Thirty years ago this month, MC Lyte released her debut album, Lyte As A Rock. The MC born Lana Moorer was just 17 years old when she linked with Audio Two and First Priority Music to drop one of the earliest full-length offerings by a solo female Rap artist. The album endured. With singles such as “Paper Thin” and “10% Dis,” Lyte represented one of the hardest aesthetics of the day, not just for a female artist. Lyte became the first solo female MC to be nominated for a Grammy Award. She is also the first Rap artist to perform at Carnegie Hall and the first female MC to rock at the White House.

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