Lyte as a Rock

by MC Lyte

Lyte as a Rock cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 September 1988
  • Label: First Priority
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:29
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Making history as the first full-length album released by a solo female rapper, this Brooklyn native's debut is a cornerstone of the genre's golden age. Her incredibly commanding vocal tone, sharp storytelling, and ferocious battle-rap cadence shattered gender barriers in hip-hop.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, sampling, rap, old-school, classic, diss, hard

Tracklist

  1. Lyte Vs. Vanna Whyte (2:47)
  2. Lyte As A Rock (4:17)
  3. I Am Woman (2:45)
  4. MC Lyte Likes Swingin' (3:17)
  5. 10% Dis (5:00)
  6. Paper Thin (5:14)
  7. Lyte Thee MC (4:13)
  8. I Cram To Understand U (4:39)
  9. Kickin' 4 Brooklyn (2:20)
  10. Don't Cry Big Girls (3:57)

Credits

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