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MC Lyte
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 11, 1971 (54 years)
MC Lyte aka Lana Moorer (born October 11, 1970) is an American DJ, actress, model, Grammy-nominated rapper and entrepeneur. She released her first single, "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)," at age 17 in 1988, whose lyrics address the effects of drug abuse on relationships. Lyte's debut album, Lyte as a Rock, was released in September of that year, including the rap classic "Paper Thin," the battle track "10% Dis," the title cut, and the aforementioned "I Cram to Understand U," an early crack era narrative. Lyte as a Rock is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most relevant rap albums ever. The successive full length releases Eyes on This (including the hit single "Cha Cha Cha"), Act Like You Know, and Ain't No Other (featuring the single "Ruffneck," which earned Lyte the first female rapper gold certification as a solo artist) followed in later years. In all, MC Lyte has released eight albums. She has acted in over a dozen films, including Girls Trip and Sylvie's Love, as well as on television. Lyte also does voiceovers, is a motivational speaker, and has written a book, Unstoppable: Igniting the Power Within to Achieve Your Greatest Potential.
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MC Lyte Filmography
| 2025 | BET Awards 2025 · as Announcer |
| 2025 | The 67th Annual Grammy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2024 | BET Awards 2024 · as Announcer |
| 2024 | The 66th Annual Grammy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2024 | One Night Stay · as Jazmine |
| 2023 | Favorite Son Christmas · as Sister Mae |
| 2023 | Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (TV Series) |
| 2023 | The 65th Annual Grammy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2023 | Angel (2023) (TV Series) · as Detective Monroe |
| 2022 | Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding · as Tina Nixon |
| 2022 | The 64th Annual Grammy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2022 | I, Challenger · as Diane |
| 2021 | Hip Hop Family Christmas · as Tina Nixon |
| 2021 | Partners in Rhyme (TV Series) · as Lana Crawford |
| 2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2021 | 52nd NAACP Image Awards · as Announcer |
| 2021 | The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2020 | Sylvie's Love · as Mikki |
| 2020 | Lost Girls: Angie's Story · as Pastor Kim |
| 2020 | Bad Hair · as Coral |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Announcer |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Announcer |
| 2019 | Loved to Death · as Tiffany |
| 2019 | New York Undercover · as Cast |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Dea Special Agent Katrina Walsh |
| 2017 | Patti Cake$ · as Dj French Tips |
| 2017 | Tales (TV Series) · as Makena Daniels |
| 2016 | Queen of the South (TV Series) · as The Professor |
| 2014 | Power (TV Series) · as Jelani Otombre |
| 2013 | The Dempsey Sisters · as Taylor Powell |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Regular Show (TV Series) · as Demel-Ishun (voice) |
| 2007 | Playas Ball · as Laquinta |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Platinum (TV Series) · as Camille Fareal |
| 2002 | Civil Brand · as Sgt. Cervantes |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Kai Owens |
| 2000 | The District (TV Series) · as Karla |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Nikki |
| 2000 | Train Ride · as Katrina Daniels |
| 1999 | Get Real (TV Series) · as Beth Hunter |
| 1999 | A Luv Tale · as Aklia |
| 1998 | For Your Love (TV Series) · as Lana |
| 1997 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn · as Sister Ii Lumumba |
| 1995 | In the House (TV Series) · as Lulu |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Female Rapper |
| 1992 | Fly by Night · as Akusa |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self - Rapper |
| 2024 | Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Performer |
| 2023 | A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop · as Self |
| 2023 | Laura Coates Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | BET Awards 2023 · as Self - Performer & Announcer |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Black Pop (TV Series) · as Self - Philanthropist |
| 2023 | Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | BET Awards 2022 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2022 | Janet Jackson. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Nick Cannon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2021 | BET Awards 2021 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | 51st NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Untold Stories of Hip Hop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2019 | 50th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 2019 | 27th Annual Trumpet Awards · as Self - Honoree: Trailblazer Award |
| 2018 | 2018 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | Soul Train Awards: Red Carpet Special · as Self |
| 2018 | BET Awards 2018 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2018 | Red Table Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Girls Trip · as Mc Lyte |
| 2017 | Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Hip-Hop Evolution (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens · as Self |
| 2016 | 24th Annual Trumpet Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | 2015 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | BET Awards 2015 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2015 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Hustlers Convention · as Self |
| 2014 | 2014 Soul Train Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 2014 | Sisterhood of Hip Hop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | BET Awards 2014 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2013 | American Music Awards 2013 · as Self |
| 2013 | 2013 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Muscial Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Host |
| 2013 | BET Awards 2013 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2012 | 2012 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2012 | Hip Hop Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Dj |
| 2012 | Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | BET Awards 2011 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2009 | Lopez Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | BET Awards 2009 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2009 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2008 | BET Awards '08 · as Self - Announcer |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Hip Hop Life · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Ali Rap · as Self |
| 2006 | 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2006 | BET Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2006 | The Drug Years (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Live 8 · as Self |
| 2005 | Letter to the President · as Self - Recording Artist |
| 2005 | The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up · as Self |
| 2005 | There's a God on the Mic · as Self |
| 2004 | My Coolest Years (TV Series) · as Self - 'b-Boys & B-Girls' |
| 2004 | Hip-Hop Honors · as Self - Host |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos · as Self (segment "you Want This") |
| 2004 | 4th Annual BET Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | I Love the 80s Strikes Back (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | Def Poetry (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The It Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | 2nd Annual BET Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | BET Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | The Lyricist Lounge Show (TV Series) · as Self (2000) |
| 2000 | 2nd Annual Celebration of Black Music · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | Sesame Street: Let's Make Music! · as Self |
| 2000 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) · as Mc Lyte |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1998 | Cousin Skeeter (TV Series) · as Mc Lyte |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | 2nd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Moesha (TV Series) · as Mc Lyte |
| 1996 | Interaktiv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | All That (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1991 | Human Education Against Lies · as Self |
| 1990 | In Living Color (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Overcoming Self-Destruction · as Self |
| 1989 | Foster & McElroy: Dr Soul · as Self |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Star Search (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Announcer (voice) |
| 2023 | Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Partners in Rhyme (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D · as Co-Producer |
| 2021 | Partners in Rhyme (TV Series) · as Written By |