MC Lyte Confirms New Album Coming In August after Nearly A Decade

The forthcoming album will serve as the follow-up to 2015’s Legend and the Brooklyn native’s ninth studio album overall.

The Brooklyn native began her career in 1988 with the release of Lyte as a Rock, which included production from Audio Two, Prince Paul, King of Chill and Alliance. The project—the first full-length from a female MC—debuted at No. 63 on the Top Black Albums chart and peaked at No. 50, spending more than 16 weeks on the chart. Singles included “I Cram to Understand U,” “10% Dis,” “Paper Thin” and the title track. Her second album,  Eyes On This, made history in 1989, when it became the first by a female solo rapper to appear on the Billboard 200.

Since then, MC Lyte’s career has blossomed into her own enterprise. She’s not only an artist but also an actress, businesses woman, DJ, speaker and philanthropist. In a recent interview with AllHipHop, she talked about how Nas and LL COOL J challenged her to make new music, including “Woman.”