89) Armond White Music Review of MC Lyte’s “Ruffneck” single -1993-
“MC Lyte goes through a voice change on “Ruffneck” (First Priority Records) that’s as fascinating as a…
boy’s who is going through puberty: full of the same conspicuous, silly embarrasing, charming, immature signs of ‘maturity.’ Her well-known hard delivery keeps its baritone oration, but it assumes an extra toughness to match the latest notion of accepted sex roles. It’s a great performance.
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MC Lyte snaps out the sharp ragamuffin syllables with thrilling, jumpy speed. She paces her words less for sense than for the emotion that speech rhythm connotes. ‘He’s a ruffneck so dats ah-ite!,’ she says, approving of a young man’s demeanor. MC Lyte’s got more than Brooklynese down, yet something ain’t right. First, she’s…”
To read more of Armond White’s take on MC Lyte’s “Ruffneck” song, purchase a new or used copy of The Resistance: Ten Years of Pop Culture That Shook The World
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