MC Lyte

On 2005's "Old School Rules" by Danger Doom, Talib Kweli raps that, "I might be buggin but it seem to me/That cartoons be realer than reality TV." While we could easily enumerate a number of reasons why Kweli's lyric is a bold hyperbole to make - namely because they're cartoons - it definitely speaks to hip-hop's longstanding history with the animated arts. Whe...

Nicki Minaj recently said that Foxy Brown was the most influential female rapper of all time, but will fans agree?....

The Art of Rap features commentary from the likes of Arika Bambaataa, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, MC Lyte, Nas, Eminem and more...

A host of legends, including Rakim, EPMD, MC Lyte, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane and Da Brat, will headline a Heavy D Tribute concert in Chicago on Saturday night (Feb. 18)...

Atlanta native Gloss Da Boss is just 21-years-old but ready to be the next femcee to break into the game...

After gaining some recognition with an impressive performance in the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher, Nitty Scott, MC is getting ready to drop her Doobies x Popsicle Sticks...

The famed Run-D.M.C.co-founder's story will air on Ovation TV...

In honor of the late, great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his cries for peace and unity, XXL takes a look at two of the greatest examples of hip-hop unity...

Lyte speaks how she coped growing up fatherless as a young'n...

Why don't old school rappers get the same respect as classic rockers? Lyte breaks it down...

Lyte speaks on fans' power to steer the course of the music industry...

Lyte speaks on the absence of femcees in the game...