Editing MC Lyte (section)

=== 2013–present: ''Legend'' and following projects ===

In January 2013, MC Lyte received a Lifetime Achievement Award at [[Russell Simmons]]'s Hip Hop Inaugural Ball.<ref name="ib">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2-chainz-john-legend-mc-lyte-honored-at-hip-hop-inaugural-ball-1516384/ |title=2 Chainz, John Legend, MC Lyte Honored at Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] (website) |date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> In June, she released "Cravin'", in collaboration with [[High School Musical: Get in the Picture|Stan Carrizosa]] as the first single from her forthcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2013/07/07/mc-lytes-got-a-cravin/ |title=MC Lyte's Got a "Cravin" |website=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] (website) |date=July 7, 2013 |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> In October, Lyte was honored with the Icon Lifetime Achievement "I Am Hip Hop" at the [[2013 BET Hip Hop Awards|8th edition]] of the [[BET Hip Hop Awards]] for her contributions to hip-hop culture.<ref name="BETHH">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/5687418/bet-honors-mc-lyte-with-i-am-hip-hop-award/|title=BET Honors MC Lyte With I Am Hip Hop Award |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] (website)|date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>

In September 2014, "[[Dear John (MC Lyte song)|Dear John]]", featuring [[Common (rapper)|Common]] & 10Beats, was released as the second single.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6244167/mc-lyte-dear-john-charts |title=MC Lyte Returns, Charts With 'Dear John' From Next Album |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] (website) |access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> In September, she reunited with Queen Latifah, Brandy and Yo-Yo to perform "I Wanna Be Down" at the [[2014 BET Hip Hop Awards]] in celebration of its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Brandy, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, & Yo-Yo Reunite at BET Hip-Hop Awards|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/10/14/brandy-queen-latifah-mc-lyte-yo-yo-i-wanna-be-down-remix-bet-hip-hop-awards/|date=2014-10-14|access-date=2016-01-07}}</ref> On October 14, 2014, MC Lyte performed "Cha Cha Cha" and "Dear John" to President [[Barack Obama]] at the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the [[National Endowment for the Humanities]] and the [[National Endowment for the Arts]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/s/www.cbsnews.com/news/president-obama-celebrates-american-music-with-eclectic-bunch/ |website=[[CBS News]] 
|date=October 14, 2015 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |title= President Obama celebrates American music with "eclectic bunch"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media | last=muzline |title=MC Lyte - Dear John / Cha Cha Cha (Live 2016) | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bo_5FAx8Wdo | via=[[YouTube]] | date=January 10, 2016
|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> becoming the first female artist to perform Hip Hop at the [[White House]].<ref name="MC Lyte"/> In November, she released "Ball" as the third single.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6319517/mc-lyte-ball-feat-lil-mama-av-exclusive-video-premiere |title=MC Lyte, 'Ball' Feat. Lil Mama & AV: Exclusive Video Premiere |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] (website) |access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref>

In April 2015, MC Lyte released ''[[Legend (MC Lyte album)|Legend]]'', her eighth solo album and her first full-length studio album in 12 years.<ref>{{cite web| first= C. Vernon |last= Coleman |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/04/mc-lyte-drops-first-album-11-years-legend/ |title=MC Lyte Drops Her First Album in 12 Years, 'Legend |website=Xxl mag.com |date=April 18, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> As part of ''[[Record Store Day]]'', the album was available for 24 hours only on a limited-edition [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] collector's item.<ref name="complex">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/mc-lyte-legend-vinyl-record-store-day |title=MC Lyte Releases Her First Album in 12 Years on Record Store Day |website=[[Complex Networks (media)|Complex]] |date=April 18, 2015 |accessdate=September 22, 2021}}</ref> Shortly before the album's release, the fourth and final single "Check" was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2015/04/02/exclusive-premiere-watch-mc-lytes-new-video-check/ |title=Exclusive Premiere: Watch MC Lyte's New Video, "Check" |website=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |date= April 2, 2015 |accessdate=October 2, 2021}}</ref>

In July 2016, Lyte performed at the ''Essence Music Festival'' in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/20/essence-festival-2016-p-diddy-common-performing/|title=Essence Festival 2016 lineup adds P. Diddy, Common |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> In September, she was awarded the [[W. E. B. Du Bois Medal]], the [[Harvard University]]'s highest honor in the field of African and African-American studies.<ref name="hu"/> In October, she collaborated with [[Eric Benét]] on the track "Holdin' On" from [[Eric Benét (album)|his eponymous album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soulbounce.com/2016/10/soulbounce-exclusive-eric-benet-mc-lyte-will-have-you-holding-on-to-their-every-word/|title=SoulBounce Exclusive: Eric Benét & MC Lyte Will Have You 'Holdin On' To Their Every Word |website=[[Soul Bounce]] |date=October 4, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref>

In June 2017, during [[WQHT|Hot 97]]'s annual [[Summer Jam (festival)|Summer Jam]] music festival, Remy Ma brought out MC Lyte, along with [[The Lady of Rage]], [[Cardi B]], [[Young M.A]], [[Monie Love]], Lil' Kim, and Queen Latifah, to celebrate female rappers and perform Latifah's 1993 hit single "[[U.N.I.T.Y.]]" about [[female empowerment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/2017/06/13/cardi-b-betray-nicki-minaj/|title=Did Cardi B Betray Nicki Minaj?|website=Allhiphop.com|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/remy-ma-nicki-minaj-summer-jam-screen-cardi-b-stage/ |title=Remy Ma Disses Nicki Minaj at 2017 Summer Jam, Brings Cardi B, Lil Kim on Stage – XXL |website=Xxlmag.com |date=June 12, 2017 |access-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> She also released the single "Money on My Mind."

In 2018, she continued to release a strand of singles, one of which was 'Easy', in response to her British audience claiming that artists who recorded [[new jack swing]] were sexually explicit. In July 2018, she was a special guest on Queen Latifah's show "Ladies First" in the ''Essence Music Festival'', along with Brandy, Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Monie Love and Remy Ma.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/queen-latifah-celebrates-with-hip-hop-legends-at-essence-festival-8464340/|title=Queen Latifah Celebrates With Hip-Hop Legends at Essence Festival|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] (website)|date=July 8, 2018|access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref>

In January 2019, she received The Trail Blazer Award at the Trumpet Awards in Atlanta with Yo Yo, [[Lil Mama]], Da Brat, [[Big Tigger]], and DJ K-Rock helping to celebrate with a performance of Lyte songs.<ref name="ta">{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/the-a-scene/mc-lyte-lil-mama-robert-townsend-rodney-jerkins-celebrate-2019-bounce-tv-trumpet-awards/85-f431c6a2-4af7-4eb3-a4ae-b4afab6cda05 |title=MC Lyte, Lil Mama, Robert Townsend, Rodney Jerkins celebrate 2019 Bounce TV Trumpet Awards |website=11Alive.com |date=January 21, 2019 |accessdate=February 4, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, Lyte scored and acted as music supervisor for the film adaptation of ''The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table'' by [[Minda Harts]]. The psychological thriller film, titled ''The Memo'', starred [[Kyla Pratt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-07-25 |title=Kyla Pratt Stars in 'The Memo,' Film Adaptation of Minda Harts' Thriller, With Music by MC Lyte (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kyla-pratt-the-memo-film-adaptation-minda-harts-1236084473/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>