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  • MC Lyte to Perform at Converse Block Party in Los Angeles Tonight 06/14/2012
  • Hip-Hop and Valentine's Day: Why Rap Makes it Hard to Fall in Love 02/14/2013
  • Mixtape Mondays: DOPE x Wax Poetics, Skratch Bastid & Cosmo Baker, DJ Matman 02/04/2013
  • Mixtape Mondays: DJ Chief One 10/22/2012
  • Beverly Bond Honored at ASCAP 4th Annual Women Behind the Music Series 10/17/2012
  • ONE MusicFest Ticket Giveaway: Win by Tweeting Artist's Lyrics 08/14/2012
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    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 01: MC Lyte speaks during the Leading Women Defined: Girl's Night Out at Ritz Carlton Hotel on March 1, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: MC Lyte speaks during the Leading Women Defined: Intel Presents Developing Your Personal Brand Mentoring Session on February 28, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Rosalind Hudnell, Tracee Ellis Ross, Debra Lee, MC Lyte and Ellie Nieves pose for a photo during the Leading Women Defined: Intel Presents Developing Your Personal Brand Mentoring Session on February 28, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Rapper MC Lyte arrives at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
    • MC Lyte - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 09: MC Lyte attends Roc Nation Pre-GRAMMY Brunch at Soho House on February 9, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Musician MC Lyte performs on stage at the Inaugural Ball hosted by BET Networks at Smithsonian American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Musician MC Lyte (L) and Chairman and CEO of BET Networks Debra Lee attends the Inaugural Ball hosted by BET Networks at Smithsonian American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rapper/actress MC Lyte accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award at The Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball II at Harman Center for the Arts on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rapper MC Lyte attends The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II sponsored by Heineken USA at Harman Center for the Arts on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.
    • MC Lyte - LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 08: Estelle, Flavor Flav and MC Lyte appear onstage during the Soul Train Awards 2012 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • MC Lyte - LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 08: Rapper MC Lyte arrives at the Loreal Style Stage at the Soul Train Awards 2012 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: MC Lyte arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 29: MC Lyte attends day 1 of the 2012 BET Awards Radio Room held at The Shrine Auditorium on June 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • MC Lyte - SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lizzy Moore, Chris Mann and MC Lyte attend GRAMMY FUTURENOW at The Broad Stage on June 23, 2012 in Santa Monica, California.
    • MC Lyte - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 23: MC Lyte attends the 5th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 23, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Rapper MC Lyte arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Hosts MC Lyte (L) and musician Dave Koz speak onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • MC Lyte - Dave Koz (R) and MC Lyte host the Pre-Telecast Categories at the Staples Center during the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Dave Koz and MC Lyte perform during The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • MC Lyte - LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Rapper MC Lyte in Marc by Marc Jacobs 304/S sunglasses poses with the Solstice Sunglass Boutique And Safilo USA display at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards Gift Lounge the at Staples Center on February 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Biography

    MC Lyte was one of the first female rappers to point out the sexism and misogyny that often runs rampant in hip-hop, often taking the subject head on lyrically in her songs and helping open the door for such future artists as Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Lyte began rhyming at the age of 12, which eventually led to a single, "I Cram to Understand U," which led ...more
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