BEAUTIFUL NEWS: MC Lyte Gives Aspiring College Student $50K In Scholarship Money

Posted By: Hija Chang on October 21, 2015

"Education is very important to me," said Lyte as she mused on her upbringing.

Monique John, Contributing Writer @MoniqueEJohn

I don’t usually care for Steve Harvey’s shenanigans but today, his latest episode of “The Steve Harvey Show” put a big smile on my face.

In it, Harvey honored the amazing MC Lyte as a Female Groundbreaker for her accomplishments as the first female solo rapper in history.

Since 1988, Lyte has been making history as the first woman to put out a full length rap album, her famous work entitled “Lyte As A Rock.” Lyte was also the first woman to be nominated for a Grammy as a rap artist. Now, she’s putting out her first album in 12 years called “Legend.”

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