Editing MC Lyte (section)

=== 1991–1995: ''Act Like You Know'' and ''Ain't No Other'' ===
In May 1991, Lyte performed on "Yo! Unplugged Rap", the first [[MTV Unplugged]] to feature rap artists, alongside [[A Tribe Called Quest]], [[De La Soul]] and [[LL Cool J]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ozy.com/good-sht/when-hip-hop-plugged-into-unplugged/33599/ |title=When Hip-Hop Plugged Into 'Unplugged' |website=TV OZY |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618094157/https://www.ozy.com/good-sht/when-hip-hop-plugged-into-unplugged/33599/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her performance was praised by [[Entertainment Weekly]]'s [[Ken Tucker]], who commented, "MC Lyte performed her song 'Cappucino' like a rapping [[Aretha Franklin]]: Lyte brought out the soul in her lyrics."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.google.com/ew.com/article/1991/05/24/unplugged-10/%3famp=true |title=Unplugged |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] (website) |date= May 24, 1991|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> In September 1991, Lyte released her third album, ''[[Act Like You Know (MC Lyte album)|Act Like You Know]]'', which incorporated a softer [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[New Jack Swing]] sound across some of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=MC Lyte – Act Like You Know|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/act-like-you-know-mw0000272569}}</ref> 

This release received more mixed reviews than her previous albums and commercially it performed more weakly than its predecessor,  ''Eyes on This''. From this album came the singles "[[When in Love]]" and the socially conscious "[[Poor Georgie]]" (Lyte's first entry on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and her third #1 on the Hot Rap Singles) and "[[Eyes Are the Soul]]".
In 1991 she also participated in the socially conscious single "Heal Yourself" by the collective "HEAL Human Education Against Lies", which included [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Boogie Down Productions]], [[Run-DMC]], [[Queen Latifah]] and LL Cool J.

Between 1991 and 1992, Lyte participated in ''"The Greatest Rap Show Ever"'' concert held at [[Madison Square Garden]] with Public Enemy, [[Naughty by Nature]], Queen Latifah, [[Geto Boys]] and [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://andscape.com/features/the-20-greatest-hip-hop-tours-of-all-time/ |title=The 20 greatest hip-hop tours of all time |website=[[Andscape]] |date=June 14, 2019 |access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rocktourdatabase.com/concerts/worlds-greatest-rap-show-0 |title=The World's Greatest Rap Show |website=rocktourdatabase.com |access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref> In the fall of 1991, she performed in the hip-hop special ''[[Dee Barnes|Sisters In The Name of Rap]]'' alongside [[Salt-N-Pepa]], [[Yo-Yo (rapper)|Yo-Yo]], Queen Latifah and [[Roxanne Shanté]], among many others. It was recorded at the Ritz in NYC as a [[pay-per-view]] TV concert and released on [[VHS]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=April 24, 1992|title=Sisters in the Name of Rap|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1992/04/24/sisters-name-rap|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>

In October 1992, as part of the [[Mo' Money (soundtrack)|Mo Money soundtrack]], MC Lyte collaborated with [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], known primarily for their work with [[Janet Jackson]], on the single "[[Ice Cream Dream]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theboombox.com/yall-musta-forgot-the-dopeness-of-the-mo-money-soundtrack/|title=Y'all Musta Forgot: The Dopeness of the 'Mo' Money' Soundtrack |website=[[Townsquare Media|The Boombox]] |date=August 4, 2017|accessdate=July 29, 2021}}</ref> In 1992 she performed on [[Kris Kross]]'s ''Back to School Jam'' tour, which featured A Tribe Called Quest and [[Fu-Schnickens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-11-06-9202270895-story.html |title=Kriss Kross Misses The Bus at Sunrise |website=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=November 6, 1992 |access-date=January 27, 2023}}</ref>

In 1992, Lyte began work on her next album, titled ''[[Ain't No Other]]'', which was released on June 22, 1993. With a more [[Hardcore hip hop|hardcore]] hip hop sound, Lyte achieved better critical reception than her prior album. "[[Ruffneck (song)|Ruffneck]]" was released as a single,<ref name=clip /> which became her first top 40 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #35, and fourth #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, also earning her first [[gold certification]]. With "Ruffneck", MC Lyte would had a nomination for the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|36th edition]] of the [[Grammy Awards]] in the [[Best Rap Solo Performance]] category. In October 1993, Lyte performed at the ''1993 Budweiser Superfest'' with [[SWV]], [[Bell Biv Devoe]], [[LeVert]], Big Daddy Kane and [[Silk (group)|Silk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/budweiser-superfest-25f45ab9-4810-46d4-b160-8a1ddb1cb63d|title=Bell Biv Devoe / Big Daddy Kane / SWV / Silk / LeVert / MC Lyte / Tag Team |website=concertarchives.org |date=|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}</ref>

In May 1994, MC Lyte performed in the finale of ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'', alongside [[KRS-One]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]], Naughty by Nature, [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] of [[Gang Starr]], Yo-Yo, [[Das EFX]] and A Tribe Called Quest, among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Here's The Story Behind The All-Star Cypher That Ended The Arsenio Hall Show|url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2019/05/arsenio-hall-show-hip-hop-freestyle-cypher-finale-history-video/|publisher=ambrosiaforheads.com|date=23 May 2019  |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Queen Latifah Produced "Surprise" Segment On The Last "Aresenio Hall Show" And It's Hip-Hop History|date=March 22, 2018 |url=https://foxync.com/3579685/queen-latifah-produced-surprise-segment-on-the-last-aresenio-hall-show-and-its-hip-hop-history/|publisher=Foxy 107.1-104.3|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref> In June, she collaborated with [[Ice Cube]], Public Enemy's [[Chuck D]] and [[Ice-T]] on Public Enemy's [[Terminator X]] album ''[[Super Bad (Terminator X album)|Super Bad]]''. In the middle of 1994 she collaborated with [[Janet Jackson]] on the single remix and music video for "[[You Want This]]", peaking at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and earning a nomination for Music Video of the Year at the 2th edition of the [[Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards]]. In the summer of '94 she participated in Janet Jackson's [[Janet World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mc Lyte|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/mc-lyte|publisher=[[Encyclopedia.com]]|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>

In early 1995, she collaborated with Queen Latifah and Yo-Yo on the remix of [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]'s top 10 single "[[I Wanna Be Down]]", earning a nomination at the [[1995 MTV Video Music Awards|12th edition]] of the [[MTV Video Music Award]] in the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]] category. In April 1995 she collaborated alongside [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], [[Patra (singer)|Patra]], Yo-Yo, Latifah, [[Salt-N-Pepa]] and [[TLC (band)|TLC]]'s [[Lisa Lopes|'' Left Eye '' Lopes]] in the rap remix of "[[Freedom (Theme from Panther)|Freedom]]" on the ''[[Panther (film)|Panther]]'' movie [[Panther (film)#soundtrack|soundtrack]]<ref name=z>{{cite web|url=https://zora.medium.com/the-true-story-behind-freedom-the-peak-black-girl-song-of-the-1990s-13119055c8e|publisher=ZORA|date=May 21, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|title=The True Story Behind 'Freedom,' the Peak Black Girl Song of the 1990s}}</ref>  In June, she performed at the ''Jam for Peace'' with [[Warren G]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Brownstone (group)|Brownstone]], [[Adina Howard]], [[Montell Jordan]] and [[Soul for Real]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/jam-for-peace|title=Jam for Peace |website=concertarchives.org |date=|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}</ref> In 1995 she also collaborated with [[Lin Que]] on the remix of Mary J. Blige's "[[You Bring Me Joy (Mary J. Blige song)|You Bring Me Joy]]".