After more than three decades, MC Lyte has revealed that she now owns the trademark to her famous rap moniker.
The legendary emcee uploaded a video of herself opening up a package.
“For years I was signed to a major label and they owned the rights to my name. I created the name Lyte in 1985 that helped solidify my career in Hip Hop. I signed to the infamous @firstprioritymusic and they added the MC, appropriately due,” she captioned the video. “We were blessed to sign a huge deal with a major label. Not too long ago I received a call from the OG Nat Robinson who shared the copyright the label owned of my name was about to expire and if I wanted to grab it I should do it now. I put COO @lynnrichardson on top of it and she put it in the hands of Trademark Attorney @michellejmilleresq and the rest is history! Thank you to all involved!????????????????????????”
The package contained the official documents. MC Lyte proudly read the letter aloud:
“Congratulations on the federal registration of your trademark,” she reads. “Enjoy the everlasting piece of having a protected brand. You now have the exclusive right to use across the United States and the globe.”
“Wow,” she gushed. “There it is. There it is. Trademark. Thank you, Michelle Miller.”
In 1988 Lye made history by becoming the first female emcee to release an album, “Lyte as a Rock.” Her career would bring forth many firsts, including the first woman hip-hop artist to have a gold single and a solo Grammy nomination.
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