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 ...

On this date in 1989, Brooklyn rapper Lana Moorer aka MC Lyte dropped her second full-length studio LP Eyes On This. Released on her family’s First Priority imprint through the parent company ...

MC Lyte wrote her first single at 12 and later ... The song was released under her second studio album “Eyes On This” (1989) ...

Her sophomore album, Eyes on This (1989), continued to showcase her lyrical prowess with hits like “Cha Cha Cha” and “Cappucino.” Throughout the 1990s, MC Lyte continued to push boundaries ...

MC Lyte, one of hip-hop’s pioneer emcees, tells CNN she’s “elated” with how far hip-hop has come since its inception back in 1973. “Look where we are. I am just so elated, excited ...

MC Lyte’s impact didn’t stop with her initial success. She continued to release critically acclaimed albums such as “Eyes on This” (1989) and “Act Like You Know” (1991). In 1993, ...

The journey, however, requires a fortitude usually reserved for a leader and vanguard—two traits applicable to MC Lyte. For the Brooklyn native, tenacity came with the territory, helping to ...