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| Released | October 3, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Golden age hip hop[citation needed] | |||
| Length | 47:49 | |||
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Eyes on This is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist MC Lyte.[1] It was released on October 3, 1989, via First Priority and Atlantic Records, and featured production from Audio Two, as well as Grand Puba, The King of Chill, Marley Marl and PMD.[2]
The album 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 1989.[3] It also peaking No. 6 on the Billboard Top Black Albums, being the first female solo rapper to break into the top 10 of that chart, as well as the highest position reached by Lyte.[4]
The lead single Cha Cha Cha reached No. 35 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] and spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles, peaking at No. 1. Later, Stop, Look, Listen and Cappucino would become top 10 in the Hot Rap Singles (in No. 9 and No. 8, respectively).[6]
- ^ Pareles, Jon (November 5, 1989). "RECORDINGS; Female Rappers Strut Their Stuff In a Male Domain". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Eyes on This - MC Lyte | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "MC Lyte Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "MC Lyte Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "MC Lyte Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.