UB First Listen: MC Lyte Recruits Mary Mary + Muni Long for ‘Thank You’

Legendary hip hop artist MC Lyte is gearing up for the release of her new album “1 of 1.”

Today UB has your First Listen of the new single “Thank You,” featuring Mary Mary and Muni Long. The song will be available, tomorrow Friday August 23rd.

Produced by Raw Koncept and Warryn Campbell.

“I made a lot of calls for this album. A lot of people answered the calls. So we’ve got some really great talent on the record, which I’m really excited about,” Lyte recently told grammy.com. “We’ve got Common and Stevie Wonder and Q-Tip.”

“Our leading charge is a song called “Thank You,” and that’s with Mary Mary and Muni Long. And I just think, for all of the times where I didn’t make the call, making a call at this time feels great to have people answer like, “Yes, I wanna do it.”

“Thank You,” I wrote in bed at about 1 o’clock in the morning — it was just God downloading the lyrics so quickly. I couldn’t even believe it. As I was writing it, I was like, oh my goodness. It’s gonna stop. It won’t stop.”

“All the pressure took me higher
I thank God it took me higher
Couldn’t break me, so it build me
Now I’m blazin,’ like a fire”

Since her release of “LEGEND” over a decade ago, MC Lyte returns with a renewed sense of purpose and determination. Executive produced by multi-Grammy award-winning producer Warryn Campbell.

“King King” & “Thank You” follow the release of the lead single “Woman” feat. Salt, Big Daddy Kane, and Raheem DeVaughn.

“1 of 1” is scheduled for release this fall via My Block Inc and Sunni Gyrl Inc in partnership with Vydia.

UB First Listen: “Thank You!”