MC LYTE, STICKY FINGAZ AND OHERS TO ATTEND LEADERSHIP CAMP

Mc Lyte, Sticky Fingaz, Chino XL, Sway, DJ Skee, Big Jon Platt (Executive Sr. VP Urban Music, EMI Music Publishing), Big Paul (Universal/Motown), Davey D., DJ Skee, Myra McCaskill (Geffen), Gary Jackson (Professor, Hip-Hop Business, UCLA), Poetess (100.3 The Beat), Luscious Liz (Power 106), Billy Johnson Jr. (Yahoo! Music), Gail Mitchell (Billboard) and several high-powered industry executives are on board for the second annual Hip Hop Leadership Camp. The event will take place from August 10th to August 13th on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California and is designed for at-risk children.

The stars and industry professionals will teach the 35 kids the ins-and-outs of the music business as well as various business skills.

“Well there’s a new double single in the burn lounge system available at Back To Lyte. DJ Premier produced one of them and the other is featuring Sadat X. It’s the prelude to a very hot full, hip hop album.”

In related news, MC Lyte, who will be honored later this year at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors, is working on a new album, Back to Lyte. The rapper said,