Rap legend and expert DJ MC Lyte has been accused of “pedophilia” and “grooming” amid the resurfacing of questionable lyrics in considered one of her songs from 32 years in the past.
The Grammy-nominated artist, whose actual title is Lana Michelle Moorer, prompted fairly a commotion on-line this week after social media customers referred to as out an inappropriate bar she dropped in her hit “2 Younger 4 What.”
Within the track, Moorer raps, “It might sound nasty and it could sound imply, However I’m into little boys which might be about seventeen, I don’t know why, however they put up a struggle, And scorching d–n that excites the MC Lyte.”
The track was launched in 1991 when the rap star was round 21 years outdated. Although it could solely be a four-year age hole between Moore and the “boys” she voiced taking a liking to, many on-line customers discovered her verse alarming.
One individual on X even dug up a 2021 tweet that learn, “Can’t imagine MC Lyte is a pedophile unprovoked,” and added Moorer’s lyrics, seemingly to assist the preliminary message.
In response to the publish, one other handler advised that solely half of Moorer’s verse sounded “dangerous.” That individual shared, “I checked. MC Lyte was born in October 1970. This album was recorded in ‘90 and ‘91 earlier than she was 21. It sounds terrible speaking about 17-year-old boys however not monstrous.”
The remark continued, “The dangerous half is how the boys are ‘placing up a struggle’ as a result of they don’t sound prepared in any respect. That’s assault.”
One other X consumer shared Moorer’s lyrics excessive of a two-day-old publish that learn, “Feminine pedophilia is an epidemic within the Black neighborhood, too, quiet as its saved.”
Whereas many are holding Moorer accountable for her lyrics, some supporters blamed cancel tradition for the flak she’s presently receiving. One particular person wrote, “Tryna cancel Mc Lyte for a track from over 30 years in the past is insane & I imagine she was solely 16 when she made it.”
It’s unclear what age Moorer was when she formally wrote the tune; nonetheless, the track was launched when she was of authorized age.
A further Moorer defender penned, “So yall tweaking wit MC Lyte now?! Go tf to h–l!!! She was about 19/20 when the track dropped. Which implies she was in all probability 18/19 when it was recorded. A 1 to 2 yrs hole ain’t that massive of a deal. Y’all tweaking!!”
Moorer has but to deal with the feedback being made, and possibly that’s as a result of she’s busy co-producing the upcoming Broadway-bound manufacturing of “The Wiz.” This retelling of the 1978 musical with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Richard Pryor is ready to begin in March 2024.
Along with Moorer, EGO winner Widespread can be part of the play’s manufacturing. Just a few different people who joined the upcoming mission embody singer Avery Wilson as Scarecrow, eight-time Juno Award nominee Deborah Cox as Glinda, and Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy.
Tickets to the present are presently on sale.
