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    Auntie Unfiltered Catches Up With the Legendary MC Lyte

    Hey nieces and nephews! Have I got a treat for you this week. How many of you are fans of hip-hop? I mean real fans, like you know the history and who came when and that type of stuff? I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ms. Lana Michelle Moorer, known the world…

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    Monique Judge

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  • #MeToo: Cardi B Opens Up About the Time a Photographer Exposed His Genitals During a Shoot

    “I never told this story before”⁠—six words every journalist loves to hear. Exclusive tea! Known as “the voice of hip hop radio,” Angie Martinez has a way of pulling off intimate conversations with some of hip-hop’s greatest artists. Now, the veteran radio personality is taking the exclusive chats from the studio and onto the couch,…

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    Tonja Renée Stidhum

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  • The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 3: That Voodoo That Essence Fest Do

    The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 3: That Voodoo That Essence Fest Do

    As our days in New Orleans progress, it’s easier and easier to see why the Essence Festival has chosen the city has its home for almost all of its 25 years. Aside from the beauty, history, and incredible food, there is an unparalleled warmth and hospitality among its people, who have made us feel welcome…

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    Maiysha Kai

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    MC Lyte Talks Racial Bias, Female Rap Beef and the Longevity of Hip-Hop

    MC Lyte recently performed with a nostalgic lineup at the Cincinnati Music Festival, proving once again that black don’t crack. Lyte (born Lana Michelle Moorer) looks and sounds like what happens when you mind your business and drink water. As one of the largest R&B music festivals in America, CMF caters to the grown and…

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    Danielle Young

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    SportsBalls and Benefit Galas: I Went to All These Things and Managed Not to Almost Kill Myself (Yet)

    There are literally too many things to go to in the fall. During that season in New York City, every charity group, institution, media company and rando (including The Root) throws a ball, gala or fancy party of some kind. Our own shindig, The Root 100, goes down Nov. 9. So October, for me, has…

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    Danielle C. Belton

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  • MC Lyte Jumps the Broom in Jamaica

    This weekend, old-school rapper MC Lyte (born Lana Moorer) met someone at the altar in her white dress. Lyte married John Wynche, a former Marine and entrepreneur at Sandals Royal Caribbean resort in Jamaica. The two actually met online more than a year ago. Guests at the beachside nuptials included a bevy of celebs like…

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    Angela Helm

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  • MC Lyte on Why Dope Female Emcees Are Now MIA

    Thirty years ago, “Take It Lyte” and the more popular “I Cram to Understand U” were how most hip-hop lovers were introduced to MC Lyte. By the time her album Lyte as a Rock dropped the next year, in 1988, there was no debating whether MC Lyte was a bona fide emcee. She was actually…

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    Ronda Racha Penrice

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  • If You Name It Love Jones, They Will Come

    In 1997, when my college roommate and I left the premiere of Love Jones, we headed to the nearest drugstore to find a lipstick to match Nina Mosley’s. My best friend got Nina’s haircut. I teased her mercilessly, but I was secretly envious. I bought the soundtrack, the VHS and, later, the DVD. Find any…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Hip-Hop Has a Woman Problem

    Let’s go down memory lane for a bit. Twenty-eight years ago marked the release of MC Lyte’s seminal debut album, Lyte as a Rock. It was hip-hop’s first meaningful album from a female emcee. Twenty years ago marked the release of Bahamadia’s Kollage, the best hip-hop album ever from a female rapper. With the help…

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    Dustin J. Seibert

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