*MC Lyte became the first female MC in 1988 when she released the album, “Lyte as a Rock” — but the hip-hop icon tells Page Six that she would not make it as a female rapper today. “I recently told ...

Rostrum Records is celebrating its 20th anniversary in connection with Hip-Hop 50. The independent record label has released a 16-minute documentary Top Shelf 1988, titled after their inaugural ...

Hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte made music history as the first female solo rapper to be nominated for a Grammy. When talking about hip-hop, we must never forget the OGs of the game. MC Lyte is one of them.

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In the music and radio industry, June is Black Music Month. As part of his Black Music Month series, NY1's Dean Meminger catches up with legendary rapper MC Lyte, who reflects on making history in ...

30 years later, 1988 still stands as rap’s greatest year. The lyrical molotovs of Nation of Millions and Straight Outta Compton, the post-modern (and pre-lawsuit) free-for-all of sampling, the ...

On this day, RIAA Honoree MC Lyte also known as Lana Moorer released her second full-length 13-track studio LP Eyes On This. The album was released by First Priority and Atlantic Records and was ...

TheGrio is celebrating Black Music Month with “High Frequency,” our celebration of trailblazing Black Women in music. When talking about hip-hop, we must never forget the OGs of the game. MC Lyte is ...

Rostrum Records is celebrating its 20th anniversary and hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with the new documentary, Top Shelf 1988, named after its first project. The short doc is narrated by journalist Rob ...