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about|Ms. Dynamite|Little Miss Dynamite|Brenda LeeUse British English|date=August 2011Use dmy dates|date=August 2011 Infobox musical artist| name = Ms. Dynamite | image = Ms Dynamite (4663812211).jpg | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Niomi Arleen MacLean-Daley | birth_date = birth date and age|1981|4|26|df=yes|birth_place = Archway, London|Archway , London , England | instrument = Singing , rapping | genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , Grime (music)|grime , Hip hop music|hip hop , 2-step garage | occupation = Rapper, singer-songwriter | years_active = 2001–present | label = Polydor Records|Polydor (2001–06) Relentless Records|Relentless (2011–present) | associated_acts = Jess Mills | website = URL| http://www.msdynamite.co.uk Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley (born 26 April 1981), who performs as Ms. Dynamite , is a double BRIT Award and three time MOBO Awards winning UK garage , Contemporary R& B|R& B and Hip hop music|hip hop Singing|singer , Rapping|rapper and Master of Ceremonies|MC .
Biography
Ms. Dynamite was born and raised in Archway, London|Archway , a district in North London , to a Jamaicans of African ancestry|Jamaican father and a Scottish people|Scottish mother. She grew up listening to reggae and hip hop music. Though she wanted to become a schoolteacher or social worker , her biggest aspiration was to be a musician. She is the eldest of eleven siblings, one of whom is a grime artist known as Akala (rapper)|Akala , and attended Acland Burghley School in London.
Career
2001–04: A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite (originally called Lady Dynamite) was first known for her vocals on the UK garage underground track "Booo!", which was regularly played on London pirate radio stations and was later released as a single. Whilst working at the radio station RAW FM, Ms Dynamite was discovered by Richard Forbes AKA DJ Sticky at a West End of London|West End nightclub|club . After a period as a member of the UK garage act So Solid Crew , she released her debut album, A Little Deeper in 2002, featuring the hit record|hit songs " It Takes More " and " Dy-na-mi-tee ". In 2003, the album was released in the United States to music journalism|critical acclaim. In 2002, Dynamite won the prestigious Mercury Prize|Mercury Music Prize ,cite web |url= http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/ |title= Mercury Prize official site |accessdate=7 September 2007 for A Little Deeper . She donated the £20,000 prize to the NSPCC .
Her first public performance was at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the City of Manchester Stadium . On 2 July 2005, she performed at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London . Among the songs performed was " Redemption Song " – a Bob Marley penned song.
2005–06: Judgement Days
On 11 September 2005, she returned to the limelight (having taken time off to have her son, Shavaar) with a new album entitled Judgement Days . Featuring more social commentary, in songs such as the first double A-side single, " Judgement Day (Ms. Dynamite song)|Judgement Day " / " Father (Ms. Dynamite song)|Father " and the Tony Blair critique, "Mr Prime Minister," reviews of the album were not as favourable as those of her debut. However "Judgement Day" reached No.& nbsp;25 in the UK Singles Chart .cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher=Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 370
On the 6 January 2006, Ms Dynamite was arrested outside a London nightclub, after a brawl in which she punched a male police officer in the face whilst in police custody|custody . She was convicted and sentenced to sixty hours of community service . The second single from Judgement Days was due to be "Fall In Love Again" (previously titled "When I Fall In Love"), with a release date of 30 January 2006. A music video|video was shot for the track but, due to her arrest, the single was cancelled. The video did not surface until June 2006, when it was leaked on to the World Wide Web|web .
In February 2006, she won the Naomi Awards|Naomi Award for Worst Urban Act.
Since her trouble in January 2006 and her disappearance from the public eye, Ms Dynamite confirmed that the much rumoured 'A Little Darker' album would be released in March 2006 as a mixtape. After the confirmation, the album was pushed back to June 2006. Also, in April 2006, Ms Dynamite confirmed that there would be no more releases from her Judgement Days album, and that she was due to start working on new material.
A collection of new and upcoming UK hip-hop and garage artists, http://wippit.com/Akala_& _Ms_Dynamite A Little Darker Wippit.com was compiled by Ms Dynamite and her rapping sibling|brother Akala (rapper)|Akala , who was voted Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards in September 2006.
In November 2006 she took part in a television show called The Race on Sky1 . This was a week long event in which ten celebrity|celebrities had to compete against each other on the track in different races building up to a thirty lap Formula Ford race on Sunday 12 November 2006. After about ten laps into the race disaster struck, and Ms. Dynamite hit the wall on the pit straight at about 100& nbsp;mph. She was air lifted to hospital for overnight observations but later released.
2007–09: Break from music
After taking a break from the music scene for a couple of years, Dynamite guest hosted BBC Radio 1Xtra , and stated she would be releasing a third album 'Democracy' in 2009. The first single from the new album will be "Bad Gyal". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a144141/allen-ms-dynamite-return-is-massive.html Allen Ms Dynamite Return Is Massive This was however later confirmed to have been push back, to concentrate on other projects and well as motherhood.
Ms Dynamite appeared on '' Hell's Kitchen (UK)|Hell's Kitchen '' on ITV1 in 2009. http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/reality/hellskitchen/default.html Ms Dynamite on Hell's Kitchen She was voted out by public vote on 24 April 2009 finishing fourth. Ms Dynamite also appeared as an expert adviser on ''Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment'' on BBC Two . http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0101mc3#synopsis Ms Dynamite on Goldie's Band
2010–present: Return to music and third album
In December 2010, Dynamite was featured on Katy B 's second single, " Lights On ". It peaked at number 4 in the UK singles chart. She was also featured on the Magnetic Man track "Fire", which appeared on their debut album.
On 3 August 2011 in an interview with Digital Spy , Dynamite confirmed that she is working on her third studio album, and confirmed that the lead single " Neva Soft " (produced by Labrinth ) would be released on 4 September. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a333058/ms-dynamite-interview-i-dont-want-to-be-put-in-a-box.html Ms Dynamite interview: "I don't want to be put in a box" - Music Interview. Digital Spy (2011-08-03). Retrieved on 2012-04-16. Her third studio album is set to be released at the beginning of 2012.
Ancestry
As stated on the programme Ms Dynamite: In Search of Nanny Maroon in addition to her Jamaicans of African ancestry|Jamaican -Scottish parentage, she shares Barbadian people|Bajan , English, Irish, German and Grenada|Grenadian ancestries.
http://www.ms-dynamite.net Ms Dynamite Fans information and photos website
Ms. Dynamite Persondata | NAME = Dynamite, Ms | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = MacLean-Daley, Niomi Arleen | SHORT DESCRIPTION = UK garage , contemporary R& B|R& B and hip hop music|hip hop singer and rapping|rapper | DATE OF BIRTH = 26 April 1981 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Archway, London , England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Dynamite, Ms Category:1981 births Category:Anglo-Scots Category:Brit Award winners Category:English female singers Category:English hip hop musicians Category:English rappers Category:English rhythm and blues singers Category:English singer-songwriters Category:Female rappers Category:Living people Category:Rappers from London Category:Black British singers Category:Black British musicians Category:Musicians from London Category:People from Archway, London Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:English people of Scottish descent Category:English people of Irish descent Category:English people of Barbadian descent Category:English people of Grenadian descent Category:UK garage musicians
