MC Lyte
MC LYTE is the FIRST rap artist EVER to perform at Carnegie Hall and the FIRST female rapper to EVER receive a gold single. MC LYTE’s inspiring 1993 anthem, the classic “Ruffneck”, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Single. (In fact she was the FIRST female solo rapper ever nominated for a Grammy!). Her latest album “Undaground Heat vol.1, Hosted by Jamie Foxx”, (2003) garnered this rap legend her 2 nd career Grammy nomination 10 years later on her own label SGI/CMM. The single “Ride Wit Me” also received a BET award nomination for Best Female rap performance.
Her hits include "Lyte as a Rock,” "10% Dis,” "Paper Thin," "Act Like You Know," “Ruffneck”