Born on this day in 1970, Lana Michelle Moorer has been a pillar of feminism and respect for women in Hip Hop since her 1986 debut. After her first single, “I Cram to Understand U” sent shock waves ...

For nearly four decades, rapper Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer has been instrumental in using her voice to help women claim and cement their place in hip-hop and show business. The veteran performer is ...

AMES, Iowa -- One of hip-hop's pioneer feminists will speak at Iowa State University about the negative changes in today's hip-hop culture. MC Lyte will present "Redefining Hip Hop Culture with ...

MC Lyte is back on the mic — and she's doing it 1 for 1. Lyte — long considered to be one of the pioneer female rappers in hip-hop — was so inspired by the hype surrounding the 50th year of the genre ...

NEW YORK — In the testosterone-fueled rap world, women have always had a role on stage — usually as the side-chick, the video vixen or the oversexed diva boasting of myriad ways to pleasure a man. MC ...

Today’s rap landscape wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneering role of women MCs. In an era when the field was predominantly male in the ’70s and ’80s, these fearless wordsmiths, including ...

Old school and new school? Hip-hop legend MC Lyte begs to differ. Lyte, who performs Saturday, Oct. 19 in the Dodge Poetry Festival's Social Justice Through Spoken Word show at the New Jersey ...

It’s been nearly a decade since MC Lyte released new music, but the rapper is back and better than ever. Suggested Reading Atlanta Nightlife Insiders Respond to 21 Savage’s Claim That the City’s Club ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the testosterone-fueled rap world, women always have had a role on stage -- usually as the side-chick, the video vixen or the oversexed diva boasting of myriad ways to pleasure a ...