AccuRadio Song Of The Day-MC Lyte

Artist:MC Lyte f/Xscape

Song:Keep On Keepin' On

Album:Bad As I Wanna B

The 1995 top ten single Keep On Keepin' On was one of two big hits for rapper Lynn "MC Lyte" Moorer. Both were on the 1995 album Bad As I Wanna B so I guess it could be said she was a one album wonder. She was born Oct. 11,1970 in New York City. She grew up in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. She called herself Sparkle when she started rapping at age 12. She was friends with hip hop duo Audio Two. They are brothers and their father started the First Priority label with Atlantic distribution. Though Lynn's 1988 album Lyte as a Rock was not a commercial success, it is considered today to be an important album by a female rap pioneer. Though she had success on the rap charts, she wasn't able to cross over to pop or R&B. So what was the problem? Certainly sexism but she also used profanity and some radio stations would not play her music. After four albums on Atlantic, Lynn switched to EastWest/Elektra for the 1995 album Bad As I Wanna B. I know what you're thinking. Aren't both labels owned by Warner Bros.? Yeah but they are run separately and maybe she didn't like how Atlantic promoted her. The switch worked because Bad As I Wanna B was her biggest selling album to date. Keep On Keepin' On reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cold Rock a Party reached #11. Keep On Keepin' On was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri featuring the girl group Xscape who he also produced. They performed it on the sitcom Moesha. The song appeared in the 1996 film Sunset Park. Cold Rock a Party was produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs and features Missy Elliott. The album is available on CD. Lynn only recorded two albums for EastWest. Lynn has concentrated on acting. She was a regular on the NBC sitcom For Your Love from 1998-2002, the UPN sitcom Half & Half from 2004-2006 and the USA Network series Queen of the South. She still releases singles but she hasn't released an album since 2015. So like many rappers, Lynn has converted successfully to acting. Here's the video for Keep On Keepin' On by MC Lyte featuring Xscape. Due to profanity, this video is NSFW.