MC Lyte

A legend in music and entertainment. MC Lyte is a pioneering artist and a formidable actress in television and film. MC LYTE is an iconic trailblazing Rapper and D.J. Her groundbreaking music career spans 30 years. This Hip Hop LEGEND was the first female rapper ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award and has received honors and acknowledgments from organizations such as the B.E.T.'s I AM HIP HOP award, A.D.C.O.L.O.R., B.E.T.H.E.R., National Urban League, Black Music Collective, and more. She recently received the Pioneers of Hip-Hop Honor from the Recording Industry Association of America (R.I.A.A.), BET HER Hip Hop Legend Award, the Living Legend Award from AARP, and the 2023 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Culture Icon Phoenix Award presented by President Joe Biden and Vice President, Kamala Harris.

Lyte is the first rap artist to perform at Carnegie Hall and the first female artist to earn a gold single. A true leader in the music industry, MC LYTE has also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors and the White House for President Barack Obama. MC LYTE serves on the Kennedy Center's Hip Hop Culture Council and, in partnership with the Center, produces an annual event, "I AM WOMAN," to celebrate women in Hip Hop.