Everyday (MC Lyte song)
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| "Everyday" | ||||
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| Single by MC Lyte | ||||
| from the album Bad as I Wanna B | ||||
| B-side | "Everyday" (Remix) | |||
| Released | August 6, 1996[1] | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | EastWest America (US), Atlantic Records (UK and Europe) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe | |||
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| "Everyday" on YouTube | ||||
"Everyday" is a song by American rapper MC Lyte, released on August 6, 1996[1] via EastWest Records, as the second single from her fifth studio album, Bad as I Wanna B. The track was produced by Jermaine Dupri and co-produced by Carl So-Lowe, with backing vocals by Xscape's Kandi Burruss. This single is based on a sample of "The Walk" by the funk rock group The Time, for which Prince, the composer of that song, is also credited on "Everyday".[2][3]
Blending hip-hop and R&B influences, it showcases MC Lyte’s assertive lyrical style, addressing themes of self-respect and high expectations in relationships.[4][5] "Everyday" is Lyte's third release as lead artist to chart on the UK Singles Charts, peaking at No. 81.[6] Despite not having been commercially released in the United States, it peaked No. 44 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 40 on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.[7]
"Everyday", along with "TRG (The Rap Game)", were the tracks highlighted in Robert Christgau's review of Bad as I Wanna B.[8] In retrospect, Elms College library director Anthony J. Fonseca reviewed "Everyday" in his book Listen to Rap!: Exploring a Musical Genre. In his review, Fonseca considered the song's instrumental "similar" to that of Lyte's previous single "Keep On Keepin' On", although noted the "addition of a 1980s keyboard voice that gives a neo soul feel." He also highlighted MC Lyte's "clever" pauses when a "surprise detail is dropped on her list of chores."[4] Wilson & Alroy, referring to "Everyday" and "Keep On Keepin' On", found to MC Lyte in Bad as I Wanna B "lyrical and unsentimental on the love songs."[5] In 2016, The Boombox Preezy Brown included the song among the best tracks on Bad as I Wanna B, describing it as "a funky, albeit smooth, number" and "the album's most addictive selections. He would also say that Everyday is "still remembered by die-hard Lyte fans as one of her most slept-on tracks."[9]