Hip-Hop pioneer MC Lyte understands the responsibility of being a legend. She kicked open the door for women in Hip-Hop when the genre was still…

Hip Hop Sisters was created by legendary femcee, MC Lyte to redefine the essence of women through Hip-Hop, unity and empowerment. MC Lyte: “The single…

On Friday (12/21), rap icon MC Lyte hosted the Female Legends of Hip Hop Interactive Panel Discussion at The LA Film School in Hollywood, CA. …

 MC Lyte and her charity Hip Hop Sisters Foundation is offering a $100,000 dollar Hip Hop Scholarship to one student to attend The University of Wisconsin-Madison. The scholarship will allow one lucky recipient to receive an all-expense paid trip to college, with the goal of earning a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison. Hip Hop Sisters Foundation is […]

BET’s 2012 Music Matter Artist and Durham, NC’s own and Joshua Gunn is dropping new heat every Sunday as part of Red Eye Lifestyle’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” music series. Check out this track featuring Slim of 112 titled “Hard Habit” and let us know what you think….Joshua-Gunn-feat-Slimof-112-Hard-Habit

North Carolina is reppin the music industry real hard right now and Joshua Gunn is doin his thing to continue to make that happen. Under the DuBose Music Group headed by the legendary MC Lyte J. Gunn is making some serious move. Check out his latest joint “Incredible”….. and submit your vote for him to […]

K97.5 Soul Picnic & Family Reunion goes down this Saturday at The Booth Ampitheater in Cary, NC with Bell Biv Devoe, MC Lyte, Special Ed, Whodini and Doug E Fresh. Tickets available at ticketmaster locations or call 1-800-745-3000…. Check out DJ Assassin Soul Picnic 12 O’Clock Rewind…..Owww

As we approach Saturday,September 17th I am getting ready for The Family Reunion & Soul Picnic! featuring Bell Biv Devoe, Doug E Fresh, Whodini, Special Ed and MC Lyte. Check out this video from the first female solo rapper to drop a full length album…MC Lyte! “PaperThin”

Skillz presents: Hip-Hop Confessions ep. 9 — Ladies First from Visually Inklined on Vimeo. In his next episode of “True Hip-Hop Confessions” Skillz gets MC Lyte and Salt & Pepa to spill their guts on some back-in-the-day hip-hop trivia. MC Lyte confesses that the Porsche she sported on her album over was not hers, and […]

2011 is shaping up to be a big year for black music on the festival circuit in the United States.  The lineup for the 17th annual Essence Music Festival was announced and features such heavyweights as Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott amongst others.

BET aired its first ever original music documentary special, My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women In Hip Hop – a new film directed and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, taking an in-depth look at the role of female rappers in Hip Hop. Featuring interviews with music executives, journalists, artists (including Missy Elliott, Eve, […]

On the extended version of his 1988 single “I Wish U Heaven,” Prince sang “Take this beat / I don’t mind / Got plenty others / and they’re so fine!”