Where Are They Now? 9 Of Our Favorite Female Rappers From Back In the Day

MC Lyte

MC Lyte was the first solo female rapper to drop a full album and get mad shine in the industry thanks to Lyte as a Rock. After that, the rapstress dropped bangers continuously until ’98 (Eyes on This, Act Like You, Ain’t No Other, Bad As I Wanna Be, Seven & Seven), and the singles she put out were just as dope, including “Poor Georgie,” “Ruffneck” and “Cold Rock a Party.” But after ’98 and less than stellar showing numbers wise for Seven & Seven, she kind of backed out of the rap scene and rotated into television work. Her most notable roles included stints on “In the House,” “The District,” and “Half & Half.” She’s also had a huge voice-over career and was a mentor on the MTV show, “Celebrity Rap Superstar.” But don’t count her out of the game forever, because in 2007, 2008 and 2009, she released several songs on iTunes, including “Mad at Me,” “Juke Joint,” and “Get Lyte.”