- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1971
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
MC Lyte
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 release…
Filmography
movieOne Night Stay
2024 · Jazmine
movieFavorite Son Christmas
2023 · Sister Mae
movieA GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Self
movieThe Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023 · Self
tvLadies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
2023
movieHip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2023 · Self
movieHip Hop Family Christmas Wedding
2022 · Tina Nixon
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
tvJANET JACKSON.
2022 · Self
movieI, Challenger
2022 · Diane
Bury Me
movieBury Me
2022 · Diane
movieHip Hop Family Christmas
2021 · Tina Nixon
tvPartners in Rhyme
2021 · Lana Crawford
movieThe Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021 · Self
movieBad Hair
2021 · Coral
movieAngie: Lost Girls
2020 · Pastor Kim
movieSylvie's Love
2020 · Mikki
tvHip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 · Self
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
movieLoved To Death
2019 · Tiffany
tvS.W.A.T.
2017 · DEA Special Agent Katrina Walsh
movieGirls Trip
2017 · MC Lyte
tvTales
2017 · Makena Daniels
movieVH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
tvQueen of the South
2016 · the professor
movieA Tale of James Brown
2016 · Self
movieHustlers Convention
2015 · Self
movieThe Dempsey Sisters
2013 · Taylor Powell
tvRegular Show
2010 · Demel-Ishun (voice)
movieMy Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · Self
moviePlayas Ball
2007 · Laquinta
Love Lounge
tvLove Lounge
2005
movieTrain Ride
2005 · Katrina Daniels
tvBlack in the 80s
2005
tvHip Hop Honors
2004
tvAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Self
movieFemale American Rap Stars
2004
movieAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Self
tvPlatinum
2003 · Camille FaReal
tvHalf & Half
2002 · Kai Owens
movieCivil Brand
2002 · Sgt. Cervantes
tvBET Awards
2001 · Self - Performer
tvStrong Medicine
2000 · Nikki
tvGet Real
1999 · Beth Hunter
movieA Luv Tale
1999 · Aklia
tvFor Your Love
1998 · Lana
movieAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Sister II Lumumba
tvMoesha
1996 · MC Lyte
movieJanet Jackson: janet.
1994
tvNew York Undercover
1994 · Female Rapper
movieFly By Night
1992 · Akusa
tvMTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
tvYo! MTV Raps
1988 · Self
tvSoul Train
1971 · Self
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self - Announcer (voice)