MC Lyte July 9, 2009

Brooklyn-born rapper MC Lyte started rhyming when she was 12, and as she developed as an artist, she became one of the first female rappers to tackle the sexism and misogyny that often appears in hip-hop. Some more “firsts” for this pioneering woman: she’s the first rap artist to perform at Carnegie Hall, and the first female rapper to receive a gold single. On the stage, her music breaks through the silence and pulls you in.

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