Cappucino (song)

Cappucino is the third and final single from MC Lyte's album Eyes on This. In October 1990 it peaked No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles.[2]

"Cappucino"
Single by MC Lyte
from the album Eyes on This
B-side"Not Wit' A Dealer" (Chuck D & Terminator X Remix)
Released1989
Recorded1989
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length5:24
LabelFirst Priority, Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)Lana Moorer
Producer(s)Marley Marl[1]
MC Lyte singles chronology
"Lyte as a Rock"
(1988)		 "Cappucino"
(1989)		 "Stop, Look, Listen"
(1989)
Music video
"Cappucino" on YouTube

The single, an anti-violence track, is originally produced by Marley Marl of the Juice Crew.

Conception and composition

Exploring about the violence around drugs and addictions, Lyte narrates how when she goes to a Manhattan cafe she is caught in the crossfire of rival drug dealers.[3][4]

The original version on the album is produced by Marley Marl, but the single version is a remix by Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez.[5] Another of the Remixes included in the single is produced by Chuck D and Terminator X from Public Enemy:

The ‘Cappuccino’ remix came about from P.E. finding me to do their ‘Night of the Living Baseheads’ video. By that time I had already seen them perform at Latin Quarters and I became a big fan. So to get that call from them was like, ‘Wow, this is crazy…this is dope…this is hot!’"[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Ric Menello, who had previously worked for the Beastie Boys and was released on November 1, 1990.[7] For the video the remix of Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez, who also has an appearance, was used.

References
  1. "MC Lyte - Eyes On This". Discogs.
  2. "MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. "Eyes on This - MC Lyte - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "MC Lyte's 'Eyes On This' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. October 2, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. "iDoc , the Story of Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez". Impose (magazine). Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. MC Lyte (January 7, 2011). "Full Clip: MC Lyte Breaks Down Her Entire Catalogue (Brandy, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J & More)". Vibe.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. "MC Lyte: Cappuccino (1990)". IMDb.
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