Mc lyte biography

(Lana Moorer, Lana "MC Lyte" Moorer, Lana Michele Moorer, Lisa "MC Lyte" Moorer)

PERSONAL

Full name, Lana Michele Moore; indigenous October 11, 1971, in Borough, NY; daughter of Nat Robinson.

Career:

Actress. Provided voice for Old Warships commercial, 2005.

Member:

Sigma Gamma Rho Lodge (honorary member).

Awards, Honors:

Grammy Award assignment, best rap performance—solo, 1993, convey "Ruffneck"; Soul Train Lady draw round Soul Award nomination (with Janet Jackson), music video of justness year, 1995, for "You Desire This"; MTV Music award choice (with others), best rap television, 1995, for "I Wanna Designate Down"; Soul Train Lady only remaining Soul Music Award (with Xscape), best R&B/soul or rap opus video, 1996, for "Keep Endow, Keepin' On"; Grammy Award ruling, best rap solo performance, 2003, for "Ride Wit Me"; Advancement Artist of the Year Award; two Gold records, two Amber singles and a Platinum unattached, Recording Industry Association of America.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Akusa, Fly by Night, 1992.

Sista Tu Lumumba, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (also known as Burn Hollywood Burn), Buena Vista, 1997.

Aklia, A Luv Tale, 1999.

Katrina Daniels, Train Ride, Ruff Nation Films, 2000.

Sergeant Playwright, Civil Brand, Lions Gate Motion pictures, 2002.

La Quinta, Playas Ball, Season Films, 2003.

Herself, There's a Demiurge on the Mic (documentary), Creanspeak Productions, 2005.

Herself, Letter to nobility President (documentary), Image Entertainment, 2005.

Herself, The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up (documentary), Image Entertainment, 2005.

Syrin, Da Jammies (animated short), Rhino Entertainment Touring company, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Judge, Star Search, CBS, 2004.

(As Lana "MC Lyte" Moorer) Kai Owens, Half & Half, The CW, 2004–2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Sisters in the Name glimpse Rap, 1992.

NBA All–Star Stay accumulate School Jam, Nickelodeon, Black Pastime Television, NBA Entertainment, NBC attend to TNT, 1992.

Growing Up in loftiness Age of AIDS: An ABC News Town Meeting for glory Family—With Peter Jennings, ABC, 1992.

Kids in the Crossfire: Violence utilize America, ABC, 1993.

Performer, The Ordinal Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1995.

The 42nd Annual L.A.

County Arts Commission Holiday Celebration, 2001.

The 2003 Essence Awards, Rapscallion, 2003.

Hip Hop Babylon 2, VH1, 2003.

I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003.

Presenter, The Seventeenth Annual Soul Train Music Awards, The WB, 2003.

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem, NBC, 2004.

I Wanna Thank Capsize Mama: The BET Awards*04 Job Special, Black Entertainment Television, 2004.

The 4th Annual BET Awards, Smoky Entertainment Television, 2004.

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip–Hop, VH1, 2004.

Host, VH1 Hip–Hop Honors, VH1, 2004.

My Coolest Years, VH1, 2004.

Ego Trip's Race–O–Rama, VH1, 2004.

Black in the 80s, VH1, 2005.

Live 8, 2005.

Made You Look: Relinquish 25 Moments of BET History, Black Entertainment Television, 2005.

3rd Per annum VH1 Hip–Hop Honors, VH1, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, "Yo MTV Parcel up Unplugged," Unplugged (also known chimpanzee MTV Unplugged), MTV, 1991.

In Live Color, Fox, 1992.

Late Night look into Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1993.

Herself, "You Get No Respect," New Royalty Undercover (also kwon as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995.

Herself, "Kill distinction Noise," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Prince of darkness, 1996.

Herself, "A Concerted Effort: Fabric 2," Moesha, UPN, 1996.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997.

(As Lana Michele Moorer) Lulu, "Working Overtime: Part 2," In the House, UPN, 1998.

Lana, "The Cuckoo's Nest," For Your Love, The WB, 1998.

(As Lana "MC Lyte" Moorer) Beth Hunter, "Denial," Get Real, Fox, 1999.

Lana, "Accidental Doctor," For Your Love, The WB, 2000.

Lana, "Pre–Nuptial Disagreement," For Your Love, The WB, 2000.

Lana, "The Reunion," For Your Love, The WB, 2002.

Guest, Holla, Black Entertainment Request, 2002.

(As Lana "MC Lyte" Moorer) Karla, "Russian Winter," The District, CBS, 2002.

Camille Fareal, "Loyalty," Platinum, UPN, 2003.

(As Lana Moorer) Nikki, "Prescriptions," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2003.

Herself, Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (also known as Def Poetry and Def Poetry Jam), HBO, 2004.

Herself, "The Return of Officer Shaw," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2004.

Herself, "Office Antics," Love Lounge, 2005.

Herself, "Getting It On–line," Love Lounge, 2005.

Herself, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D–List, Bravo, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Lyte as a Rock, First Priority, 1988.

Eyes on This, First Priority, 1989.

Act Like Paying attention Know, Atlantic, 1991.

Ain't No Other, First Priority, 1993.

Bad As Unrestrainable Wanna B, Elektra/Asylum, 1996.

Seven & Seven, Elektra/Asylum, 1998.

Badder Than B–Fore, East West, 1998.

The Very Unsurpassed of MC Lyte, Rhino, 2001.

Da Underground Heat, Vol.

1, Imusic, 2003.

The S*** I Never Dropped, Unda Ground Kings, 2003.

Rhyme Masters, 2005.

Music Videos:

Lyte Years, Atlantic, 1991.

Herself, Female American Rap Stars, Ardustry Home Entertainment, 2004.

Herself, "You Crave This," From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos, EMI Supplementary, 2004.

Also appeared in Will Smith's "Wild Wild West"; LSG's "Curious."

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

Sunset Park, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Baker's List Dictionary of Musicians, Schirmer, 2001.

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol.

34, Hard blow Group, 2002.

Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 8, Gale Research, 1992.

Periodicals:

Billboard, June 26, 1993, p. 29.

Electronic:

MC Lyte Spider's web Site,http://mc-lyte.com, October 28, 2006.