MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha (Official Video)

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  • MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha (Official Video) from the album 'Eyes On This' (1989)
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    Lyrics:
    [Kick this one here for me and my DJ]
    You can cha-cha-cha to this Mardis Gras
    I'm the dopest female that you've heard thus far
    And I do get better, the voice gets wetter
    Nobody gets hurt (as long as you let her)
    Do my thing with an '89 swing
    The dopeness I write, I guarantee delight
    To the hip-hop maniac, the Uptown brainiac
    In full effect, MC Lyte is back
    And better than before as if that was possible
    My competition, you'll find them in the hospital
    Visiting time, I think it's on a Sunday
    But notice they only get one day to shine
    The rest of the week is mine
    And I'll blind you with the science that the others have yet to find
    So come along and I'll lead you the right way
    Just clap your hands to the words I say, come on...
    [Kick this one here for me and my DJ]
    I've got the power to spread out and devour
    At the same time I'll eat you up with a rhyme
    But I'll let you slide cuz you accidently hopped on the wrong side
    Now come on, that's suicide
    Hypothetically speaking
    Ok, let's say you didn't know what you were doing
    You're new in town, and you're looking around
    For another name to ruin, and it's me that you're pursuing?
    Well well well, I'll be damned
    I might as well tell you who I am
    I am the capital L-Y-T-E
    And it's shocking I'm the one you're mocking
    Oh yes, I've been watching you watching me
    And like the fat on your back it's plain to see
    That you're a wannabe, but you can't be what you're not
    So you better start living with what you got
    [Kick this one here for me and my DJ]
    Yeah, DJ K-Rock when you hear a scratch
    Now it's time to kick a rhyme out the batch
    And you're the receiver eager as a beaver
    Time to convert the non-believer
    That I'm a roadrunner leaving you in the dust
    I can adjust to the times and at times I might just get quicker
    Than the ticker of your pacemaker
    More tender than a roni but harder than a jawbreaker
    So don't ever second guess me
    And if you're wondering who could the best be
    Think a second and recollect the worst whipping you ever had yet
    And I'll bet that I did it
    My fingerprints are still on you
    How many times I gotta warn you
    About the light? It'll blind your sight
    But the rhythm will still guide you through the night
    [Kick this tip...
    Kick this one here for me and my DJ]
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 709

  • @talvajeffery1077
    @talvajeffery1077 3 місяці тому +60

    The BEST female rapper in 80's & 90's Who's still listening in March 2024 😜😁💖

    • @Blah678
      @Blah678 2 місяці тому +1

      Song just popped up in my head I am here with you! This shit just slaps. That bass line hard AF! This is just hip hop as hell!

    • @junekeed7553
      @junekeed7553 2 місяці тому +1

      Right here

    • @alphaomega8373
      @alphaomega8373 Місяць тому +2

      Love her style, more than any other female rapper.

  • @victorialake9474
    @victorialake9474 3 роки тому +503

    MC Lyte has more bars in this song than some rapper have had in their whole rap careers. She is amazing.

    • @taetae8137
      @taetae8137 Рік тому +16

      Bars was longer ...now it's just a chorus

    • @Hborn
      @Hborn Рік тому +2

      Ture

    • @younggee7966
      @younggee7966 Рік тому +1

      True!!!

    • @yahsdaughter481
      @yahsdaughter481 Рік тому +6

      @@taetae8137 Don't forget the mumbling...

    • @CassundraHolifield
      @CassundraHolifield Рік тому

      ​@@yahsdaughter481YET YOU WHITE MFS STAY POLE JOCKING OUR CULTURE AND MUSIC!!

  • @michellestewart4110
    @michellestewart4110 3 роки тому +411

    Real rap. Not a naked person in sight and its Dope 30 years later.

  • @KHEM-MECCA
    @KHEM-MECCA 6 років тому +448

    And Still the best female rapper, back then and as of now.... MC Lyte G.O.A.T

  • @cassandraclark5499
    @cassandraclark5499 Рік тому +146

    Her voice is impeccable on top of dope lyrics and she’s classy

    • @devin837
      @devin837 9 місяців тому +4

      My favorite female rap voice.....and she is def a top five female lyricist as well.

    • @cassandraclark5499
      @cassandraclark5499 9 місяців тому

      @@devin837 show ya right

    • @foggycity8457
      @foggycity8457 9 місяців тому

      ​@@cassandraclark5499❤

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel 3 місяці тому

      you didn't want to incite her not to be classy. her dis tracks are legendary

  • @mingo2024
    @mingo2024 23 дні тому +3

    MC Lyte! Showing talent without showing skin! Yes ma'am!

  • @chloeratchford4854
    @chloeratchford4854 3 роки тому +113

    Back when rap was so raw, pure and delivered by a TRUE HIP HOP LEGEND, MC Lyte 🌟

  • @samuellowe5766
    @samuellowe5766 Рік тому +88

    The beat and flow is unstoppable

  • @gregorynetus8361
    @gregorynetus8361 6 років тому +93

    best female mcs ever.word up son

    • @tonyscarfo1763
      @tonyscarfo1763 6 років тому +1

      Gregory Netus im freench ,you talk true !

    • @gregorynetus8361
      @gregorynetus8361 6 років тому

      +Tony Scarfo word up.me too.I'm French

    • @gregorynetus8361
      @gregorynetus8361 6 років тому +1

      +Brian Kerogoi nah.she's nice.but mc lytes the best

  • @user-ms3nj2qw3j
    @user-ms3nj2qw3j 2 роки тому +18

    Im here from GTA 4 radio. Damn. I heard some of MC Lyte's songs and i loved each and every one. This one here a little bit more

  • @shantiarobinson7369
    @shantiarobinson7369 3 роки тому +24

    This the hardest female track

  • @dsloyalty7775
    @dsloyalty7775 Рік тому +9

    Mc lyte is still the best Female MC🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @bryanreyes7382
    @bryanreyes7382 6 років тому +240

    MC Lyte is and always will be the greatest of all time.

  • @larrisamitchell9780
    @larrisamitchell9780 3 роки тому +7

    The best female rapper ever.

  • @oneluv72
    @oneluv72 Рік тому +16

    Hip-hop 1989 was at it's finest!!

  • @girlmeetsreality4644
    @girlmeetsreality4644 2 роки тому +3

    "....I'm the dopest female that you've heard thus far."
    She's wasn't lying 🔥

  • @jaywu_chakra9919
    @jaywu_chakra9919 6 років тому +86

    One of the original dope female MC's.

  • @greenfiend5552
    @greenfiend5552 Рік тому +24

    In 89 Lyte was ahead of her time with this one. Timeless classic... Remember, she killed her verse on Self Destruction as well.

  • @Bananacreambinky
    @Bananacreambinky 2 роки тому +29

    "More tender than a roni, but harder than a jawbreaker." WHOOAAA 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

  • @williambillington4484
    @williambillington4484 2 роки тому +11

    ANYBODY still listening to this masterpiece is a god-damn LEGEND 🙏🙏💓

  • @tallsmile28
    @tallsmile28 6 років тому +104

    A classic track from a legend!

    • @arthurwilliams6628
      @arthurwilliams6628 6 років тому +3

      Alexander HOT classic!!!🔥🔥🔥 from a legend!!!

  • @kenokorleone512
    @kenokorleone512 11 місяців тому +8

    She has murdered everything that she has ever rhymed on ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

    • @torianmcneill3794
      @torianmcneill3794 8 місяців тому +2

      She could destroy these so called rappers today she could blow Nicki Minaj out of the water in 30 seconds

  • @hondacivic.japanese8265
    @hondacivic.japanese8265 Рік тому +15

    30 years later she still. One point.

  • @craigsmith6416
    @craigsmith6416 3 роки тому +39

    Lyte, Queen Latifah, The Brat and Monie Love.. just classy and talented rappers!

  • @GMoneyXL1969
    @GMoneyXL1969 3 роки тому +328

    Love MC Lyte because she didn't have to "show her assets" in order to make a dope song. Much respect.

    • @anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551
      @anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 2 роки тому +15

      I love her cause she's the best female Emcee of all time!

    • @GMoneyXL1969
      @GMoneyXL1969 2 роки тому +7

      @@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551
      I can't argue with that. Two of my favorite songs from her are Cha Cha Cha and Stop, Look, Listen. Smooth rhythm music with her rap style mesh perfectly together.

    • @40lopezz
      @40lopezz 2 роки тому +8

      @@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 agree but it was some dope females in the 80’s and 90’s you had queen Latifah salt n pepa missy Elliot lauryn hill etc now these females today talking about the same shit I called it strip club rap lol

    • @seantriplesevyn8152
      @seantriplesevyn8152 2 роки тому +1

      Yup that’s why she’s still strong mentally and not a dope fiend like foxy and Kim.

    • @kevinharris1462
      @kevinharris1462 2 роки тому +2

      G.m. lol she was pretty small. In all honesty she didn't have much to show. But she was bad a_ _.

  • @lemondishonor7736
    @lemondishonor7736 3 роки тому +78

    This came out during my best year of school. So many care free memories. I miss my boombox.

    • @allenblake2521
      @allenblake2521 3 роки тому +2

      Moumental Brother it will never be the sammmmmme!

    • @SteveAyanami
      @SteveAyanami 2 роки тому +1

      Eeeeefffff deeee eeemmm geeeeeeeee is coming. 😈

    • @lemondishonor7736
      @lemondishonor7736 2 роки тому

      @@SteveAyanami lmao !

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 Рік тому +1

      I can still find them..where I’m at the get them big arse ones ansnattach to bike and ride wit it..then from one turn to two and multiplies to a whole clan of folks ridin

  • @BlackBeardDelight187
    @BlackBeardDelight187 6 років тому +39

    This track is cooler than my life

  • @johntyree3861
    @johntyree3861 3 роки тому +11

    Mc Lyte the 🐐

  • @tonyslice7279
    @tonyslice7279 2 роки тому +3

    nobody's get hurt, AS LONG AS YOU LET HER❤

  • @AnDre-gd4du
    @AnDre-gd4du 6 років тому +28

    Gta iv the classics

    • @untouchableraider1960
      @untouchableraider1960 3 роки тому

      GTA San Andreas: Playback FM

    • @Cold187King
      @Cold187King 3 роки тому

      @@untouchableraider1960 Heard it in The Classics on GTA 4

    • @untouchableraider1960
      @untouchableraider1960 3 роки тому

      @@Cold187King man it's been a so long I actually forgot some of the songs lol since 2013 I played this game

    • @Vodecy
      @Vodecy 3 роки тому +2

      gta 4 has to be the most fun gta

    • @ironic17
      @ironic17 3 роки тому

      I heard it on the classics. I love it.

  • @tyronetyler2450
    @tyronetyler2450 Місяць тому +1

    "More tender than a Roni, but harder than a jawbreaker"🔥🔥🔥

  • @chrismarshall2215
    @chrismarshall2215 3 роки тому +41

    Cha Cha Cha and Paper Thin are my 2 fav MC Lyte songs of all time💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 she is definitely a LEGEND... I miss the hop hop of the 80s and Early 90s watching Yo MTVs and Rap City... Thank God for youtube where we can revisit the music of generation...

  • @shottashabazz6721
    @shottashabazz6721 3 роки тому +76

    Just flowing effortlessly. M.C. Lyte is a gifted MC.

  • @williamchappell9858
    @williamchappell9858 Рік тому +21

    Her verse in the song Self Destruction was definitely on point one of the best verses in the whole song

    • @PaulEvans-vc8ot
      @PaulEvans-vc8ot 10 місяців тому +1

      LL wrote it though

    • @carmeneats4979
      @carmeneats4979 9 місяців тому +1

      Definitely my favorite part

    • @1might1
      @1might1 9 місяців тому +3

      She didn't even get paid for her involvement in the self-destruction song LL Cool J wrote her part so he got the 2% royalty that everybody else in the song received.

    • @vernonjohnson1198
      @vernonjohnson1198 8 місяців тому

      @@PaulEvans-vc8otyes he did

    • @vernonjohnson1198
      @vernonjohnson1198 8 місяців тому +1

      @@1might1truth

  • @DonaldHHout-ok2fy
    @DonaldHHout-ok2fy Рік тому +6

    Iam A Huge MC Lyte Fan Forever.

  • @bakeriahughes1554
    @bakeriahughes1554 2 роки тому +7

    Lyte lead the way in hip hop

  • @thejuelz08
    @thejuelz08 2 роки тому +91

    2021 and this is still DOPE ………CLASSIC……

  • @houzhead6588
    @houzhead6588 9 місяців тому +3

    D.O.P.E.....D.O.P.E. I miss this era right here...music, safe parties..nothing too serious...for the most part❤

  • @misska7535
    @misska7535 Рік тому +12

    Still.a banger in 2023. Always loved MC Lyte. 🔥🔥🔥💯👍👏💕💕

  • @marcuslane3
    @marcuslane3 Рік тому +5

    REAL RAP!!!!!!!!🎉❤

  • @damonmilline9227
    @damonmilline9227 2 роки тому +8

    THE GODDESS OF RAP!!!!!!!

  • @vikaghostwave
    @vikaghostwave 5 місяців тому +4

    She definitely deserves hall of fame. She important and critical to the evolution of hip hop.

  • @sexyblondebabydoll9444
    @sexyblondebabydoll9444 4 роки тому +58

    Who still listening n 2020👌💗💝

  • @Thehightableisdone
    @Thehightableisdone 2 роки тому +6

    *This song sounds exactly like the 80s* *turning into the 90s*

  • @raymuniz113
    @raymuniz113 2 роки тому +17

    Dopest lyrics ever.

  • @Miltypooh2001
    @Miltypooh2001 Рік тому +30

    The amount of effort put into this freestyle is off the charts much respect to mc lyte

    • @blahzay_
      @blahzay_ Рік тому +4

      It’s not a freestyle

    • @willierobinson2241
      @willierobinson2241 Рік тому +1

      She is hip-hop 😁 u go beautiful light ✨️ woman

  • @earthsgard
    @earthsgard 3 роки тому +20

    The sound of it, still quality...

  • @frankiebrown5010
    @frankiebrown5010 3 роки тому +2

    Unrated and underrated.

  • @AP-er9tn
    @AP-er9tn Рік тому +4

    More tender than a Roni but harder than jawbreaker !! that line is soo 80's and I love it !!!!

  • @gregorycampbell1432
    @gregorycampbell1432 3 роки тому +10

    The dopest female ever

  • @romanl309
    @romanl309 3 роки тому +4

    Wow! respect 2 her :) Really love it :)
    I'm here because of soundtrack from GTA 4 :)

  • @user-qu7vs8vq4j
    @user-qu7vs8vq4j 5 місяців тому +2

    She gets her flowers from me a legend for sure

  • @jermaine9978
    @jermaine9978 Рік тому +3

    MC lyte A Real True 👑🌹 Hip Hop 21 Gun Salute

  • @wysefavor
    @wysefavor 2 дні тому

    I am 52 years now, that was my jam way back in Lagos, Nigeria!!!

  • @djkweensupreme1
    @djkweensupreme1 3 роки тому +28

    1989 The Number Another Summer It Really Was The Sound Of the Funky Drummer!!!No Words to express what was happening in 89" Big Daddy Kane, Queen Latifah, LYTE etc!

  • @williamchappell9858
    @williamchappell9858 Рік тому +5

    MC Lyte a female rap pioneer laid the foundation for today's female rappers all props to Ms Lyte

    • @carlrice1774
      @carlrice1774 10 місяців тому

      I wish she was the foundation for today's women artists. Unfortunately that "honor" goes to Lil Kim.

  • @kellybendry1617
    @kellybendry1617 Рік тому +2

    34 years still dope cha cha cha damn

  • @dddlll2471
    @dddlll2471 Рік тому +2

    GREATEST female to ever grace that Mic... NOT EVEN CL9SE it's not fair..... she was 100 times AHEAD of most guys... It's LYTE by far MISSY close lauren

  • @CNVRSKDAJW
    @CNVRSKDAJW 2 роки тому +2

    *MC Lyte* ... and that's why she's *Forever* My QUEEN

  • @vinnytesla9731
    @vinnytesla9731 2 роки тому +3

    the first female rapper ever to release a full album, and the greatest female rapper of all time

  • @your_moms_favorite5864
    @your_moms_favorite5864 2 роки тому +2

    its 2021 now, and this shit still cold

  • @thebusinesshour1733
    @thebusinesshour1733 2 роки тому +4

    BESt Female MC #Everrrrrrr!! Hands down!! #Salute!

  • @henryzamora2958
    @henryzamora2958 2 роки тому +6

    One off the BEST female off all time Legacy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 MC LYTE

  • @miystiqueskillz2233
    @miystiqueskillz2233 Рік тому +2

    Damn i miss these days

  • @koyowens1397
    @koyowens1397 2 роки тому +1

    GOD FIRST ALWAYS Y'ALL

  • @Cynical2012
    @Cynical2012 3 роки тому +5

    Deserves 20,000,000 views

  • @faraohfreddy7772
    @faraohfreddy7772 7 місяців тому +1

    1989. I love how she had the fools dancing but she plays it cool just getting her stroll on. I miss scratchin’ break beats

  • @tovorismoore7596
    @tovorismoore7596 3 роки тому +11

    One of the dopest rappers ever MC Lyte

  • @rivkahhannah
    @rivkahhannah 6 років тому +33

    I love MC Lyte!! Take care everyone! ✌️

  • @oliverrando6463
    @oliverrando6463 Рік тому +5

    Man I feel mc lyte was underrated

  • @sfoley123
    @sfoley123 Рік тому +2

    “More tender than a roni but hawrder than a jawrbreaker “ Never gets old.
    #2 Spot of Cappacino!!! #LYTE

  • @chriscabcabin557
    @chriscabcabin557 3 роки тому +7

    LYTE is the GOAT 2021 don't @ me

  • @paulcalixte2223
    @paulcalixte2223 Рік тому +6

    That second verse is just jaw-droppingly good

  • @zayk28
    @zayk28 10 місяців тому +2

    Holy shit!!!! An actual female MC
    And the beat on this is ridiculous

  • @Totalavulsion
    @Totalavulsion 3 роки тому +38

    2020 anyone?
    Giving positivity through Covid negativity 💪🏻

    • @jldub23
      @jldub23 3 роки тому +1

      2021

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 Рік тому

      well it’s obvious or should be by now that with distance between us 6ft or keep away period for a bit cuz u timed out..mom says so..
      be depressed, unhappy minus any joy is the clear message obvious
      not seeking health but the reverse seems insane tolerated

  • @user-uv8uw3sy8k
    @user-uv8uw3sy8k 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm 35 and still listening 🎧 she was the shit

  • @sheilahwatkins7519
    @sheilahwatkins7519 Рік тому +1

    My son father just passed yesterday This song reminds me of when we first met. Rip Dexter

  • @uqailisyraf4206
    @uqailisyraf4206 2 роки тому +31

    Mc lyte is so underrated. Wish she could get the recognition she deserve. She is the best female rapper. She is far better than nicki minaj,cardi b,megan thee stallion etc

  • @Timothy-oo6bo
    @Timothy-oo6bo Рік тому +1

    The Real Queen 👑.

  • @lightskinboy6725
    @lightskinboy6725 3 роки тому +9

    Only 66 thousand views for this video?!? That's bullsh*t, this is a classic from Lyte!!

    • @fromnytomd
      @fromnytomd 3 роки тому

      It was over a million views before. It must've been taken down and put back up.

  • @lettiebeethezadok
    @lettiebeethezadok 6 років тому +25

    Kick this one here for me and my dj! I Love the 80S yoooooo

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 Рік тому

      I keep going back to 80s,90s, alittle 2000s 20010 and even as close as 2017/18
      but really going to 70s,69s and further back is where it’s at!

  • @OctaviusCaesar69420
    @OctaviusCaesar69420 Рік тому +5

    She really is the dopest female I’ve met thus far

  • @Homicid3pTV
    @Homicid3pTV 3 роки тому +5

    She so 🥶 very underrated

  • @shannonallaround9490
    @shannonallaround9490 3 роки тому +5

    The GREATEST MC LYTE

  • @charlesjohnson536
    @charlesjohnson536 2 роки тому +3

    'AND I DO GET BETTER .. DA VOICE GETS WETTER .. NOBODY GETS HURT .. AS LONG AS U LET HER' .. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 .. #REALHIPHOP #HIPHOPLEGENDSONLY

  • @TrayvusAvery
    @TrayvusAvery 2 місяці тому

    Shes still hold her title. I was born in 96 but i grew up listening. Nothing compares.

  • @ClassicTV4U
    @ClassicTV4U 11 місяців тому +1

    Perfect lyrical flow and clean "disses" in a neat little three-minute package.

  • @user-jm7lx5fu1n
    @user-jm7lx5fu1n Рік тому +1

    Still bumping it in 2033🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @marcuscobb8498
    @marcuscobb8498 3 місяці тому

    Still bumpin` this 2024 ........M-town Rep.

  • @Miraclechildofgod
    @Miraclechildofgod Рік тому +6

    MC Lyte needs to be in the conversation about rap pioneers because she is one!! She needs her flowers 🌸 💐

  • @paulgabbard6743
    @paulgabbard6743 Рік тому +1

    Old school hip-hop mc lyte cha cha cha music

  • @robholla87
    @robholla87 Рік тому +2

    I used by tapes I miss the old days then cds came out !

  • @DandyDuh
    @DandyDuh 10 місяців тому

    Ayyyyeeeee stilllll bumpin in 2023🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Like I was still in 6th grade when this dropped & had rocking this hair style 😂🫡💯😎💃🏽❣️

  • @danvaughn1584
    @danvaughn1584 Рік тому +16

    She Alway's Been A True Lyricist AMEN!!!!🙌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽🙏🏾🤗🔥💥💯

  • @mylusciouslife41
    @mylusciouslife41 2 роки тому +5

    The dopeness I write, I guarantee to delight…WORD!!!

  • @DefSquadFan
    @DefSquadFan 2 роки тому +3

    Amazing how much influence the slow and calm Rakim flow had so much influence.

  • @cessieabe2
    @cessieabe2 Рік тому

    The hardest female lyricist EVER!!!

  • @KellieJohnson-ul3je
    @KellieJohnson-ul3je 9 місяців тому +1

    You couldn't tell me I wasn't MC LYTE 34 years later still my favorite song

  • @robmjj
    @robmjj Місяць тому

    That beat during the chorus is crazy!

  • @lakeshasteele937
    @lakeshasteele937 3 роки тому +9

    MC Lyte is the best female rapper of all time and so underestimated and underrated!!!😀😀😌🎤🎧🎙🎶🎵🎼🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶