Ms. Dynamite
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Niomi McLean-Daley, a.k.a. Ms. Dynamite, was born in 1981 in London,
England, to a white Irish mother and a black British father. The eldest
of eleven children, McLean-Daley was raised in north London by her
mother, a school teacher, following her parents' divorce. She grew up
listening to reggae, soul, and hip-hop music, and by age 18 had taken
to jumping up onstage at raves and rapping over hip-hop beats.
Performing and making music so absorbed the budding singer that she
passed on an opportunity to attend Sussex University as a social
anthropology major in order to pursue a music career. In 2001, as Ms.
Dynamite, McLean-Daley released her first single called "Booo!," on
London Records. The song catapulted Miss McLean-Daley into the
spotlight, and shortly thereafter she performed as the opening act for
such artists as Eminem and Destiny's Child (Beyonce Knowle's group). By
2002 she had begun work on her debut album, a disc called "A Little
Deeper." Released on March 11, 2003 to massive critical acclaim, "A
Little Deeper" let the music world know that Ms. Dynamite is and will
continue to be a major player in the industry for many years to come.
