A triumphant Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon and city officials basked in Monday’s announcement that the CIAA will remain in Charlotte for six years and move…

Hip-Hop pioneer MC Lyte understands the responsibility of being a legend. She kicked open the door for women in Hip-Hop when the genre was still…

Kendrick Lamar’s cypher may have stole the show last night, but the women at the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards had something to say, too, and…

Hip Hop Sisters was created by legendary femcee, MC Lyte to redefine the essence of women through Hip-Hop, unity and empowerment. MC Lyte: “The single…

Iconic female rapper MC Lyte revealed during last month’s Hip Hop Sisters Legend Series held at the Los Angeles Film School during an “Entertainment 101” panel how she really felt about an incident she regrets involving friend and fellow Hip Hop icon Queen Latifah. Lyte says she was originally supposed to appear on Latifah’s now […]

On Friday (12/21), rap icon MC Lyte hosted the Female Legends of Hip Hop Interactive Panel Discussion at The LA Film School in Hollywood, CA. …

She’s been gone for awhile, but it looks like R&B singer/songwriter Tweet is officially back in action.  Tweet has just been signed with legendary Hip Hop artist MC Lyte’s new label DuBose Music Group. The “Oops! (Oh My)” singer also confirmed that she’s ready to release her forthcoming album “Simply Tweet.” No official date has […]

Skillz presents: Hip-Hop Confessions ep. 9 — Ladies First from Visually Inklined on Vimeo. In his next episode of “True Hip-Hop Confessions” Skillz gets MC Lyte and Salt & Pepa to spill their guts on some back-in-the-day hip-hop trivia. MC Lyte confesses that the Porsche she sported on her album over was not hers, and […]

2011 is shaping up to be a big year for black music on the festival circuit in the United States.  The lineup for the 17th annual Essence Music Festival was announced and features such heavyweights as Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott amongst others.

On the extended version of his 1988 single “I Wish U Heaven,” Prince sang “Take this beat / I don’t mind / Got plenty others / and they’re so fine!”