Makeba Mooncycle

Shes toured with MC Lyte on her tour with Kriss Kross, recorded songs with a host of artists, including Heather Headley, MC Lyte, Sunz of Man, Royal Fam, Monkee (Junk Yard Tactics), Mahog Bless and most notably with Talib Kweli on Lunchroom Classics - a single from the compilation album Tags of the Time, and was a writer for the European based magazine WICKED. Makeba has not only written and recorded music, shes immersed herself in the business behind it, working in Product Management, promotions, retail, radio, and publicity. She had two management companies Duke da Moon, in which she was a partner with MC Lyte and Linque (formerly Isis of the rap group X-Clan), and her own company, Must Maintain Entertainment. Her work in and out the studio later led to stints in television. Starting with three commercials where her voice can be heard an Italian Adidas commercial featuring singer Johnny Kemp (Just Got Paid) and the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, and two Sugar Golden Crisps commercials. Makebas also recorded and performed the theme song for BET Comic Views 10th anniversary show, and appeares on the PBS television series Between the Lions going into its fifth season. In between shows and her travels abroad, Makeba Mooncycle is currently working on a few upcoming music projects, one being her band Moonstruck. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.