What: MC Lyte's presentation of "Women in Hip Hop: Female Influence Then and Now"
When: 7:30 p.m. March 14
Where: Pruis Hall
After the presentation, there will be a book signing and meet-and-greet. Books will be available for purchase.
Entertainer and artist MC Lyte will speak about “Women in Hip Hop: Female Influence Then and Now” at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in Pruis Hall as part of Women’s History Month.
Ro-Anne Royer Engle, director of the Multicultural Center, said they don’t always bring in a speaker for Women’s History Month but wanted MC Lyte to come because she is a legend in the music industry and an entrepreneur.
“Her impact and influence as a pioneer in the male-dominated hip hop industry cannot be understated,” Royer Engle said.
MC Lyte was the first female rapper to release a full solo album in 1988, according to Billboard's website.
“She has helped pave the way for current female hip hop artists is interesting and empowering for women. … Most importantly, she has used her influence to advance social causes ... and gives back to her community,” she said.
Royer Engle said MC Lyte has been introduced to college students both through reinventing herself through music and from doing voiceovers for companies such as Nike and Coca-Cola.
Attendees can expect MC Lyte to speak about both her personal experience in the hip hop industry and the role of women in that industry today.
“There are numerous students who want to be entrepreneurs and use their passion to sustain success like she has done,” Royer Engle said. “I think she can provide students with some insight into what it takes to be successful. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, so we hope they will ask about things she may not have addressed but are interested in hearing about."
Taylorann Smith, a sophomore aquatics biology major, hopes to attend the event. She has been listening to MC Lyte's music for years.
"I heard about MC Lyte as a child, probably from my older sister playing her music around the house. Hearing her songs just brings me back to happy times as a kid," she said. "I think that it's cool that Ball State is brining her to campus; not a lot of people know of her, but I grew up listening to some of her songs."
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