Editing MC Lyte (section)

==Other ventures==
===Acting===
Her first acting role was in 1991, an off-Broadway theater play titled ''Club Twelve'', a hip-hop twist on ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' alongside [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Lauryn Hill]], and [[Lisa Nicole Carson]]. After she made her film debut in the 1993 movie titled ''{{interlanguage link|lt=Fly by Night|Fly by Night (1993 film)|fr|Fly by Night (film, 1993)}}'', starring alongside [[Jeffrey Sams]], Ron Brice, and Steve Gomer, she also starred other films, such as ''A Luv Tale'' (1999), ''[[Train Ride]]'' (2000), ''[[Civil Brand]]'' (2002) and ''Playa's Ball'' (2003). In 2011, she guest starred in the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "Rap It Up", portraying a member of a hip-hop group also including characters voiced by [[Tyler, the Creator]] and [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]]. Lyte signed with the production unit, Duc Tha Moon, for three years and eventually made a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio. Lyte also made appearances on the following television shows: Lyric Cafe, Hip Hop Honors, and Black in the 80s.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

In June 2006, MC Lyte was interviewed for the documentary ''The Rap Report, Part 2''. MC Lyte talked about her career in rap music and what it was like during the beginnings of hip hop. She also performed a concert of her most famous hits. The program was produced by Rex Barnett.

In 2007, Lyte joined the cast of MTV's ''Celebrity Rap Superstar''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/celebrityrapsuperstar/episode.jhtml?episodeID=122368|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814045633/http://www.mtv.com/shows/celebrityrapsuperstar/episode.jhtml?episodeID=122368|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2009|title=Celebrity Rap Superstar – Ep. 101 – Let the Raps Begin|website=MTV}}</ref> and coached [[Shar Jackson]] to a hip hop emcee victory in a mere eight weeks.

In 2017 Lyte played Detective Makena Daniels in the drama series [[Tales (2017 TV series)|''Tales'']]. Immediately following she played DEA Special Agent Katrina 'K.C.' Walsh in the police drama ''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'' and Tiffany in [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV ONE]] production ''Loved to Death''. Lyte has been featured on television as herself on such shows as ''[[In Living Color]]'', ''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]'', ''[[New York Undercover]]'', ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', and ''Sisters in the Name of Rap''. She also acted on such TV shows as ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]'', ''[[Get Real (U.S. TV series)|Get Real]]'', ''[[Half & Half]]'', ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'', and ''[[The District]]''.

In 2020, Lyte starred in ''[[Bad Hair (2020 film)|Bad Hair]]'' directed by [[Justin Simien]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-2020-unveils-female-powered-lineup-taylor-swift-gloria-steinem-films-1259538?|title=Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Sylvie's Love]]'', a period piece set in the 1960s opposite [[Tessa Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/tessa-thompson-nnamdi-asomugha-sylvie-supporting-cast-1202572088/|title=Tessa Thompson/ Nnamdi Asomugha-Starrer 'Sylvie' Rounds Out Cast|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021 and 2022, Lyte starred as Tina Nixon in VH1's Hip Hop Family Christmas and its respective sequel, Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding alongside [[Keri Hilson]], [[Ne-Yo]], [[Terrence J]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], and [[Serayah (actress)|Serayah]].

===Business and commerce===
MC Lyte opened Shaitel, a Los Angeles boutique that specialized in accessories from belts to sunglasses. "We sell a mixture of new and vintage [items]," she explained. "We also have a few signature pieces that are done just for the store. We boast to bring a little New York flavor out here to California."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/2008/10/mc-lyte-11th-october-famous.html |title=MC Lyte, Birthday on October 11th, MC Lyte Biography, Career, Achievements |website=Altiusdirectory.com |date=October 11, 1971 |access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref>

In 1997, MC Lyte launched Sunni Gyrl Inc., a global entertainment firm that specializes in artist management and development, production, and creative services and consulting.

===Voiceover===
In 1996, MC Lyte began doing voiceovers, working on a short-lived BET show called ''The Boot'' and doing some branding for the Starz network, [[Tide (brand)|Tide]], [[AT&T]], the [[National Urban League]], and many others. She did the voice of Tia for the Mattel toy line [[Diva Starz]] from 2000 to 2002.

===DJing===
DJ MC Lyte served as the DJ of choice at [[Michael Jordan]]'s 50th Birthday Celebration, at his 2013 wedding reception, and at [[Jay Leno]]'s farewell party.  Lyte has gone on to provide music for The [[Image Awards]], [[Nissan]], Google, [[Black Enterprise]], and many others.

===Speaker===
MC Lyte has spoken at colleges and universities, for organizations around the globe, and with notable people like [[Iyanla Vanzant]], [[Russell Simmons]], and [[Soledad O'Brien]] bringing a message of empowerment from her book ''Unstoppable: Igniting the Power Within to Achieve Your Greatest Potential''. She also partnered with the [[Thurgood Marshall College Fund]] on the iLEAD international tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/events/ilead|title=Thurgood Marshall College Fund Presents iLead|website=Thurgood Marshall College Fund|date=May 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616052811/http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/events/ilead|archive-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref> in South Africa to empower the continent's youth and up-and-coming leaders.

===Leadership and philanthropy===
In 1991, MC Lyte was featured in TV informercial promoting pro-choice abortion rights political action "The Most Exciting Women in Music" alongside [[Corina (American singer)|Corina]], Juliet Cuming, [[Kim Gordon]] ([[Sonic Youth]]), [[Lady Miss Kier]] ([[Deee-Lite]]), [[Kate Pierson]] ([[The B-52's]]), [[Crystal Waters]], [[Tina Weymouth]] ([[Talking Heads]], [[Tom Tom Club]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media | last=CheeseFoodProduct |title=The Most Exciting Women in Music | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUMLLsQozMg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qUMLLsQozMg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live| publisher=[[YouTube]] | date=November 7, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newsweek.com/raising-voice-choice-204072 | title=Raising a Voice for Choice | work=[[Newsweek]] | date=June 30, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/06/25/Today-in-Music-A-look-back-at-pop-music/42021025000319/ | title=Today in Music: A look back at pop music | work=[[United Press International]] | date=June 25, 2002}}</ref>

In February 2006, her diary, as well as a [[Phonograph|turntable]], [[gramophone record|records]], and other assorted ephemera from the early days of hip hop, were donated to the [[Smithsonian Institution]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=227532|newspaper=Latin American Herald Tribune|title=MC Lyte's diary goes to Smithsonian|access-date=November 10, 2010|archive-date=July 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713183357/http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=227532|url-status=dead}}</ref> This collection, entitled "Hip-Hop Won't Stop: The Beat, the Rhymes, the Life" is a program to assemble objects of historical relevance to the hip hop genre from its inception.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hip-Hop Comes to the Smithsonian |publisher=[[National Museum of American History]] |date=February 28, 2006 |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&newskey=318 |access-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525191627/http://americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&newskey=318 |archive-date=May 25, 2012 }}</ref>
MC Lyte served as the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy (the [[Grammy]] organization) from 2011 to 2013.<ref name=explains>{{cite web| url= http://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.2704/title.mc-lyte-explains-how-to-join-the-recording-academy-vote-in-the-grammy-awards| website= HipHopDX.com| title= MC Lyte Explains How To Join The Recording Academy & Vote in the GRAMMY Awards| author= MC Lyte| date= January 13, 2015| access-date= September 2, 2016}}</ref> She was the first African American woman to serve in this role.<ref name=explains />

She is the founder of Hip Hop Sisters Foundation,<ref name="Grimm"/> which presented two $100,000 scholarships to college students each of the first two years of its inception and three $50,000 scholarships as a part of its #EducateOurMen initiative during its third year during the [[Soul Train Music Awards]] Red Carpet Preshow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopsisters.org/news|title=Two MC Lyte $100,000 First Wave Scholarship Winners: 2nd Year in a Row|website=HipHopSisters.org|date=September 4, 2012}}</ref>