Hip-Hop/R&B
MC Lyte
About This Event
MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer, is a New York–rooted rapper and songwriter whose late-1980s work helped define East Coast hip-hop, including the 1988 album Lyte as a Rock and early singles such as "10% Dis" and "Paper Thin." She brings a direct, lyrically precise onstage approach—shaped also by work in acting and on-mic announcing—to a live set at Brooklyn Bowl.
About the Artist
MC Lyte
old school hip hopeast coast hip hop
MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer, is a New York–rooted rapper and songwriter whose work helped define late-1980s East Coast hip-hop. She broke a barrier with *Lyte as a Rock* in 1988, among the first full-length solo statements by a woman in rap, and early singles like “10% Dis” and “Paper Thin.