MC Lyte
MC Lyte | |
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 MC Lyte di Penghargaan Hip Hop BET, Atlanta, 14 Oktober 2007 | |
| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Lahir | 11 Oktober 1971 |
| Asal | Brooklyn,New York |
| Genre | hip-hop,rhythm and blues,rap |
| Tahun aktif | 1984-sekarang |
| Artis terkait | Audio Two Almost September |
MC Lyte(lahir 11 Oktober 1971)[1]adalah penyanyirapwanitaAmerika Serikat.Kedua orang kakak kandungnya, Milk Dee dan Gizmo menjadi duo penyanyi hip-hopAudio Two.Ia adalah anggota kehormatan sororitasSigma Gamma Rho.
Karier
[sunting|sunting sumber]"MC Lyte" Moorer mulai menjadi artis rap sejak berusia 12 tahun,[1]dan menjadi artis rekaman sejak tahun 1986. Kedua orang kakaknya menjadi produser singel pertama, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)". Setelah itu, ia dikontrak oleh First Priority Music. Album perdana,Lyte As a Rockyang dirilis tahun 1988 berisi singel "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)" dan "10% Dis".
Album kedua,Eyes on Thisdirilis tahun 1989, dan menghasilkan lagu hit pertama, "Cha Cha Cha" dan "Cappuccino". Video musiknya disutradarai Ric Menello yang juga menyutradarai video musik "Fight for Your RightdariThe Beastie Boys.Album tahun 1991,Act Like You Knowmenghasilkan lagu hit "Poor Georgie", "When in Love", dan "Eyes are the Soul". Lagu "Ruffneck" dari albumAin't No Other(1993) menghasilkan nominasiPenghargaan Grammyuntuk Singel Rap Terbaik sekaligus singel emas pertama bagi artis rap wanita.[1]
AlbumBad As I Wanna Bdirilis di bawah label Elektra/Asylum pada tahun 1996. MC Lyte berduet denganMissy Elliottdalam lagu "Cold Rock a Party", yang menjadi lagu nomor satu di tangga lagu musik rap, dan masuk ke urutan ke-11 tangga lagu pop. Mc Lyte ikut mengisi musik filmSunset Parkdengan lagu "Keep On, Keepin' On". Album kompilasiThe Very Best of MC Lytedirilis tahun 2001 oleh labelRhino Entertainment.
Pada tahun 2003, MC Lyte kembali dengan album indie di bawah label milik sendiri, SGI/CMM yang didirikannya bersama manajer Fred Crawford. Album yang diberi namaDa Underground Heat Vol. 1 hosted by Jamie Foxxini menghasilkan nominasi Grammy dan Penghargaan BET.
Diskografi
[sunting|sunting sumber]Album
[sunting|sunting sumber]- 1988Lyte as a Rock
- 1989Eyes on This
- 1991Act Like You Know
- 1993Ain't No Other
- 1996Bad As I Wanna B
- 1998Seven & Seven
- 1998Badder Than B-Fore
- 2001The Very Best of MC Lyte
- 2003Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1
- 2003The Shit I Never Dropped
- 2005Rhyme Masters
- 2006Wonder Years
Singel
[sunting|sunting sumber]| Tahun | Judul | Posisi tangga lagu | Album | |||
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| Billboard Hot 100
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US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | Britania Raya | |||
| 1988 | "I Cram To Understand You (Sam)" | – | – | – | – | Lyte As A Rock |
| "10% Dis" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Paper Thin" | – | 35 | 1 | – | ||
| 1989 | "Cha Cha Cha" | – | – | 1 | - | Eyes on This |
| "Cappuccino" | – | – | 8 | – | ||
| "Stop Look Listen" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "I'm Not Havin' It" | – | – | 16 | – | The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor | |
| 1991 | "When in Love" | – | 14 | 3 | – | Act Like You Know |
| "All That" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Poor Georgie" | 83 | 11 | 1 | – | ||
| 1992 | "Eyes Are the Soul" | – | 84 | – | – | |
| "Ice Cream Dream" | – | – | 11 | – | Mo' MoneySoundtrack/Ain't No Other | |
| 1993 | "Ruffneck" | 35 | 10 | 1 | 67 | Ain't No Other |
| "I Go On" | – | 68 | 27 | – | ||
| 1994 | "Freedom" | 18 | 10 | – | – | Panther,musik film |
| 1996 | "Keep On, Keepin' On" (bersamaXscape) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | Sunset Park,musik film |
| 1997 | "Cold Rock a Party"(bersama Missy Elliott and Puff Daddy) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Bad as I Wanna B |
| "Druglord Superstar" | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Everyday" | - | 44 | – | – | ||
| 1998 | "I Can't Make A Mistake" | – | – | – | 46 | Seven & Seven |
| "It's All Yours" (bersama Gina Thompson) | – | – | – | 36 | ||
| 2003 | "Ride Wit Me" | – | – | – | 36 | Da Underground Heat Vol. 1 CD |
Singel kolaborasi
[sunting|sunting sumber]| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100
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US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | Britania Raya | |||
| 1988 | "I Want Your (Hands On Me)" (Sinéad O'Connorbersama MC Lyte) | – | – | – | 77 | The Lion & the Cobra |
| 1994 | "You Want This"(Janet Jacksonbersama MC Lyte) | 8 | 9 | – | 14 | janet. |
| "I Wanna Be Down(Remix) "(Brandybersama MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, YoYo) | 6 | 1 | – | 36 | Brandy | |
| 1996 | "Can't Hang" (Xscape bersama MC Lyte) | 56 | 16 | – | - | Off the Hook |
| 1997 | "Come On" (Billy Lawrencebersama MC Lyte) | 41 | 19 | – | – | Billy Lawrence |
| "Curious" (LSGbersamaLL Cool J,Busta Rhymes,dan MC Lyte) | 28 | – | – | - | LSG | |
| 1999 | "Who Am I" (Will SmithbersamaTatyana Aliand MC Lyte) | – | – | – | – | Willenium |
| 2000 | "A Film Called (Pimp)" (Commonbersama MC Lyte dan Bilal) | – | – | - | - | Like Water for Chocolate |
| "Jammin'" (Bob Marleybersama MC Lyte) | – | – | – | 42 | Shit I Never Dropped | |
| 2003 | "Fighting Temptation"(MC Lyte,BeyoncéMissy Elliott&Free) | - | 116 | - | – | The Fighting Temptations,musik film |
| "Jam for the Ladies"(denganMobydanAngie Stone) | – | – | – | – | 18 | |
| 2004 | "Girlfriend's Story" (Gemma Foxbersama MC Lyte) | – | – | – | 38 | Girlfriend's Story |
Referensi
[sunting|sunting sumber]- ^abcPrato, Greg."Biography".Allmusic.All Media Guide.Diakses tanggal5 Mei2008.
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