I have barely got introduced to her yesterday and heard some of her CD "A Little Deeper" and it's pretty tight. She is mostly popular overseas but she sounds better than most of the female R&B I have heard here in the US. Is anyone else feeling this CD?

Sinister said:

I've had this CD for about 5 months now. And you're right, much better than the bullshit we have over here crowding the airwaves. 99.9% of my friends that hear the cd love it and ruch out to buy it. But still no significant airplay...

I doubt you will hear any airplay...We don't embrace musicians from oversea's like they do our groups for whatever reason.

I love her album. "Put Him Out", "dy-na-mi-tee" , "too experienced".. Stand out right now, as my favourite tracks off the album. She's on Kylie's new album as well..on the track "Secret (Take You Home)".
This is one of those albums that, the more I listen to it, the more I love it. Though it only took one listen really. Looking forward to her next one.


Don't ask me why..but I think one of the reasons I like her, is that she reinds me of Betty Boo in some way. Love her.

I'm just Miss Dy-na-mi-te-e

She is actually quite an intelligent performer who doesn't constantly wear skimpy slapper outfits. That's probably why America has not 'embraced' her as of yet.

In the midst of an urban music scene fixated on Moet and misogyny surfaces Ms. Dynamite. The 21-year-old British bombshell, already a household name in the UK and a luminary in its vibrant Garage scene, lands stateside with A Little Deeper. Her debut is a captivating mixture of grit and an honestly raw snapshot of the multiethnic London streets. The English MC tries to make sense of a web of poverty, crime and hopelessness - amidst, displaying a refreshing level of positivity. In "Watch Over Them," Dynamite has the outlook of artists twice her age - "The same gunmen that cry 'bout suppression of the white man and his racist oppression / Have gun in his pocket and crack in possession" - also the clever rhyme play of "It Takes More" displays her sharp lyrical virtuosity in where she denounces the trappings of urban materialism ("If it's not too complex, tell me how many Africans died for the baguettes on your Rolex?"). Here's a female MC who would much rather trade wits than fawn over the latest Bulgari.

Collaborating with Salaam Remi (Nas, Fugees) to veteran reggae duo Tony and Dave Kelly, the album is alive with the rhythms of the African diaspora, infusing dancehall, reggae, hip hop and soul into one delectable mix. While selectively poignant, Deeper is also carefree. The head-nodders "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" and "Sick 'N' Tired" are radio-ready bangers. In addition, "All I Ever" is the peak of the album's sensual erotica, breathing with lush brass instrumentation. Vocally, Dynamite's charisma and fresh approach sparkle the record; from her amber-smoked soprano to its notable guests: Barrington Levy to prophet seed Kymani Marley.

A Little Deeper is an ambitious and accomplished offering that's by turns moving, elegiac and beautiful. With a refreshing approach at tackling contemporary black music, it proves to be one of the more worthy excavations of 2003 and its starlet nothing short of a gem.