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MC Lyte Net Worth
MC Lyte Net Worth 2020: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
MC Lyte net worth is
$8 Million
MC Lyte Wiki Biography
Lana Michele Moorer was born on the 11th October 1970, in Brooklyn, New York City USA. She is a hip hop artist better known under the nickname MC Lyte. She was the first solo female rapper, who released the studio album “Lyte as a Rock” (1988). She was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by BET during the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball in 2013. MC Lyte has been accumulating her net worth being active in the music industry since 1986.
So just how rich is this lady? The female pioneer of hip hop, MC Lyte, is known to possess an estimated net worth of $8 million.
To begin with, MC Lyte started rapping being 12 years old. In 1984, she created the song “I Cram to Understand U (Sam)” which was released a few years later. Soon afterwards, MC Lyte signed a contract with Atlantic Records which was a great base for her burgeoning career. MC Lyte then released her debut album “Lyte as a Rock” in 1988, which was listed as one of the 100 Best Rap Albums by The Source, though it peaked only in 50th position on the Billboard R&B albums Top 100. A year later, the rapper released her second studio album “Eyes on This” which peaked in 8th position on the above mentioned chart, the highest position reached by MC Lyte’s studio albums. The following albums peaked at 14th – “Act Like You Know” (1991),16th – “Ain’t No Other” (1993), 11th – “Bad As I Wanna B” (1996), 71st – “Seven & Seven” (1998) and 95th “Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1” (2003). All these releases contributed significantly to MC Lyte’s net worth.
MC Lyte Net Worth $8 Million
However, it should be noted that two singles “Ruffneck” (1993) and “Ride Wit Me” (2003) were nominated for Grammy Awards in the category of the Best Rap Performance – Solo. More, she has been nominated for three music videos awards, one of which she won. “You Want This” (1995) video with Janet Jackson was nominated for the Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award as the Music Video of the Year, “I Wanna Be Down” (1995) video featuring Brandy, Yo-Yo and Queen Latifah was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award as the Best Rap Video, and “Keep On, Keepin’ On” (1996) video with Xscape won the Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award as the Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. Of course, all these mentioned musical pieces have added financially to the total size of MC Lyte’s net worth.
More, MC Lyte founded the global entertainment company named Sunny Gyrl Inc. in 1997. It focuses on management and the development of artists as well as production. Currently, she serves as the CEO of the above mentioned company. From 2011 to 2013 she held the position of the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy, the institution that nominates and awards the Grammies. In addition to this, she has launched a boutique called Shaitel in Los Angeles. All the above mentioned engagements have also increased the net worth of MC Lyte.
Concerning her private life, MC Lyte claims to be single – in fact rumours have spread that she might be gay, although MC Lyte neither confirms nor denies the rumours, quoting the well known proverb “Never say never”.
| Full Name | MC Lyte |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 11, 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.63 m |
| Profession | Rapper, Actor, Disc jockey, Songwriter, Voice Actor, Narrator, Orator |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Nicknames | Lana Michele Moorer , Lana M. Moorer , Lana Moorer , Lana 'MC Lyte' Moorer , Lana Moorer a.k.a MC Lyte |
| http://www.facebook.com/officialmclytefanpage | |
| http://www.twitter.com/mclyte | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529310 |
| Nominations | BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video, Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song, Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance, Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist, Poor Georgie, Keep On, Keepin' On, Pape... |
| Movies | , Hip Hop Honors, Civil Brand, Playas Ball, more |
| TV Shows | Hip Hop Honors, Black in the 80s, Lyric Café, Lafayette, LA, USA, Houston, TX, USA |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Made a song with Beyonce Knowles, Missy Elliott and Free called "Fighting Temptations". |
| 2 | Honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. |
| 3 | Lyte has also received a Billboard Artist of the Year Award, been nominated for a Grammy and after having two nominations, won a Soul Train Award (for Video of the Year). * |
| 4 | She has received two RIAA certified Gold singles and a Platinum single. |
| 5 | MC Lyte was the first female Hip Hop artist to receive a Gold record (certifying over 500,000 units sold). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House | 2016 | TV Series | |
| Centric Celebrates Selma: 50th Anniversary Music Special | 2015 | TV Movie | |
| MC Lyte ft. Lil Mama & AV: Ball | 2014 | Video short | Performer |
| The Dempsey Sisters | 2013 | Taylor Powell | |
| Regular Show in Space | 2011 | TV Series | Demel-ishun |
| Half & Half | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Kai Owens |
| Da Jammies | 2006 | Video short | Syrin (voice) |
| Strong Medicine | 2003 | TV Series | Nikki |
| Playas Ball | 2003 | Laquinta (as Lana 'MC Lyte' Moorer) | |
| Platinum | 2003 | TV Series | Camiile Fareal |
| Holla | 2002 | TV Series | Guest |
| Civil Brand | 2002 | Sgt. Cervantes | |
| For Your Love | 1998-2002 | TV Series | Lana |
| The District | 2002 | TV Series | Karla |
| Train Ride | 2000 | Katrina Daniels | |
| Get Real | 1999 | TV Series | Beth Hunter |
| A Luv Tale | 1999 | Aklia | |
| In the House | 1998 | TV Series | LuLu |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | 1997 | Sista Tu Lumumba | |
| New York Undercover | 1995 | TV Series | Female Rapper |
| Fly by Night | 1992 | Akusa |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rap Critic Reviews | 2014 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| 21 & Over | 2013 | writer: "Jukebox" - as L. Moorer | |
| Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | 2012 | Documentary performer: "Cold Rock A Party", "My Story" / writer: "Cold Rock A Party" - as Lana Moorer / writer: "My Story" | |
| 10 Years | 2011 | writer: "Jukebox" - as L. Moorer | |
| Limitless | 2011/I | writer: "Jukebox" - as L. Moorer | |
| Dance Central | 2010 | Video Game publisher: "Rump Shaker" / writer: "Rump Shaker" | |
| Cold Case | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Hills | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Entourage | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | Video Game performer: "Cha Cha Cha" | |
| The Fighting Temptations | 2003 | as Lana Moorer, "Fighting Temptation" / performer: "Fighting Temptation" | |
| Anne B. Real | 2003 | performer: "Boy Like That" | |
| Deliver Us from Eva | 2003 | performer: "Ride Wit Me" / writer: "Ride Wit Me" | |
| Blue Crush | 2002 | writer: "Jam For The Ladies" | |
| Civil Brand | 2002 | performer: "All We Want", "Illegal Penetration", "Death", "Angel Dust" / writer: "All We Want", "Illegal Penetration", "Angel Dust" - as Lana Moorer | |
| Liberté-Oléron | 2001 | performer: "Jammin'" | |
| Love & Basketball | 2000 | performer: "Lyte As A Rock" / writer: "Lyte As A Rock" | |
| Woo | 1998 | performer: "Woo Woo Party Tonight" - as M.C. Lyte / writer: "Woo Woo Party Tonight" - as Lana Moorer | |
| Caught Up | 1998 | "I Like" / performer: "I Like" / writer: "I Like" - as Lana Moorer | |
| All That | 1997 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Dangerous Ground | 1997 | performer: "Keep On Pushin'" | |
| New York Undercover | 1997 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Sunset Park | 1996 | performer: "Keep On Keepin' On" / writer: "Keep On Keepin' On" | |
| Amongst Friends | 1993 | performer: "Brooklyn" | |
| Mo' Money | 1992 | performer: "Ice Cream Dream" - as MCLyte / writer: "Ice Cream Dream" - as MCLyte |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special announcer | |
| 2012 Soul Train Awards | 2012 | TV Special presenter | |
| BET Awards 2012 | 2012 | TV Special announcer | |
| BET Awards 2011 | 2011 | TV Special announcer | |
| BET Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special announcer | |
| BET Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special announcer | |
| BET Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special announcer |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | 2012 | Documentary short co-producer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Performer |
| 2015 Soul Train Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Steve Harvey | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Comedy Underground Series, Vol. 4 | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - DJ |
| Unsung | 2011-2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Himself |
| The Comedy Underground Series, Vol. 3 | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - DJ |
| Sisterhood of Hip Hop | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| BET Awards 2015 | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Announcer |
| Hustlers Convention | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| Black Girls Rock! | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Real | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| 2014 Soul Train Awards | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself - Announcer |
| BET Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| Exhale | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Message | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself(2014) |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| American Music Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| 2013 Soul Train Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Muscial Guest |
| BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| 2012 Soul Train Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| BAD25: The Short Films of Michael Jackson | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| BET Awards 2012 | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | 2012 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| American Revolutionaries: DMC | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
| BET Awards 2011 | 2011 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| Lopez Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop | 2011 | Documentary | |
| VH1 Divas Salute the Troops | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer |
| My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip Hop | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| BET Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The BET Honors | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
| What Ever Happened to Hip Hop? | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| BET Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| Black to the Future | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Say My Name | 2009/I | Documentary | |
| Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| BET News | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
| 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Just In with Laura Ingraham | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hip Hop vs. America II: Where Did the Love Go? | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| BET Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Announcer |
| The Boot | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
| Parallel Paths | 2007 | TV Series | Herself (2007) |
| Celebrity Rap Superstar | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Good, the Bad and the Bling | 2007 | Documentary | Herself |
| Hip Hop Life | 2007 | Video | Herself |
| BET Awards 2006 | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| Bring That Year Back 2006: Laugh Now, Cry Later | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ali Rap | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself - Honoree |
| The Drug Years | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Live 8 | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Love Lounge | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Letter to the President | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself - Recording Artist |
| Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Black in the 80s | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| There's a God on the Mic | 2005 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself |
| My Coolest Years | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself - 'B-Boys & B-Girls' |
| My Wife and Kids | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hip-Hop Honors | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos | 2004 | Video documentary | Herself (segment "You Want This") |
| Female American Rap Stars | 2004 | Video | Herself |
| Def Poetry | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 4th Annual BET Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| I Wanna Thank My Mama: The BET Awards*04 Nomination Special | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Nominee Commentator |
| Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Essence Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| I Love the '80s Strikes Back | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Hip Hop Babylon 2 | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Soul Train | 1992-2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Guest |
| The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
| 2nd Annual BET Awards | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The It Factor | 2002 | TV Series | |
| 42nd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration | 2001 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Lyricist Lounge Show | 2000 | TV Series | Herself (2000) |
| Cousin Skeeter | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| All That | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| Moesha | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| New York Undercover | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| In the Mix | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sesame Street | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sisters in the Name of Rap | 1992 | TV Movie | Herself |
| In Living Color | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Unplugged | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Marsha Warfield Show | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Star Search | 1983 | TV Series | Judge (2004) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Rap Solo Performance - Female | For the song "Ride Wit Me." |
Known for movies
Limitless (2011)
as Soundtrack
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
as Herself
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Soundtrack
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
as Soundtrack
