MC Lyte
Acting
1971-10-11 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
One Night Stay
2024 · Movie
Favorite Son Christmas
2023 · Movie
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Movie
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023 · Movie
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
2023 · Series
Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2023 · Movie
Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding
2022 · Movie
Sherri
2022 · Series
JANET JACKSON.
2022 · Series
I, Challenger
2022 · Movie
Bury Me
2022 · Movie
Hip Hop Family Christmas
2021 · Movie
Partners in Rhyme
2021 · Series
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021 · Movie
Bad Hair
2021 · Movie
Angie: Lost Girls
2020 · Movie
Sylvie's Love
2020 · Movie
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 · Series
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
Loved To Death
2019 · Movie
S.W.A.T.
2017 · Series
Girls Trip
2017 · Movie
Tales
2017 · Series
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 · Movie
Queen of the South
2016 · Series
A Tale of James Brown
2016 · Movie
Hustlers Convention
2015 · Movie
The Dempsey Sisters
2013 · Movie
Steve Harvey
2012 · Series
Regular Show
2010 · Series
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · Movie
Playas Ball
2007 · Movie
Love Lounge
2005 · Series
Train Ride
2005 · Movie
Black in the 80s
2005 · Series
Hip Hop Honors
2004 · Series
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Series
Female American Rap Stars
2004 · Movie
Platinum
2003 · Series
Half & Half
2002 · Series
Civil Brand
2002 · Movie
BET Awards
2001 · Series
Strong Medicine
2000 · Series
Get Real
1999 · Series
A Luv Tale
1999 · Movie
For Your Love
1998 · Series
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Movie
Moesha
1996 · Series
Janet Jackson: janet.
1994 · Movie
New York Undercover
1994 · Series
Fly By Night
1992 · Movie
MTV Unplugged
1989 · Series
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · Series
Soul Train
1971 · Series
The Grammys
1959 · Series