MC Lyte Quotes, born Lana Michelle Moorer on October 11, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, is an American rapper, DJ, actress, and entrepreneur who broke barriers as one of hip-hop’s pioneering female MCs. She was the first solo female rapper to release a full album, Lyte as a Rock (1988), and earned the first Grammy nomination for a solo female rapper with “Ruffneck” (1993).
With a career spanning over three decades, she’s released eight studio albums, starred in films like Girls Trip (2017), and founded the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation to empower youth. Known for her sharp lyricism and advocacy, she became the first African American female president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Recording Academy in 2021.
These 15 quotes—sourced from her songs, interviews, and posts on X—reflect her insights on life, music, empowerment, and resilience, capturing her trailblazing spirit and wisdom.
15 MC Lyte Quotes
- “When I get involved, I give it my heart, I mean my mind, my soul, my body: I mean every part.” (Interview, Inspiring Quotes, 2016)
- “If you love someone, you should say it often, you never know when they’ll be layin’ in a coffin.” (Song, “Poor Georgie,” Act Like You Know, 1991)
- “With age, seeing may become difficult; however, with wisdom comes vision that doesn’t require the use of your eyes.” (Post on X, @mclyte, 2021-12-21)
- “I’m older, wiser, more mature, and can deliver the rhymes in a different way. Because I guess I have a more holistic viewpoint and approach.” (Blogarama Interview, 2016)
- “Hip Hop Sisters is going strong. Our signature initiative is #EducateOurMen, whereby we have the pleasure, the enjoyment, as well as having received the blessings from above to send young men to further their education.” (Blogarama Interview, 2016)
- “What is happening right now? That in itself, is an exercise. Because you can get caught up in yesterday and tomorrow and missing their moment that they’re actually in.” (Blogarama Interview, 2016)
- “Most of all, what I’ve learned is I need to share what it is that I know.” (Blogarama Interview, 2016)
- “When you say you love me, it doesn’t matter, it goes into my head as just chit-chatter.” (Song, “Paper Thin,” Lyte as a Rock, 1988)
- “I just like to be in the now. And kind of reporting on what it is that I see, feel and that’s really reflective of the times that I’m in.” (Blogarama Interview, 2016)
- “Some type of grief you must experience in order to appreciate happiness.” (Song, “Search 4 The Lyte,” Act Like You Know, 1991)
- “For me, just learning that just because there’s not a whole lot of female MCs on the front lines being supported by major record labels doesn’t mean they don’t exist.” (Blogarama Interview, 2016)
- “I am the Lyte, and it is time for me to go, you wanna beef, save that shit for the toilet bowl.” (Song, “I Am the Lyte,” Eyes on This, 1989)
- “It’s hard to make it one piece of advice. For me, what’s most important is you kind of choose your point of view.” (Bellephill Interview, 2016)
- “Despite what they say, if they’re not praying for you, they ain’t down for you.” (Post on X, @mclyte, 2021-04-28)
- “I’d say if you can, seize the opportunity, to go to a college or university and strengthen what it is that you have.” (Picture Quotes, n.d.)
MC Lyte’s quotes are a powerful mix of lyrical prowess, wisdom, and empowerment, inspiring fans to stay true to themselves and uplift others. Which one’s got you motivated? Drop it in the comments and keep her hip-hop legacy vibin’!
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