MC Lyte was the first solo rapper to release her own, full-length album, Lyte As A Rock. MC Lyte’s debut album “Lyte as a Rock” was released on September 13, 1988 by First Priority Music/Atlantic Record. The album was produced by Alliance, Audio Two, King of Chill and Prince Paul. Lyte as a Rock peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
MC Lyte’s Lyte as a Rock tracklist
- “Lyte vs. Vanna Whyte”
- “Lyte as a Rock”
- “I am Woman”
- “Mc Lyte Likes Swingin'”
- “10% Dis”
- “Paper Thin”
- “Lyte thee MC”
- “I Cram to Understand U (Sam)”
- “Kickin’ 4 Brooklyn”
- “Don’t Cry, Big Girls”
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