MC Lyte discography
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Contents
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1988 | Lyte as a Rock
|
– | 50 |
| 1989 | Eyes on This
|
86 | 8 |
| 1991 | Act Like You Know
|
102 | 14 |
| 1993 | Ain't No Other
|
90 | 16 |
| 1996 | Bad As I Wanna B
|
59 | 11 |
| 1998 | Seven & Seven
|
– | 71 |
| 2003 | Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1
|
– | 95 |
| 2015 | Legend
|
– | – |
Compilations
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Badder Than B-Fore
|
| 2001 | The Very Best of MC Lyte
|
| 2003 | The Shit I Never Dropped
|
| 2005 | Rhyme Masters
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B |
US Rap |
UK[2] | NZ | SWI | GER | NL | SWE | |||
| 1988 | "Paper Thin" | – | 35 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Lyte As A Rock |
| 1989 | "Cha Cha Cha" | – | – | 1 | – | – | - | – | – | – | Eyes on This |
| "Cappucino" | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1991 | "When in Love" | – | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Act Like You Know |
| "Poor Georgie" | 83 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1992 | "Eyes Are the Soul" | – | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Ice Cream Dream" | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Ain't No Other | |
| 1993 | "Ruffneck" | 35 | 10 | 1 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "I Go On" | – | 68 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1996 | "Keep On, Keepin' On" (featuring Xscape) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 41 | 32 | 38 | 29 | Bad as I Wanna B |
| 1997 | "Cold Rock a Party" (with Missy Elliott & Puff Daddy) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 36 | 6 | |
| "Everyday" | – | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1998 | "I Can't Make A Mistake" | – | – | – | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | Seven & Seven |
| "It's All Yours" (featuring Gina Thompson) | – | – | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | "Ride Wit Me" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Da Underground Heat, Vol. 1 |
Featured singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
UK[2] | NZ | SWI | GER | NL | SWE | |||
| 1988 | "I Want Your (Hands On Me)" (Sinéad O'Connor featuring MC Lyte) |
– | – | – | – | 40 | – | – | – | – | The Lion & the Cobra |
| 1989 | "I'm Not Havin' It" (Positive K and MC Lyte) |
– | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor compilation |
| 1994 | "You Want This" (Janet Jackson featuring MC Lyte) |
8 | 9 | – | 14 | 11 | – | 90 | 37 | – | janet. |
| "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) (Brandy featuring MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo) |
6 | 1 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | Brandy | |
| "Freedom" (with various artists) |
18 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Panther soundtrack | |
| 1996 | "Can't Hang" (Xscape featuring MC Lyte) |
56 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Off the Hook |
| 1997 | "Come On" (Billy Lawrence featuring MC Lyte) |
41 | 19 | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | Paradise |
| 1999 | "Jammin" (Bob Marley featuring MC Lyte) |
– | – | – | 42 | – | – | – | 54 | 59 | Chant Down Babylon |
| 2003 | "Fighting Temptation" (with Beyoncé, Missy Elliott & Free) |
– | 116 | – | – | – | 42 | 54 | 11 | – | The Fighting Temptations soundtrack |
| 2004 | "Girlfriend's Story" (Gemma Fox featuring MC Lyte) |
– | – | – | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | Girlfriend's Story |
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "I Want Your (Hands On Me)" | Sinéad O'Connor | The Lion & the Cobra |
| 1994 | "You Want This" | Janet Jackson | janet. |
| "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) (featuring Queen Latifah & Yo-Yo) | Brandy | Brandy | |
| 1996 | "Can't Hang" | Xscape | Off the Hook |
| 1997 | "Curious" (also featuring LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes) | LSG | LSG |
| "Come On" | Billy Lawrence | Paradise | |
| 1998 | "I'm Leavin' U (Gotta Go Gotta Go)" | Bootsy Collins | Fresh Outta 'P' University |
| "Let's Get Funk" | Mellowman | Au Jour Le Jour | |
| 1999 | "Who Am I" (also featuring Tatyana Ali) | Will Smith | Willenium |
| 2000 | "A Film Called (Pimp)" (also featuring Bilal) | Common | Like Water for Chocolate |
| 2003 | "Jam for the Ladies" (also featuring Angie Stone) | Moby | 18 |
| 2004 | "Girlfriend's Story" | Gemma Fox | Girlfriend's Story |
| 2005 | "Partyverlauf" (also featuring Mike K. Downing, Icebear & Siamak) | DJ Tomekk | Numma Eyns |
| 2008 | "That's What Girls Are Made For" (also featuring E-40) | Katt Williams | It's Pimpin' Pimpin' |
| "Money" | KRS-One | Adventures in Emceein | |
| 2009 | "Psalms 23" | India.Arie | Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics |
Soundtrack
| Year | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Ice Cream Dream" | Mo' Money |
| 1996 | "Keep On Keepin' On" | Sunset Park |
| 1997 | "Come On" | Set It Off |
| 1998 | "I Like" | Caught Up |
| "Woo Woo (Party Tonight)" | Woo | |
| 1999 | "Keep It Movin" | Wild Wild West |
| 2000 | "Lyte As A Rock" | Love & Basketball |
| 2001 | Jammin (with Bob Marley) | Liberté-Oléron |
| 2002 | "All We Want" | Civil Brand |
| "Illegal Penetration" | ||
| "Death" | ||
| "Angel Dust"' | ||
| 2003 | "Ride With Me" | Deliver Us from Eva |
| "Boy Like That" | Anne B. Real | |
| 2008 | "Cha Cha Cha" | GTA IV |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Ruffneck" | Grammy Award—Best Rap Performance - Solo | Nominated |
| 1995 | "You Want This" with Janet Jackson | Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award—Music Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 1995 | "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) featuring Brandy, Yo-Yo, and Queen Latifah | MTV Video Music Award—Best Rap Video | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Keep On, Keepin' On" with Xscape | Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award—Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Won |
| 2003 | "Ride Wit Me" | Grammy Award—Best Rap Solo Performance - Female | Nominated |
| 2003 | "Ride Wit Me" | BET Award—Best Rap Solo Performance - Female | Nominated |
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/badder-than-b-fore-mr0002381007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
