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When did MC Lyte's first album release?

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MC Lyte's first album Lyte as a Rock released on September 13, 1988.


Hip-hop is often perceived as music’s boys club. However, as MC Lyte’s career would attest, the microphone is an equal opportunity employer. One of the best female MCs to rock the mic, Lana Michelle Moorer was raised in Brooklyn and began rapping at the age of 12.

When she was only 18, she released her classic album Lyte as a Rock. She held her... Read More
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