MC Lyte discography

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The following is the discography of MC Lyte, an American hip hop musician.

Studio albums9
EPs3
Compilation albums5
Singles83
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MC Lyte discography
Lyte in October 2019
Studio albums9
EPs3
Compilation albums5
Singles83
Video albums2
Music videos42
Remix albums1
Mixtapes1
Promotional singles11
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MC Lyte began her recording career in 1987 with "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)". In 1988, her collaboration with Sinéad O'Connor on "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" became her first single to reach the charts, appearing in England and New Zealand hit lists. That same year with her debut album Lyte as a Rock Lyte became the first woman to release a full-length Rap album as a solo artist. On October 21, 1989, her second album Eyes on This became the first by a female solo rapper to appear on the Billboard 200 (then called Billboard Top Pop Albums), on which it remained for 20 weeks, peaking No. 86 in November.[1] It also peaking No. 6 on the Billboard Top Black Albums, the MC Lyte's highest position on this chart, as well as her first and only top 10 appearance.[2] In December of the same year, she became the first woman to reach number one on the Billboard Rap Songs as lead artist with "Cha Cha Cha". In March 1992 "Poor Georgie" became her first song to chart on the Billboard 200. On November 30, 1993 "Ruffneck" became the first work by a female solo rapper to be certified gold by the RIAA.[3] In September 1996 her fourth album Bad as I Wanna B peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200, the MC Lyte's highest position on this chart. In Germany, the album reached No. 95 on the Offizielle Top 100, becoming MC Lyte's first studio album to chart outside of the United States. Lyte's sixth studio album, Seven & Seven (1998), failed to chart on the Billboard main chart, as did her subsequent release Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1 (2003), which was released independently. In September 2001 she published her first compilation album The Very Best of MC Lyte. In May 2008 he published an EP as part of the group The Almost September. In April 2015, more than 8 years after the release of her last solo studio album, MC Lyte publishes Legend.

In total 5 Lyte songs (4 as the main artist and one as part of the Stop the Violence Movement) would reach number one on Billboard Rap Songs[4] and hold seven entries on the Billboard 200, reaching the top 10 with their collaboration on Janet Jackson's "You Want This" (number 8) and "Keep On Keepin' On" (number 10). Internationally, her most successful single in terms of commercial performance is arguably "Cold Rock a Party" (1996), which was certified platinum in New Zealand.

Albums

Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[5]
US
R&B
/HH

[6]
GER
[7]
Lyte as a Rock 50
Eyes on This
  • Released: October 3, 1989
  • Label: First Priority/Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming
86 6
Act Like You Know
  • Released: September 17, 1991
  • Label: First Priority/Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming
102 14
Ain't No Other
  • Released: June 22, 1993
  • Label: First Priority/Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, digital download, streaming
90 16
  • US: 238,000
    (as of 2007)[9]
Bad As I Wanna B
  • Released: August 27, 1996
  • Label: East West/Elektra
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming
59 11 95
Seven & Seven
  • Released: August 18, 1998
  • Label: East West/Elektra
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming
71 87
Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1
  • Released: March 18, 2003
  • Label: BMG (US)
    iMUSIC (EU)
    Cortex (AUS)
  • Formats: CD
95
Legend
1 of 1
  • Released: September 20, 2024
  • Label: Sunni Gyrl/My Block/Vydia
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Compilation albums

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The Very Best of MC Lyte
  • Released: September 4, 2001
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD
The Shit I Never Dropped
  • Released: August 12, 2003[10]
  • Label: Unda Ground Kings
  • Formats: CD
Rhyme Masters
  • Released: October 4, 2005[11]
  • Label: Flashback
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Very Best of MC Lyte
  • Released: July 28, 2009[12]
  • Label: Rhino/Elektra
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Cold Rock a Party – Best of MC Lyte
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Mixtapes

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The Oracle (Xtra Files Pt. 1)
(compilation – with DJ Flipcyide)
  • Released: July 28, 2017
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Intro"
  2. "Love" (as part of Almost September; feat. KRS-One & Sleepy Brown)
  3. "Wonder Years" (with DJ Premier; feat. Shabeeno)
  4. "Hot Dam" (feat. Sadat X)
  5. "The League" (Wildchild feat. Special Ed, Percee P, MC Lyte & Masta Ace)
  6. "16, 17, 18" (with KRS-One & AlBe Back)
  7. "Let It Fall (Mudloop Remix)" (Lin Que feat. MC Lyte)
  8. "Tell Me" (Erick Sermon feat. MC Lyte & Rah Digga)
  9. "Closer To My Dreams" (Charles Hamilton feat. MC Lyte)
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Remix albums

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Badder Than B-Fore
  • Released: November 10, 1997[14]
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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EPs

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Lyte of a Decade
(compilation)
  • Released: April 23, 1996[15]
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Rhino Hi-Five: MC Lyte
(compilation)
  • Released: April 24, 2007[16]
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: digital download
Almost September
(as part of Almost September)
  • Released: May 6, 2008
  • Label: One
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Singles

As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17]
US R&B
[18]
US Rap
[19]
BEL
[20]
CAN
[21]
GER
[7]
NLD
[22]
NZ
[23]
SWI
[24]
UK
[25]
"I Cram to Understand U (Sam)"
(with DJ K-Rock)
1987 * Lyte as a Rock
"10% Dis" 1988
"Paper Thin"
"Lyte as a Rock"
"I'm Not Havin' It"
(with Positive K)
1989 16 The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor
"Cha Cha Cha" 35 1 Eyes on This
"Stop, Look, Listen"
(with DJ K-Rock)
1990 9
"Cappucino" 8
"When in Love" 1991 14 3 Act Like You Know
"Poor Georgie" 83 11 1
"Eyes Are the Soul" 1992 84
"Ice Cream Dream" 11 Mo' Money (soundtrack)
"Ruffneck" 1993 35 10 1 67 Ain't No Other
"I Go On" [a] 68 27
"Keep On, Keepin' On"
(featuring Xscape)
1996 10 3 2 32 38 18 41 27 Sunset Park (soundtrack) / Bad As I Wanna B
"Everyday" [b] 81 Bad As I Wanna B
"Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remix)
(featuring Missy Elliott)
11 5 1 12 11 15 36 1 22 15
"Druglord Superstar (Milk Remix)"[30] 1997 Badder Than B-Fore
"I Can't Make a Mistake" 1998 46 Seven & Seven
"It's All Yours"
(featuring Gina Thompson)
36
"It's On"[c][31] 2001 Non-album single
"Fighting Temptation"
(with Beyoncé, Missy Elliott & Free)
2003 37 34 54 13 42 The Fighting Temptations (soundtrack)
"Can I Get It Now"[32] 2005 Non-album singles
"Don't Walk Away"
(with Meechie)[33]
"Mad At Me"[34] 2007
"Juke Joint"[35] 2008
"Get Lyte"[36]
"You Cut"[37]
"Brooklyn"[38] 2009
"Rockin' with the Best"[39] The Oracle (Xtra Files Pt. 1)
"All Over Me/Home"[40] Non-album singles
"Dada da Da"[41] 2011
"Dopestyle"[42] 2012 SLAM x Mick Boogie Present: Brooklyn Originals Mixtape
"Cravin'"
(featuring Stan Carrizosa)[43]
2013 Legend
"This Is Your Life"
(with Psyko Punkz & Chris Willis)[44]
2014 Non-album single
"Dear John"
(featuring Common & 10Beats)[45]
Legend
"Ball"
(featuring Lil' Mama & AV)[46]
"Check"[47] 2015
"Money on My Mind"
(featuring AVY)[48]
2017 Non-album single
"Revolution"[49] 2018 The Best of Vintage Hip-Hop: The Lost Tapes Series, Vol. 2
"9 To 5"
(featuring Cheyenne Lavene)[50]
Non-album singles
"Wide Awake"
(featuring V. Bozeman)[51]
"SpotLyte"
(featuring Zay)[52]
"Get It Started"
(featuring Shah)[53]
"Easy"
(featuring Lil Mama & Brookelynn)[54]
"Anything"
(featuring AV & JoiStaRR)[55]
"Thick Chick"
(with Juju Bacardi)[56]
2021
"Partners in Rhyme Unstoppable'"
(with Precious Way & Xhaania)[57]
Partners in Rhyme Soundtrack
"Woman"
(featuring Salt, Big Daddy Kane & Raheem DeVaughn)[58]
2024 1 of 1
"Mood For You"
(with Lalah Hathaway)[59]
Vantablack
"King King"
(with Queen Latifah)[60]
1 of 1
"Thank You"
(featuring Mary Mary & Muni Long)[61]
"Make A Livin'"[62]
"Realest Whine'"
(with Briannagh D)[63]
2025 Non-album single
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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17]
US Dance
[64]
US R&B
[18]
US Rap
[19]
AUS
[21]
CAN
[21]
GER
[7]
NLD
[22]
NZ
[23]
SPA
[24]
SWE
[65]
UK
[25]
"I Want Your (Hands on Me)"
(Sinéad O'Connor featuring MC Lyte)
1988 * 40 77 The Lion & the Cobra
"Victory Is Calling"
(Michie Mee and L.A. Luv featuring MC Lyte)[66]
The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor
"Self Destruction"
(as part of Stop the Violence Movement)
1989 [d] 30 1 33 75 Non-album single
"Dr. Soul"
(Foster & McElroy featuring MC Lyte)
10 FM2
"I Ain't Lyin'"
(Sinbad featuring MC Lyte)
1990 90 Brain Damaged
"Heal Yourself"
(as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies)[69]
1991 Civilization vs. Technology
"You Want This"
(Janet Jackson featuring MC Lyte)
1994 8 9 9 16 15 90 37 11 14 janet. Remixed
"Can't Hang"
(Xscape featuring MC Lyte)
1996 50 [e] 9 Off the Hook
"Come On"
(Billy Lawrence featuring MC Lyte)
1997 44 [f] 19 28 Set It Off (soundtrack) / Paradise
"Let's Get Funk"
(Mellowman featuring MC Lyte)[71]
Au Jour Le Jour
"I'm Leavin' U (Gotta Go Gotta Go)"
(Bootsy Collins featuring MC Lyte)
59 79 Fresh Outta 'P' University
"Curious"
(LSG featuring LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and MC Lyte)
1998 70 23 Levert.Sweat.Gill
"Jammin'"
(Bob Marley featuring MC Lyte)
2000 54 10 59 42 Chant Down Babylon
"Time for a Change"
(The Rapsody featuring MC Lyte, Khaled & Danacee)[72]
Hip Hop Meets World
"Roots Love & Culture"
(Tre Hardson featuring MC Lyte)[73]
2002 Liberation
"Girlfriend's Story"
(Gemma Fox featuring MC Lyte)
2004 38 Messy
"Money"
(KRS-One featuring MC Lyte)[74]
2007 Adventures in Emceein
"Beautiful"
(as part of Almost September)[75]
Almost September
"Love"
(as part of Almost September; featuring KRS-One & Sleepy Brown)[76]
2008
"Lay Down Slow"
(Medusa featuring MC Lyte)[77]
2011 Whrs the DJ Booth?
"That's Still the Way"
(Bishop Brigante featuring MC Lyte & Sticky Fingaz)[78]
2017 Legacy
"Dare to Change the World"
(Denise Lopez featuring MC Lyte)[79]
2018 Non-album singles
"Shut the F... Up (Street Version)"
(Paula Perry featuring MC Lyte)[80]
"I'm Still Not Havin' It"
(Positive K featuring MC Lyte)[81]
2019
"Can't Help Myself"
(Sir the Baptist featuring Saint Ashleey, Estelle, MC Lyte, Syleena Johnson, Ann Nesby and The Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast)[82]
2020
"Know the Game"
(Hindustani featuring MC Lyte)[83]
"Mom the Bounty Hunter"
(Keke Palmer featuring MC Lyte)[84]
2023 My Dad the Bounty Hunter: Season 2 (soundtrack)
"JAM"
(Ray Chew featuring Stephanie Mills, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh & Kid Capri)[85]
2024 Non-album singles
"Back Like I Never Left"
(LG Roc featuring MC Lyte)[86]
2025
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Promotional singles

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"All That"
(featuring Dana Eaves)[87]
1991 Act Like You Know
"Act Like You Know"[88]
"I Wanna Be Down (Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix)"
(Brandy featuring MC Lyte, Queen Latifah & Yo-Yo)[89]
1994 Non-album single
"T.R.G. (The Rap Game)"[90] 1996 Bad as I Wanna B
"Have U Ever (Sharam Jey Mix)"[89] 1997
"I Like"
(Shiro featuring MC Lyte)[87]
1998 Caught Up (soundtrack)
"Woo Woo (Party Time)"
(featuring Nicci Gilbert)[91]
Woo (soundtrack) / Seven & Seven
"Party Going On"
(featuring Inaya Day)[g][92]
Seven & Seven
"Ride Wit Me" 2002 Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1
"No Deals"
(featuring Ericka Yancey)[h][93]
Dark Angel (soundtrack)
"Let’s Get Loud (The ESPN ESPY Anthem)"
(as part of the Spitballers)[94]
2003 Non-album single
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Guest appearances

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Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Survival of the Fittest" 1988 N/a The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor
"Start It Up Y'All" 1990 Audio Two, Positive K I Don't Care: The Album
"6teen" (uncredited) Audio Two
"Friends & Respect" 1994 Buju Banton, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, LL Cool J, Little Shawn, Martin Lawrence, Pete Rock, Positive K, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Spike Lee, Treach Nuttin' but Love
"Sticka" Terminator X, Chuck D, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Punk Barbarians Super Bad
"Do Me Rugged"[95] Proven Innocent It's On 12"
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (Rap Version) 1995 Meshell Ndegeocello, Nefertiti, Patra, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Da 5 Footaz, & Yo-Yo Panther (soundtrack)
"You Bring Me Joy" (E-Smoove's Soul Mix) Mary J. Blige & Lin Que "You Bring Me Joy" 12"
"Taking It Lyte" 1996 Lord Finesse The Awakening
"One for the Cuties" Yo-Yo Total Control
"Hip Hop Props: (MC Lyte)"[96] UTFO The Best of U.T.F.O.
"Keep on Pushin'" 1997 Bahamadia, Nonchalant, Yo-Yo Dangerous Ground (soundtrack)
"Keep It Movin" 1999 Monica Payne Wild Wild West (soundtrack)
"Who Am I" Will Smith, Tatyana Ali Willennium
"A Film Called (Pimp)" 2000 Common, Bilal Like Water for Chocolate
"La Da Di" 2001 Regina Belle This Is Regina!
"Dark Angel Theme" 2002 Public Enemy Dark Angel Soundtrack
"Jam for the Ladies" Moby, Angie Stone 18
"Tell Me" Erick Sermon, Rah Digga React
"We Can't Be Stopped"[97] 2003 Muskabeatz Muskabeatz
"Mash Out" will.i.am, Fergie Must B 21
"The Mackin' Game" 2004 Teena Marie, Medusa La Doña
"What You Won't Do for Love" Boyz II Men Throwback, Vol. 1
"B.K to the Bay"[98] 2005 Kontac & Erase E They Got Some Sh**t on Here
"Partyverlauf" DJ Tomekk, Mike K. Downing, Icebear, Siamak Numma Eyns
"Wonder Years"[99] 2006 DJ Premier, Shabeeno God Vs Tha Devil
"Listen Up"[100] 2007 N/a Top Shelf 8/8/88
"The League" Wildchild, Special Ed, Masta Ace, Percee P Jack of All Trades
"They Stole My Radio"[101] 2008 The Lady Tigra Please Mr. BoomBox
"That's What Girls Are Made For" 2009 Katt Williams, E-40 It's Pimpin' Pimpin'
"Psalms 23" India Arie Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
"The Pressure" Teena Marie Congo Square
"JukeBox" 2010 Kidz in the Hall Land of Make Believe
"In the Game"[102] 2011 Nikkiya Speakher
"Really (Skit)" 2012 Macy Gray Covered
"Nasty Thang" 2013 Sheila E. Icon
"Show Me Love"[103] 2015 Mellow Man Ace Restoring Order
"No Place"[104] 2016 Golden Child Golden Rule
"1986"[105] Mexican Institute of Sound, Toy Selectah Compass
"Holdin' On" Eric Benét Eric Benét
"MC Lyte"[106] 2018 N/a Top Shelf 1988
"Well Well Well"[107] 2019 Warryn Campbell, Jason McGee & The Choir Warryn Campbell Presents My Block Inc.
"Feelings"[108] Big Daddy Kane The Best of Vintage Hip-Hop: The Lost Tapes Series, Vol. 1
"M.U.S.I.C."[108] N/a
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Videography

Video albums

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Lyte Years
  • Features interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
  • Contains the music videos for "When I Love", "Eyes Are The Soul", "Lyte As A Rock", "Paper Thin", "I'm Not Having It", "Cha Cha Cha", "Stop, Look & Listen" and "Cappucino".
MC Lyte: Live at the BurnLounge Download
  • Video album recorded live in the spring of 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Contains a live performance of "Paper Thin", "Cha Cha Cha", "Poor Georgie", "Self Destruction", "Ruffneck" and "Wonder Years".
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Music videos

As lead artist

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Title[111][112] Year Director(s)
"Paper Thin" 1988 Lionel C. Martin
"Lyte as a Rock"
"I'm Not Havin' It"
(with Positive K)
1989
"Cha Cha Cha" Tamra Davis
"Stop, Look, Listen"
(with DJ K-Rock)
1990
"Cappucino" Ric Menello
"When in Love" 1991
"Poor Georgie"
"Eyes Are the Soul" 1992
"Ice Cream Dream"
"Ruffneck" 1993 Pamela Birkhead
"I Go On" Pamela Birkhead
"Keep On, Keepin' On"
(featuring Xscape)
1996 Paul Boyd
"Keep On, Keepin' On" (Version 2)
(featuring Xscape)
Jada Pinkett Smith
"Everyday" Michael Lucero
"Cold Rock a Party (Bad Boy Remix)"
(featuring Missy Elliott)
Cameron Casey
"I Can't Make a Mistake" 1998 Christopher Erskin
"Ride wit Me" 2003
"Wonder Years"
(featuring DJ Premier & Shabeeno)
2006
"Brooklyn" 2009
"Cravin'"
(featuring Stan Carrizosa)
2013 Ron Yuan
"This Is Your Life"
(with Psyko Punkz & Chris Willis)
2014
"Dear John"
(featuring Common & 10Beats)
"Ball"
(featuring Lil' Mama & AV)
Ron Yuan
"Check" 2015 Lynn Richardson
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Title[111][112] Year Director(s)
"I Want Your (Hands on Me)
(Sinéad O'Connor featuring MC Lyte)
1988 John Maybury
"Night of the Living Baseheads
(Public Enemy featuring MC Lyte)
1988 Lionel C. Martin
"Self Destruction"
(As part of Stop the Violence Movement)
1989 Ralph McDaniels and Lionel C. Martin
"Dr. Soul"
(Foster & McElroy featuring MC Lyte)
"Heal Yourself"
(As part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies)
1991 Ted Demme and Fab Five Freddy
"You Want This"
(Janet Jackson featuring MC Lyte)
1994 Keir McFarlane
"I Wanna Be Down" (Remix)
(Brandy featuring MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo)
Hype Williams
"Freedom" (Rap Version)
(With various artists)
1995 Antoine Fuqua
"Can't Hang"
(Xscape featuring MC Lyte)
1996 Lionel C. Martin
"Come On"
(Billy Lawrence featuring MC Lyte)
1997 Liz Friedlander
"Let's Get Funk"
(Mellowman featuring MC Lyte)
"I'm Leavin' U (Gotta Go Gotta Go)"
(Bootsy Collins featuring MC Lyte)
Philipp Stölzl
"Curious"
(LSG featuring LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and MC Lyte)
1998 Paul Hunter
"I Like"
(Shiro featuring MC Lyte)
Frank Sacramento
"Jammin'"
(Bob Marley featuring MC Lyte)
2000
"Girlfriend's Story"
(Gemma Fox featuring MC Lyte)
2004
"Dare to Change the World"
(Denise Lopez featuring MC Lyte)
2018 Jay Visualz
"Shut the F... Up (Street Version)"
(Paula Perry featuring MC Lyte)
""I'm Still Not Havin' It"
(Positive K featuring MC Lyte)
2019
"Can't Help Myself"
(Sir the Baptist featuring Saint Ashleey, Estelle, MC Lyte, Syleena Johnson, Ann Nesby and The Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast)
2020
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Notes

  1. "I Go On" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[27]
  2. "Everyday" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 44 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.[28]
  3. "It's On" was released as a split single with "It's Da Biz" by Biz Markie.
  4. "Self Destruction" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 7 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[67]
  5. "Can't Hang/Do You Want To" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 3 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[67]
  6. "Come On" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 18 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[67]
  7. "Party Going On" was released as a split single with "Top Billin'" by Audio Two.
  8. "No Deals" was released as a split single with "Trouble Again" by John Forté featuring Tricky.

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