tour and concert schedules for MC Lyte.

[edit] Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Lyte As A Rock 1988<bvr>First Priority	Eyes on This 1989 First Priority	Act Like You Know 1991 First Priority	Ain't No Other 1993 First Priority
Bad As I Wanna B 1996 Eastwest	Seven and Seven 1998 Eastwest	Badder Than B-Fore 1998 East West	The Shit I Never Dropped 2003 Unda Ground Kings
Rhyme Masters 2005 Flashback

[edit] Singles

Date	Title	Label
1989	Cha Cha Cha	Atlantic
1990	Stop, Look and Listen	Atlantic
1990	Cappucino	Atlantic
1991	When in Love	Atlantic
1992	Ice Cream Dream	Perspective
1993	Ruffneck	Atlantic
1994	1.9.9.3.	Atlantic
1996	Lyte of A Decade	Elektra
1997	Cold Rock A Party	East West

[edit] Compilations & Live Releases

The Very Best of MC Lyte 2001 Rhino

[edit] Other artists

[edit] Similar artists

Monie Love	Queen Latifah
Nikki D	Salt-N-Papa
KRS-One	Yo-Yo

[edit] Contemporaries

Queen Latifah	KRS-One
Roxanne Shante	Salt-N-Papa

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Reviews

[edit] External Links

• MC Lyte Official Website

• MC Lyte Myspace Page