Ms. Dynamite

Data updated on 2025-07-26 22:00:35 UTC

Ms. Dynamite (aka Niomi McLean-Daley) grew up in North London, listening to reggae and turning to hip-hop at the age of 12. Even when she wanted to become either a primary school teacher or a social worker, her passion for music was stronger. After starting out in a pirate radio station called RAW FM, Ms. Dynamite met Richard Forbes (aka Sticky) in a West End club. The two began working on her debut single, "Boo!," licensed from DJ Jason Kaye's Social Circles label to London Records.

Punch, Salaam Remi, Tony Kelly, and Dave Kelly produced her first full-length record in Miami, New York, and Jamaica. A Little Deeper featured the hit singles "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" and "It Takes More." In September 2002, Ms. Dynamite became the first Black female artist to achieve a Mercury Music Prize, beating favorites the Streets, the Coral, and even music legend David Bowie. Three years later, she released her second album, Judgement Days. ~ Drago Bonacich, Rovi

Genres

: uk garage

Total plays

236.5 million

Updated on 2025-07-26

Date	Total plays
2025-07-26	236,508,020
2025-07-18	236,089,924
2025-07-10	235,636,827
2025-07-02	235,200,123
2025-06-24	234,773,038
2025-06-16	234,315,396
2025-06-09	233,923,369
2025-05-31	233,406,783
2025-05-23	232,948,737
2025-05-15	232,478,040
2025-04-29	231,525,082
2025-04-19	230,974,411
2025-04-11	230,497,816
2025-04-03	229,510,917
2025-03-25	229,484,941
2025-03-17	230,874,958
2025-03-07	229,295,993
2025-02-27	228,090,766
2025-02-17	227,592,688
2025-02-09	227,201,775
2025-01-29	226,642,071
2025-01-21	226,252,079
2025-01-12	225,815,672
2025-01-04	225,462,807
2024-12-26	225,085,763
2024-12-18	224,723,232
2024-12-09	224,300,541
2024-07-29	216,972,428
2024-06-06	213,743,190
2024-05-23	212,879,589
2024-05-06	211,819,671
2024-04-20	210,824,460
2024-04-06	209,937,831
2024-03-22	209,101,452
2024-03-07	208,225,780
2024-02-21	207,334,179
2023-12-10	203,061,598
2023-10-29	200,241,959
2023-10-11	198,811,931
2023-09-25	197,826,205
2023-09-07	196,582,228
2023-08-29	219,348,454
2023-08-25	163,398,714
2023-08-20	164,239,722

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

245,421

Followers

91,138

Top Cities

London

18,998 listeners
Birmingham

6,397 listeners
Manchester

6,751 listeners
Southwark

5,221 listeners
Bristol

3,980 listeners

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Architechs

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Plan B

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Robbie Craig

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Blue Boy

Shanks & Bigfoot

Sweet Female Attitude

Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Wile Out - Original	32,458,509	4:59	2010-01-01
Dy-Na-Mi-Tee	30,187,235	3:37	1999-11-24
No Money No Love (feat. Elliphant & Ms. Dynamite)	27,939,058	3:58	2014-11-10
Lights On (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Single Mix	26,278,381	3:26	2010-12-19
Gold Dust (feat. Ms Dynamite)	18,538,745	3:11	2012-01-01
Again (feat. Ms. Dynamite, Ms Banks & Jaykae) - Mixed	17,291,171	1:06	2020-07-24
Booo! (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Original Dirty Mix	9,303,483	5:27	2001-01-01
Dibby Dibby Sound - Extended	7,613,651	3:58	2013-01-01
Sweat	6,698,325	4:29	2013-04-10
Dibby Dibby Sound - Radio Edit	5,519,737	3:15	2013-01-01
Again (feat. Ms Banks, Ms Dynamite & Jaykae)	5,468,961	2:28	2020-03-27
It Takes More - Bloodshy Main Mix	4,960,523	4:39	2002-01-01
Cloud 9	4,514,827	3:56	2013-10-20
Neva Soft - The Mike Delinquent Project Remix	3,312,238	4:59	2011-09-04
Murder Music - SHY FX Remix	2,326,854	3:17	2019-11-29
Street Life Dynamix	2,035,303	3:13	2003-01-01
Dance Haffi Nice (feat. SHY FX & Ms. Dynamite)	2,023,034	2:29	2023-10-12
Fire (feat. Ms Dynamite)	1,972,765	4:40	2010-01-01
Gold Dust (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Shy FX Exclusive Re-Edit	1,819,857	3:27	2012-09-28
Wile Out of Nowhere	1,772,344	2:17	2022-12-02
Fall In Love Again	1,707,917	3:31	2005-01-01
Neva Soft	1,625,866	4:19	2011-09-04
Booo	1,608,007	5:29	2002-01-01
Light Up (The World) (feat. Shy FX & Ms Dynamite) - Radio Edit	1,514,133	3:35	2012-01-13
Light Up the World - Radio Edit	1,514,133	3:35	2012-01-01
Put Him Out	941,733	3:59	2002-01-01
Sleep (feat. Ms. Dynamite)	814,678	3:35	2011-10-10
What You Talking About!?	757,622	3:20	2010-01-01
Krazy Krush	690,300	3:44	2002-01-01
Seed Will Grow (Feat. Kymani Marley)	656,077	3:24	2002-01-01
Again (feat. Ms Banks, Ms Dynamite & Jaykae) - Redlight Remix	652,067	3:12	2020-06-19
Wile Out - Marky & S.P.Y Crack N Bass Mix	611,083	4:60	2010-01-01
Lights On (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Skream Remix	607,670	4:04	2010-12-19
Neva Soft - Radio Edit	595,101	3:42	2011-09-04
Brother	585,037	3:35	2002-01-01
Murder Music - Shy Fx Remix - DJ Mix	509,383	1:27	2020-10-30
Now U Want My Love	505,199	4:51	2002-01-01
Dibby Dibby Sound - Sigma Remix	448,142	4:14	2013-01-01
Anyway U Want It (Feat. Keon Bryce)	419,132	3:42	2002-01-01
The Lion's Den (feat. Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato) (Radio Edit)	400,490	3:60	2009-07-20
Teardrop	398,480	4:04	2011-01-01
Sick 'n' Tired	316,923	3:34	2002-01-01
My Dj	293,294	4:50	2010-01-01
Booo! (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Dubaholics Numb Dub Mix Edit	267,647	5:18	2001-01-01
Judgement Day	266,648	4:25	2005-01-01
Natural High (Interlude)	256,075	0:56	2002-01-01
Pain Killer	245,847	2:59	2013-11-29
Watch Over Them	214,300	1:17	2002-01-01
Too Experienced	205,377	2:57	2002-01-01
Dibby Dibby Sound - The Partysquad Remix	204,354	3:60	2013-01-01
Afraid 2 Fly	203,113	4:48	2002-01-01
Gotta Let U Know	199,240	4:10	2002-01-01
A Real Love Survives - Rock Steady Remix	190,745	3:50	2004-01-01
A Lil Deeper / Get Up Stand Up	185,343	10:25	2002-01-01
Again (feat. Ms Banks, Ms Dynamite & Jaykae) - Juls Remix	181,758	2:44	2020-06-26
Want U Now (Compiled by Coldcut)	180,751	4:02	2010-09-20
Father	178,461	3:58	2005-01-01
All I Ever	162,948	4:32	2002-01-01
It Takes More - Album Version (Edited)	158,967	4:07	2006-01-01
Southern Hospitality - Explicit Remix	138,068	4:15	2003-01-01
Not Today	134,519	3:29	2005-01-01
Again (feat. Ms Banks, Ms Dynamite & Jaykae) - Special Request vs Paul Woolford Remix	127,691	3:23	2020-06-12
Light Up (The World) (feat. Shy FX & Ms Dynamite) - Benny Page Remix	123,941	4:08	2012-01-13
It Takes More - Bloodshy Main Mix - Clean Version	117,152	4:39	2002-01-01
Light Up (The World) (feat. Shy FX & Ms Dynamite)	115,791	5:08	2012-01-13
Put Your Gun Away	111,383	4:10	2005-01-01
Wile Out - Radio Edit	111,159	2:52	2010-01-01
Dibby Dibby Sound - Codec Remix	107,149	4:48	2013-01-01
Pain	105,724	4:21	2005-01-01
Dibby Dibby Sound - Majestic Remix	99,291	5:29	2013-01-01
Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - Yoruba Soul Mix	97,857	6:22	2009-01-01
Gotta Let It Go	97,426	4:12	2005-01-01
You Don't Have To Cry	97,106	4:44	2005-01-01
Booo! (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Medieval Hooligans Longshanks Remix	95,147	4:60	2001-01-01
Back Then	92,125	3:46	2005-01-01
Shavaar	83,203	4:07	2005-01-01
Wile Out - Vato Gonzalez Remix	78,749	6:42	2010-11-20
Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - Live at Live 8, Hyde Park, London, 2nd July 2005	78,188	2:55	2005-01-01
Unbreakable	71,799	3:29	2005-01-01
Mr. Prime Minister	68,400	4:45	2005-01-01
Self Destruct	65,854	4:50	2005-01-01
Cyah Help It	61,443	3:08	2015-10-16
Neva Soft - Nu Tone Remix	61,360	6:03	2011-09-04
She Don't Live Here Anymore	59,660	4:59	2005-01-01
Dibby Dibby Sound - Skitzofrenix Remix	56,251	4:53	2013-01-01
Fly	36,921	4:05	2011-07-20
Deal With The Matter	31,474	4:10	2002-01-01
How Beautiful It Would Be	30,847	3:45	2011-07-20
Neva Soft - McGregor Remix	29,925	3:55	2011-09-04
Teardrop - Lonsdale Boys Club Remix	28,937	4:14	2011-01-01
Teardrop - R1 Remix	27,817	4:32	2011-01-01
Teardrop - Wideboys Remix	26,347	5:22	2011-01-01
Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - Swizz Beatz Remix	26,158	4:29	2002-01-01
Redemption Song	25,667	3:09	2005-01-01
Light Up (The World) (feat. Shy FX & Ms Dynamite) - MJ Cole Remix	25,395	7:01	2012-01-13
Wile Out (Sped Up Mix)	23,324	1:23	2022-11-29
Wile Out - Slowed Down Mix	17,312	1:46	2022-11-29
Neva Soft - North Base Remix	16,273	4:27	2011-09-04
Gonna Make It Thru	16,091	3:40	2013-04-22
The Lion's Den (feat. Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato) (Club Version)	15,835	6:10	2009-07-20
A Lil Deeper - US Album Version	15,455	4:34	2002-01-01
Back To Life	15,401	3:32	2021-09-10
Neva Soft - Redlight Remix	14,218	3:34	2011-09-04
What You Talking About!? - Roska Remix	13,891	5:56	2010-01-01
The Lion's Den (feat. Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato) (Sigma Remix)	13,861	5:29	2009-07-20
Danger	13,778	3:14	2002-01-01
HYPE - Moppa & Dekka Remix	11,978	3:01	2025-01-17
Light Up (The World) (feat. Shy FX & Ms Dynamite) - Freemasons Club Mix	10,751	7:54	2012-01-13
Ramp	10,608	4:11	2002-01-01
What You Talking About!? - A Cappella	10,294	3:12	2010-01-01
Get Up Stand Up	9,656	3:53	2002-01-01
The Lion's Den (feat. Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato) (Truth Remix)	7,173	4:11	2009-07-20
Dibby Dibby Sound - Blende Remix	6,388	4:24	2013-01-01
Judgement Day - International Session	5,131	4:27	2005-01-01
HYPE - Ed Case Refix	3,233	3:08	2025-01-17
Dibby Dibby Sound - Modek Remix	2,403	4:32	2013-01-01
Ramp - US Album Version	< 1000	9:58	2002-01-01
It Takes More - Nash Band Mix (Clean Version)	< 1000	4:42	2002-01-01
It Takes More - Nash Band Remix (Clean Acoustic Version)	< 1000	4:32	2002-01-01
I Dont Know	< 1000	3:43	2023-09-06