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Ms Dynamite Information
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'Ms. Dynamite' (born 'Niomi McLean-Daley' on April 26, 1981 in London, England) is a British R&B/hip-hop musician. In Archway, North London, Ms. Dynamite grew up listening to reggae and hip-hop music. Although she wanted to become a school teacher or social worker, her biggest aspiration was to be a musician. While working at the radio station RAW FM, Ms. Dynamite was discovered by Richard Forbes at a West End club. After shortly working with the garage act, So Solid Crew, she released her debut album, A Little Deeper, in 2002 in the UK. It featured the hit songs, "It Takes More" and "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee". In 2003, the album was also released in the U.S. to critical acclaim.
Ms. Dynamite won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in 2002, a music award given to groundbreaking British and Irish acts, for her debut album A Little Deeper. She donated the £20,000 prize to the NSPCC.
On July 2, 2005, she performed at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, with an acoustic band. Amongst the performed songs was "Redemption Song".
In September 2005, she returned to the music industry, having taken time off to give birth to a son, whom she named Shavaar, with a new album entitled "Judgement Days." Featuring more social commentary, in songs such as the single, "Judgement Day," and the Tony Blair critique, "Mr. Prime Minister," reviews of the album were not as favourable as those of her debut. The double-A side lead single, "Judgement Day" and "Father," reached #25 in the UK chart. The second single will be "Fall In Love Again" (previously titled "When I Fall In Love").
Discography
Albums
*A Little Deeper (2002) #10 UK
*Judgement Days (2005) #42 UK
Singles
'Guest appearance:'
*"Booo!" (Sticky featuring Ms. Dynamite) #12 UK
'From A Little Deeper:'
*"It Takes More" #7 UK
*"Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" #5 UK
*"Put Him Out" #19 UK
'From Judgement Days:'
*"Judgement Day" / "Father" #25 UK
*"Fall In Love Again" (Release Date: 30/1/2006)
Guest appearances
*"Dynamite" (on the Ali G Indahouse soundtrack)
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