# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mc-lyte
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:04:22.946Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mc-lyte"
name: "MC Lyte"
slug: "mc-lyte"
description: "Lana Michele Moorer, better recognized by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper, songwriter, actress, television announcer, and businesswoman. Regarded as a pioneer in the field of female rap, MC Lyte initially gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a full solo album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock. The album spawned the singles \"10% Dis\" and \"Paper Thin\"."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MC_Lyte_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1970-10-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.25
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.10208666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 39900
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/officialmclytefanpage"
    handle:    "officialmclytefanpage"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/mclyte/"
    handle:    "mclyte"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.mclytenow.com/"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/mclyte"
    handle:    "mclyte"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529310/"
    handle:    "nm0529310"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ZbWlThDW0qSbI3hinpl0w"
    handle:    "2ZbWlThDW0qSbI3hinpl0w"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-V5FCA89lPIIFmei37zD0w"
    handle:    "@superhdfresh"
    followers: 39900
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/43011"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%83_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89"
    title: "مك ليتى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA"
    title: "ام سی لایت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8"
    title: "MC 라이트"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Lyte"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%81%A9%E8%A5%BF%C2%B7%E8%8E%B1%E7%89%B9"
    title: "恩西·莱特"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fac552dc-55e5-498c-818a-c278f1e02a75"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455292"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219096"
    title: "MC Lyte"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump