✅ MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer in Brooklyn, New York, is widely recognized as one of the first solo female rappers to release a full-length hip-hop album, Lyte as a Rock (1988). ✅ She was the first female MC ever nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance with her 1993 single “Ruffneck.” ✅ MC Lyte broke barriers in hip-hop media, becoming one of the first female rappers to have her videos played heavily on MTV and BET in the late ’80s and early ’90s. ✅ Beyond music, she’s a