MC Lyte

Released: July 2, 1996

Featuring: Diddy Missy Elliott

Songwriter: MC Lyte Missy Elliott Diddy Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards Tumblin’ Dice

Producer: Diddy Stevie J Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence Tumblin’ Dice

[Intro: Puff Daddy & MC Lyte]
I thought I told you that we won't stop
I rock the party that rocks your body
I rock the party that rocks your body (Let's go)
Yeah, uh-huh, yeah
Uh-huh, yeah
Uh-huh, yeah
The remix, haha

[Chorus: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)

[Verse 1: MC Lyte]
So what's your status?
I be the baddest B to hit the scene
Since the gangsta lean, I'm all ears
So what you got to say? I hope you bubblin' it baby
Now bubblin' it my way, let it rain
Ain't no salt up in the game (Nah), still want you the same (Yeah)
Ain't a thing changed, instead of knockin' boots
We be kickin' down Gortex
Except it ain't raw sex, roughnecks (Yeah)
Throw your hands in the air, let me hear you say "Oh, yeah"
Trust you me, I'll blow up shop
About to blow the roof right off of hip-hop

[Chorus: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)

[Verse 2: Missy Elliott]
I'm the M-I-double-S-S, yo' best-best
Bitch from V-A-A, and I be smokin' hay
All day in the barn, damn it, darn, uh
Puff Daddy be my pal when I hee-hee
Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-how, I took your number one spot
I jump, skip then I hop, I'm so hot
So you can't forget-me-not (Woo) to the yes, yes, y'all
I'ma take a pause
'Cause I be "Feelin' Myself" like I was T-Boz, uh-uh
Puff Daddy makin' cream, the L-Y-T to the E make 'em scream
And I'ma sho' 'nuff be the boss on this team
Show all you MC's how Missy make the green, uh-huh, uh-huh (Uh-huh, uh-huh)

[Chorus: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
I rock the party that rocks the body
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)

[Verse 3: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
Some say I'm shady (That's right), that's me
Complicated rap star, meet Lyte the MC
You see I'm on to you baby and your mechanism
How you hit it when you're in it
So hot you keep it sizzlin', no "ooh-ah-chee-ooh"
And all of that too, keep me wetter than the waters of Kalamazoo
Nigga, who you comin' wit'?
Where your posse at? I leave the boys alone
Tell her you won't be back, I got the cheese, baby (Yeah)
My cheddar's better (Uh-huh), I got that milk
For that amaretto, trust you me, I'll blow up shop
Have a little nig' callin' the cops, watch

[Chorus: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body
You rock the party that rocks the body, body, body
I rock the party that rocks the body
You rock the party that rocks the body

[Post-Chorus: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
I rock the party that rocks the body ('Round and 'round you're turnin' me)
You rock the party that rocks the body
Upside down you turnin' me, turnin' me
'Round and 'round you're turnin' me, turnin' me (Uh)

[Chorus: MC Lyte & Puff Daddy]
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Uh-huh, yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Yeah)
I rock the party that rocks the body (Yeah)
You rock the party that rocks the body (Yeah)

[Outro: Puff Daddy & MC Lyte]
(I rock the party) Upside down you turnin' me, turnin' me
'Round and 'round you're turnin' me, turnin' me, yeah
Upside down you turnin' me, turnin' me, Bad Boy
'Round, 'round
'Round, 'round, 'round you're turnin' me, turnin' me
C'mon

Hip-hop is often perceived as music’s boys club. However, as MC Lyte’s career would attest, the microphone is an equal opportunity employer. One of the best female MCs to rock the mic, Lana Michelle Moorer was raised in Brooklyn and began rapping at the age of 12.

When she was only 18, she released her classic album Lyte as a Rock. She held her own on each subsequent album, even becoming the the first solo female rapper to earn a Grammy Nomination with her song “Ruffneck”. As one of the most talented MCs during rap’s nascent years, MC Lyte’s longevity became evident over 3 decades in the music business. Savvy and multitalented, she has ventured into television, movies, and Broadway.

Amazingly, though, MC Lyte’s most meaningful work has come off-stage. Lyte has contributed to the Smithsonian Institute and lectured for universities and organizations throughout the world. However, she is proudest of her Hip Hop Sisters Foundation which awards yearly scholarships to young women who work hard inside the classroom and the booth.

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