Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. In our exclusive interview last month, while enjoying breakfast ...

After a nationwide casting call at this year’s American Black Film Festival, MC Lyte has found a co-lead for the upcoming sitcom Partners In Rhyme. Actress Precious Way will star alongside the rap ...

The First Ladies of Rap and Hip Hop culture are all forward-thinking pioneers whose legacies, both individual and collective, are undeniable. While these women don’t technically require a proper ...

MC Lyte just landed her own sitcom on prime-time T.V. called “Partners In Rhyme” in a new deal with streaming service ALLBLK! Fans will certainly cram to understand how Hollywood has taken so long to ...

For nearly four decades, rapper Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer has been instrumental in using her voice to help women claim and cement their place in hip-hop and show business. The veteran performer is ...

MC Lyte advises female rappers to not do exactly what she did when she was starting out. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Trailblazing female rapper MC Lyte has some sage advice: “I would never ...

MC Lyte recently performed with a nostalgic lineup at the Cincinnati Music Festival, proving once again that black don’t crack. Lyte (born Lana Michelle Moorer) looks and sounds like what happens when ...

If aliens landed on earth on a quest to study hip-hop, they would probably believe there are only three female MCs: Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Remy Ma (depending on which week they landed). If they ...

The legendary emcee talks about valuing people who contributed to the culture. DJ Akademiks’s comments about some of the pioneers of Hip Hop rubbed many fans of the culture the wrong way. MC Lyte is ...

Hip-hop legend Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer is now married. Born Lana Michelle Moorer, the Brooklyn-born and bred emcee icon and pioneer, tied the knot with John Wyche, a former Marine and entrepreneur, on ...