MC Lyte

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Rapper • Actress

Birth Date: October 11, 1971

Age: 53 years old

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

MC Lyte has appeared in a number of television specials, including "Growing Up in the Age of AIDS: An ABC News Town Meeting For the Family -- With Peter Jennings" (ABC, 1991-92) and "NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam" (BET, 1991-92). She also appeared in various films, such as the dramatic musical "Fly By Night" (1994) with Jeffrey D Sams. Lyte also contributed music to "In Living Color" (Fox, 1989-1994) and "Woo" (1998) starring Jada Pinkett Smith.

In the early 2000s, Lyte's music mostly appeared in films like the comedic adventure "Blue Crush" (2002) with Kate Bosworth, "Deliver Us From Eva" (2003) and the musical comedy "The Fighting Temptations" (2003) with Cuba Gooding Jr.. In the early 2000s and the 2010s, Lyte lent her talents to projects like "Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama" (VH1, 2004-05), "Regular Show" (Cartoon Network, 2010-17) and "Limitless" with Bradley Cooper (2011). Her credits also expanded to "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap" (2012) starring Ice-T and "21 and Over" (2013). Most recently, Lyte appeared on "BET Hip Hop Awards 2014" (BET, 2014-15).

Credits

HBCU Honors

Music Performer
Show
2024

One Night StayStream

Actor
Jazmine
Movie
2024

A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop

Music Performer
Special
2023

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-HopStream

Executive Producer
Docuseries
2023

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-HopStream

Self
Docuseries
2023

Hip-Hop at 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections -- A Soul of a Nation Presentation

Self
Show
2023

Sherri

Guest
Talk
2022

Hip Hop Family Christmas WeddingStream

Actor
Tina Nixon
Movie
2022

Bury Me

Actor
Diane
Movie
2022

Partners in RhymeStream

Actor
Lana Crawford
Series
2021

Partners in RhymeStream

Executive Producer
Series
2021

The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game -- An ABC News Special

Self
Show
2021

Nick Cannon

Music Performer
Talk
2021

I, Challenger

Actor
Diane
Movie
2021

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

Angie: Lost Girls

Actor
Pastor Kim
Movie
2020

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Actor
Show
2019

Tamron HallStream

Guest
Talk
2019

Loved to Death

Actor
Tiffany
Movie
2019

GMA Day

Music Performer
News
2018

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.Stream

Guest Star
Docudrama
2018

The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

Music Performer
Show
2017

S.W.A.T.Stream

Guest Star
DEA Special Agent Katrina "K.C." Walsh
Series
2017

Sister Circle

Guest
Talk
2017

Tales

Actor
Show
2017

Patti Cake$

Actor
DJ French Tips
Movie
2017

Queen of the SouthStream

Guest Star
Series
2016

Dumb It Down

Actor
Show
2016

Hustlers Convention

Actor
Movie
2015

Hot 50 Countdown

Host
Show
2014

The Message

Actor
Show
2014

The Queen Latifah Show

Guest
Talk
2013

The Arsenio Hall Show

Music Performer
Show
2013

The Real

Guest
Talk
2013

The Real

Host
Talk
2013

The Real

Music Performer
Talk
2013

The Dempsey SistersStream

Actor
Taylor Powell
Movie
2013

Steve Harvey

Guest
Talk
2012

My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip Hop

Actor
Movie
2010

The Wanda Sykes Show

Guest
Talk
2009

The Wendy Williams Show

Guest
Talk
2008

Morning Cup

Actor
Show
2007

Wild 'N OutStream

Guest
Game Show
2005

MC Lyte: I Can't Make A Mistake

Music Performer
Show
2005

Beyoncé Feat. Missy Elliott, MC Lyte & Free: Fighting Temptation

Music Performer
Show
2004

Platinum

Guest Star
Series
2003

Playas Ball

Actor
Laquinta
Movie
2003

Half & HalfStream

Guest Star
Series
2002

My Wife and KidsStream

Guest Star
Series
2001

The District

Guest Star
Series
2000

Train Ride

Actor
Movie
2000

A Luv Tale

Actor
Aklia
Movie
1999

For Your Love

Guest Star
Show
1998

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Actor
Sista Tu Lumumba
Movie
1997

In the HouseStream

Guest Star
Series
1995

MC Lyte: Ruffneck

Music Performer
Show
1993

Fly by Night

Actor
Akusa
Movie
1993