It's #WomenInRap Week! 🎤 Gotta kick things off by taking it back to 1993, when MC Lyte broke down the versatility of women in the industry on Yo! MTV Raps 👏 | MTV

Let it Fall (Featuring. MC Lyte) - Lin Que. Year: 1995. | Rap, Hip-Hop & R&B.

✅ MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer in Brooklyn, New York, is widely recognized as one of the first solo female rappers to release a full-length hip-hop album, Lyte as a Rock (1988). ✅ She was the first female MC ever nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance with her 1993 single “Ruffneck.” ✅ MC Lyte broke barriers in hip-hop media, becoming one of the first female rappers to have her videos played heavily on MTV and BET in the late ’80s and early ’90s. ✅ Beyond music, she’s a

This is your yearly reminder that Brandy, Mc Lyte, Yo-Yo & Queen Latifah created one of the greatest female collaborations in hip-hop history AND they performed it on the #HipHopAwards stage! Watch the 2024 #HipHopAwards on #BET, Tuesday, October 15, 8/7. | BET