MC Lyte
One of the first major female rappers,
MC Lyte (b.
October 11, 19??) was born in
Queens, New York City. She released her first single,
I Cram to Understand U at twelve-years old, then signed a contract with First Priority. Lyte As a Rock, a full-length album, was released in
1988, followed by
1989's Eyes on This. Both were well-received. Lyte released Act Like You Know (
1991) and Ain't No Other (
1993). Lyte then moved to Elektra/Asylum and released Bas As I Wanna B (
1996), which included a collaboration with
Missy Elliott called
Cold Rock a Party. Seven & Seven (
1998) also included guest appearances from Missy Elliott, along with
LL Cool J and Giovanni Salah.
