While there were a few female MCs before her, MC Lyte, who dropped her debut, LYTE AS A ROCK, in 1988, was one of the first female rappers to impact the movement artistically and commercially. Her brash, skillful style earned her considerable respect from the male-dominated rap community, but Lyte took dead aim at that very community's chauvinism and misogyny. Though she made a few less-than-successful attempts at crossover stardom, her standing as one of hip-hop's iconic figures has never been questioned. In addition to music, Lyte has had a solid acting career and has done considerable work in the fight against AIDS and HIV.

Listen to MC Lyte at Finetune.

• (2007)  Rhino Hi-Five: MC Lyte
• (2007)  Seven & Seven
• (2007)  Seven & Seven
• (2007)  Bad As I Wanna B
• (2007)  Ain't No Other
• (2001)  The Very Best of MC Lyte
• (1998)  Seven & Seven
• (1998)  Seven & Seven
• (1996)  Bad As I Wanna B
• (1993)  Ain't No Other
• (1991)  Act Like You Know
• (1989)  Eyes On This
• (1988)  Lyte As A Rock

• Ruffneck
• Poor Georgie
• Cha Cha Cha
• Paper Thin
• Lyte As a Rock

• LL Cool J
• Queen Latifah
• Eric B. & Rakim
• EPMD
• Boogie Down Productions
• Big Daddy Kane
• RUN-DMC
• Slick Rick
• Beastie Boys
• De La Soul
• Whodini
• Public Enemy
• Kurtis Blow
• Roxanne Shante
• Jungle Brothers
• Grandmaster Flash
• UTFO
• Tone Loc
• N.W.A.
• Salt-N-Pepa

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• VALlewellyn on 2007-10-01 16:09:58.623:
  Love her, in a platonic way, of course. But she did kick arse as a female rapper and her sound was hardcore!