MC Lyte shepherds the rap career of a technicolor wig sporting teenager in Partners In Rhyme. The ALLBLK sitcom features the trailblazing rapper as a hip-hop pioneer named Lana Crawford who becomes an executive to steer the career of her rapper niece, Luscious T.
The show was created and executive produced by Lyte and Bentley Kyle Evans (Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, Millennials (I)). It dives into the tension between artists who fought their way into the industry before one could grow an audience in the palm of their hand.
The eager spitter Lyte’s character is raising is portrayed by Precious Way (Queens, Days Of Our Lives). She earned her role on the show the way many modern rappers find their way to success – through a screen.
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