MC Lyte
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
ap charts) and the anti-violence track Cappucino. Lyte turned to Bell Biv DeVoes writers and producers Wolf & Epic for her third release overall, 1991s Act Like You Know, a more soul music-based work than its predecessors and in 1993, issued Aint No Other (the albums popular single, Ruffneck, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Single and turned out to be the first gold single ever achieved by a female
ap artist).
By the mid-90s, Lyte had relocated to a new record label, Elektra/Asylum, issuing such further releases as 1996s Bad As I Wanna B, which featured a duet with Missy Elliott on the track Cold Rock a Party, and 1998s Seven & Seven, which included further guest appearances by Elliott, as well as Giovanni Salah and LL Cool J, the latter of which produced the track Play Girls Play. In addition to her own albums, MC Lyte has teamed with other artists from time to time, including Atlantas Xscape on the Soul Train Award-winning Keep on Keepin On (a track that also appeared on the Sunset Park soundtrack and became Lytes second gold single), and has tried acting, appearing on several TV shows, including such comedies as Moesha and In the House, plus the crime drama New York Undercover. Lyte has also put aside time to become active in several social projects/organizations, including anti-violence campaigns, Rock the Vote, and AIDS benefits. In 2001, Rhino Records issued the 16-track career overview The Very Best of MC Lyte. Lyte then mounted a comeback in 2003 with Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1.
