MC Lyte Professions : RapperBorn : October 11, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 24 quotes by MC Lyte Most of all, what I've learned is I need to share what it is that I know. And it's the whole reason I've done what I've done for as long as I've done it. It's that I'm able to use what I know in order to help someone else grow. And that's exactly what happened on Sisterhood of Hip Hop. MC Lyte sisterhoodorderlong When I get involved, I give it my heart, MC Lyte rapheartmean What is happening right now? That in itself, is an exercise. Because you can get caught up in yesterday and tomorrow and missing their moment that they're actually in. MC Lyte missingyesterdayexercise For me, I guess, just learning that just because there's not a whole lot of female MCs on the front lines being supported by major record labels doesn't mean they don't exist. It doesn't mean they don't have the drive and the competitive nature and the will and the way. MC Lyte femalelabelsmean I'm in school every day. It depends on what it is that you do with all that free time when I'm not on the microphone. I'm reading, I'm studying. I love documentaries. I love learning what I don't know. And of course, I wouldn't suggest that particular lane for others. MC Lyte documentariesreadingschool If you love someone, you should say it often, MC Lyte raphip-hopimportant When you say you love me, it doesn't matter. MC Lyte rapworrythinking I'd say if you can, seize the opportunity, to go to a college or university and strengthen what it is that you have. MC Lyte universitycollegeopportunity [I like to read] spiritual books, non-fiction, fiction, I have my moods. MC Lyte spiritualbookfiction However, I'm older, wiser, more mature, and can deliver the rhymes in a different way. Because I guess I have a more holistic viewpoint and approach. MC Lyte viewpointsdifferentway I was enrolled to attend Norfolk State University and then my career kind of kicked off. MC Lyte statescareerskind I just like to be in the now. And kind of reporting on what it is that I see, feel and that's really reflective of the times that I'm in, we're in and I think with the latest works, it's still evident that we're going through a lot of the same things. MC Lyte working-itkindthinking It just felt like all the excitement in the world was in the building [at the Democratic convention]. MC Lyte excitementbuildingworld It's hard to make it one piece of advice. For me, what's most important is you kind of choose your point of view. MC Lyte importantviewsadvice Hip Hop Sisters is going strong. Our signature initiative is #EducateOurMen, whereby we have the pleasure, the enjoyment, as well as having received the blessings from above to send young men to further their education. MC Lyte strongblessingmen I grew up listening and looking up at these people and laughing at Carol Burnett and singing James Taylor songs. And same with Smokey Robinson. So they were such a huge influence as a child that to actually sit alongside them and perform on the same bill was an amazing experience for me. MC Lyte songchildrenpeople I just got a chance to see strong tenacity and a desire to be on top from some young women who have never seen six, seven women signed at a time to major record labels. But they believe that they can put their footprint in hip hop in a major way. MC Lyte hip-hopstrongbelieve We wound up taking my enterprise inside marketing, branding, management, finances. We went in there [Sisterhood of Hip Hop show] and taught them a little bit about everything in hopes of them being able to have some takeaways that they'd be able to use in the future for their own careers. And I think we were pretty successful. MC Lyte sisterhoodsuccessfulthinking I was invited back to the White House. I'm excited about that visit as well. MC Lyte excitedwhitehouse I had a really good time on the show [Sisterhood of Hip Hop]. Most of all, what I've learned is I need to share what it is that I know. MC Lyte sisterhoodhip-hopneeds Similar Authors Bumpy Knuckles rapper Bun B rapper Busta Rhymes rapper Bushwick Bill rapper Buckshot rapper Brooke Candy rapperAll Authors
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