MC Lyte
MC Lyte aka Lana Moorer (born October 11, 1970) is an American DJ, actress, model, Grammy-nominated rapper and entrepeneur. She released her first single, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)," at age 17 in 1988, whose lyrics address the effects of drug abuse on relationships. Lyte's debut album, Lyte as a Rock, was released in September of that year, including the rap classic "Paper Thin," the battle track "10% Dis," the title cut, and the aforementioned "I Cram to Understand U," an early crack era narrative. Lyte as a Rock is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most relevant rap albums ever. The successive full length releases Eyes on This (including the hit single "Cha Cha Cha"), Act Like You Know, and Ain't No Other (featuring the single "Ruffneck," which earned Lyte the first female rapper gold certification as a solo artist) followed in later years. In all, MC Lyte has released eight albums. She has acted in over a dozen films, including Girls Trip and Sylvie's Love, as well as on television. Lyte also does voiceovers, is a motivational speaker, and has written a book, Unstoppable: Igniting the Power Within to Achieve Your Greatest Potential.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · One Night Stay as Jazmine
- 2023 · A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2023 · The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports as Self
- 2023 · Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop as
- 2023 · Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation as Self
- 2022 · Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding as Tina Nixon
- 2022 · JANET JACKSON. as Self
- 2022 · Bury Me as Diane
- 2022 · I, Challenger as Diane
- 2021 · Hip Hop Family Christmas as Tina Nixon
- 2021 · Partners in Rhyme as Lana Crawford
- 2021 · The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game as Self
- 2021 · Bad Hair as Coral
- 2020 · Angie: Lost Girls as Pastor Kim
- 2020 · Sylvie's Love as Mikki
- 2019 · Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Loved To Death as Tiffany
- 2017 · S.W.A.T. as DEA Special Agent Katrina Walsh
- 2017 · Girls Trip as MC Lyte
- 2017 · Tales as Makena Daniels
- 2016 · Queen of the South as the professor
- 2016 · A Tale of James Brown as Self
- 2015 · Hustlers Convention as Self
- 2013 · The Dempsey Sisters as Taylor Powell
- 2010 · Regular Show as Demel-Ishun (voice)
- 2010 · My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop as Self
- 2007 · Playas Ball as Laquinta
- 2005 · Love Lounge as
- 2005 · Train Ride as Katrina Daniels
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2004 · Hip Hop Honors as
- 2004 · And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2003 · Civil Brand as Sgt. Cervantes
- 2003 · Platinum as Camille FaReal
- 2002 · Half & Half as Kai Owens
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Nikki
- 1999 · Get Real as Beth Hunter
- 1999 · A Luv Tale as Aklia
- 1998 · For Your Love as Lana
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Sister II Lumumba
- 1996 · Moesha as
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Female Rapper
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self