MC Lyte recently presented I Am Woman 2: A Celebration of Women In Hip-Hop at the prestigious Kennedy Center with Bahamadia, Kash Doll, Rapsody, and Mama Sol. The Brooklyn wordsmith was also honored with Grandmaster Flash recently at the RIAA Honors: Pioneers of Hip Hop Ceremony in the nation's capital.
Rapsody performed a rendition of Lyte's 1991 hit, "Poor Georgie," and legendary West Coast MC, Yo-Yo, introduced MC Lyte and declared her "A three-time RIAA certified gold award winner, who the public knew was special since her 1988 debut Lyte As A Rock."
Lyte was also honored with the LEGEND Award at the BET Her Awards earlier this year for her work as a groundbreaking Hip-Hop artist, voice-over artist, motivational speaker and entrepreneur.
Lyte is one of Hip Hop's most celebrated MCs, beginning her solo career in 1988 with her acclaimed debut Lyte As a Rock. In addition to a successful recording career that spanned well into the 1990s, she has been a spokesperson for issues that affect women both in and outside of Hip-Hop.
She's set to perform at the Rock The Bells Festival on August 5 in Queens, NY.