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'Joining us for a special Audacy Check In is Hip-Hop icon <strong>MC Lyte</strong> chatting with host <strong>DJ Scratch</strong> from 94.7 The Block in NYC about her brand new 2024 album <em>1 of 1</em>, inspiration, and a whole lot more.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clzmxs7wt003e3b7k40g35ywb@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>LISTEN NOW:</strong> Audacy Check In with MC Lyte', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clzr19xj1000o3b7knhb8ykn2@published'}, {'data': {'clipSrc': 'https://omny.fm/shows/audacy-check-in/mc-lyte-audacy-check-in-8-12-24', 'clipURL': 'https://omny.fm/shows/audacy-check-in/mc-lyte-audacy-check-in-8-12-24', 'embedSize': 'wide-simple', 'componentVariation': 'omny'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/omny/instances/clzr1a55b000v3b7kbng9ek8l@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'We’re celebrating a Queen from the county of Kings today as GRAMMY-nominated Hip-Hop legend <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/mc-lyte">MC Lyte</a>\xa0is set to return almost a decade since the release of her previous album with 2024’s\xa0<em>1 of 1</em>, which includes her new single\xa0<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vup4QcxEKWk">“King King”</a>\xa0featuring\xa0<strong>Queen Latifah</strong>,\xa0<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SOpCV3TxD8">"Woman"</a>\xa0with\xa0<strong>Salt</strong>,\xa0<strong>Big Daddy Kane</strong>, and\xa0<strong>Raheem DeVaughn</strong>, and more.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clzr39oja001j3b7kjhgzmdw3@published'}, {'data': {'text': "MC Lyte's forthcoming <em>1 of 1</em> will mark the rapper and actor's first full-length since her collab-filled 2015 release <em>Legend</em>, and promises to be a deeply personal journey. "What I'm saying is real. And it's important," Lyte told GRAMMY.com about the new offering, also featuring collaborations with <strong>Stevie Wonder</strong>, <strong>KRS-ONE</strong>, and more. "It's just real talk, and I think we haven't had that for some time."", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clzr39oja001k3b7km16be8pb@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Diving into how Hip-Hop first became a part of her life, MC Lyte tells us, “My first exposure was in Spanish Harlem where my grandma, my nana lived, and all of my cousins who were maybe 5-6 years older than me, they were all listening to cassettes. I remember hearing the <strong>Funky Four Plus One</strong>, the <strong>Treacherous Three, </strong>and of course, I think <strong>Curtis Blow</strong> was doing some things at that time. It was a big deal because one of my cousins knew his brother, <strong>Kim</strong>. It's like, ‘Oh my cousin knows Curtis Blow's brother!’ You know, it was a big deal... that was my introduction. Also, of course, I want to highlight <strong>Sha-Rock</strong> being the first female MC that I heard.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clzr39oja001l3b7kfizt96cx@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Though she recalls listening to the likes of Reggae legends <strong>Yellow Man</strong> and <strong>Shaba Ranks</strong> growing up in Brooklyn, “When Hip-Hop finally landed,” she says, “I remember being at a block party and listening to <strong>Sucker M.C.\'s</strong> -- but wait, before that it was <strong>The Sequence</strong> and <strong>[The Sugarhill Gang’s] </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcCK99wHrk0">‘Rapper\'s Delight.’</a>”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clzr39oja001m3b7kotwcfims@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://www.instagram.com/p/C-ik5spJxNa/?hl=en', 'html': '<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-ik5spJxNa/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; 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MC Lyte on the inspiration that first led her to Hip-Hop, and excitement to share more of her story

'I didn't even know that the love for Hip-Hop was still embedded in me the way that it is, and it was sparked'

By Joe Cingrana Aug 12, 2024

Joining us for a special Audacy Check In is Hip-Hop icon MC Lyte chatting with host DJ Scratch from 94.7 The Block in NYC about her brand new 2024 album 1 of 1, inspiration, and a whole lot more.

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We’re celebrating a Queen from the county of Kings today as GRAMMY-nominated Hip-Hop legend MC Lyte is set to return almost a decade since the release of her previous album with 2024’s 1 of 1, which includes her new single “King King” featuring Queen Latifah, "Woman" with Salt, Big Daddy Kane, and Raheem DeVaughn, and more.

MC Lyte's forthcoming 1 of 1 will mark the rapper and actor's first full-length since her collab-filled 2015 release Legend, and promises to be a deeply personal journey. "What I'm saying is real. And it's important," Lyte told GRAMMY.com about the new offering, also featuring collaborations with Stevie Wonder, KRS-ONE, and more. "It's just real talk, and I think we haven't had that for some time."

Diving into how Hip-Hop first became a part of her life, MC Lyte tells us, “My first exposure was in Spanish Harlem where my grandma, my nana lived, and all of my cousins who were maybe 5-6 years older than me, they were all listening to cassettes. I remember hearing the Funky Four Plus One, the Treacherous Three, and of course, I think Curtis Blow was doing some things at that time. It was a big deal because one of my cousins knew his brother, Kim. It's like, ‘Oh my cousin knows Curtis Blow's brother!’ You know, it was a big deal... that was my introduction. Also, of course, I want to highlight Sha-Rock being the first female MC that I heard.”

Though she recalls listening to the likes of Reggae legends Yellow Man and Shaba Ranks growing up in Brooklyn, “When Hip-Hop finally landed,” she says, “I remember being at a block party and listening to Sucker M.C.'s -- but wait, before that it was The Sequence and [The Sugarhill Gang’s] ‘Rapper's Delight.’”

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Fast-forward to her very first whirlwind record deal, Lyte remembers being in high school when her friend and lyrical coach Eric Cole called asking if she wanted to meet with a label looking for a female emcee. “Of course, I had to ask my mom,” she says, “and literally the decision as to whether it would happen or not was all hers, because she had to allow me to get on the Staten Island ferry to go to Staten Island. And you know what, I later knew was an audition. I thought I was just gonna meet somebody -- I don't think I had ever been on an audition, much less even knew what it took to audition. I just went with my little rhyme book and once I got there, they were like, ‘Oh, this is the Tascam four-track.’ They listened to me rap, I guess they were all checking me out and then they were gonna talk about me later as to whether or not I passed the test.”

“So, I kicked out these rhymes or whatever, and Milk made up the beat for 'I Cram to Understand U' right there on the spot. I said this rhyme that I had in my book I think since I was 12, and then later on they called and said, ‘We'd like to sign you to the label.’”

MC Lyte’s first album, Lyte as a Rock, came soon after she says, with the help of producers King of Chill and Milk D, “I think Prince Paul was on that album and I think Puba was on that album as well,” she says. “It didn't take long. They had the tracks and I had a book of rhymes… I don't even know that I had to really write anything for that album. It always was pretty much my whole life up until that point, waiting to record.”

Lyte says she learned her craft as a storyteller by listening to pioneers like Slick Rick and Melle Mel. “When I heard ‘The Message’ I just was infatuated,” she says, “I think I wrote down all the words, I knew all the lyrics. He vividly painted a picture of The Bronx. I had not been there yet, so from both of them being able to really tell those stories, with so much detail -- they definitely influenced and inspired me.”

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Revealing what led her to make a return with new music in 2024 Lyte says, “I didn't even know that the love for Hip-Hop was still embedded in me the way that it is, and it was sparked. Because of that, I got into a real zone about what I wanted to say, how I wanted to say it, what I wanted to say it on, who I wanted to say it with."

"It just became laser-focused and it hadn't been that way for a while because, life, you know? I'm trying to do this and that and that and broaden in the business -- so it is easy to take your eyes off of something that means so much to you when you have all of these other things going, as well as distractions," she admits. "Once I was able to sit down and get it going, I just was really excited.”

Don't miss our full Check In with MC Lyte above and stay tuned for even more conversations with your favorite stars and artists right here on Audacy.

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