The Very Best of MC Lyte | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | September 4, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1988-2001 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 53:57 | |||
Label | Rhino Entertainment, Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Audio Two, Marley Marl, Grand Puba, Jermaine Dupri, Epic Mazur, Richard Wolf, Wreckx-N-Effect, The Hitmen, The King of Chill, DJ Doc, Foster & McElroy | |||
MC Lyte chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Very Best of MC Lyte is a compilation album by MC Lyte. [3] [4] It was released on September 4, 2001, for Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment. The album featured songs from each of her studio albums except Seven & Seven .
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "10% Dis" | 5:02 |
2. | "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)" (with DJ K-Rock) | 4:44 |
3. | "Paper Thin" | 5:14 |
4. | "Kickin' 4 Brooklyn" | 2:22 |
5. | "Dr. Soul" (Foster & McElroy feat. MC Lyte) | 4:36 |
6. | "Cha Cha Cha" | 3:01 |
7. | "Cappucino" | 3:55 |
8. | "I Am the Lyte" | 4:02 |
9. | "Shut the Eff Up! (Hoe)" | 5:48 |
10. | "Stop, Look, Listen" (with DJ K-Rock) | 3:15 |
11. | "Poor Georgie" | 4:30 |
12. | "When in Love" | 3:58 |
13. | "Eyes Are the Soul" | 3:54 |
14. | "Ruffneck" | 3:57 |
15. | "Keep on, Keepin' On" (feat. Xscape) | 4:31 |
16. | "Cold Rock a Party (Bad Boy Remix)" (feat. Missy Elliott) | 4:37 |
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