Ms. Dynamite (AKA Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley) is a 30-year old UK garage, R&B, hip-hop singer with two BRIT Awards, three MOBO Awards and a Mercury Music Award under her belt. Her new single, the Labrinth-produced “Neva Soft” is due out July 18th in the UK and will be her first solo single since 2006. Ms. Dynamite did surface again in 2010, appearing on a couple of dance tracks including the crazy infectious “Wile Out” with DJ Zinc and Music Is My King Size Bed favorite Katy B‘s second single, “Lights On.” These two recent appearances got me excited thinking that she might again be working on new material by herself.
To date this mega-talent has only put out two albums including her Platinum-selling, critically acclaimed debut 2002 album, A Little Deeper. A Little Deeper featured such top ten hits, “It Takes More,” and “Dy-na-mi-tee” as well as the top twenty hit “Put Him Out.” In 2005 Dynamite released her sophomore set, Judgement Days, featuring the single “Judgement Day” which peaked at #25 on the UK Singles chart. A follow up single was scheduled for release however it was cancelled after Dynamite was arrested outside of a London night club. Further promotion for Judgement Days was scrapped and she soon left her label, Polydor Records. Between 2006 and 2010 Dynamite was virtually M.I.A. at least on the music front. She did appear in a couple of reality TV series including The Race (a celebrity car race series) and Hell’s Kitchen.
Now it’s 2011 and Ms. Dynamite is ready for her comeback. Don’t let the intro to new single, “Neva Soft” fool you. While the lovely female vocal may call to mind Janelle Monae‘s “Tightrope,” things get quite grimy quite quickly. The song is a gritty, R&B/Hip-Hop jam with heavy reggae/dancehall influences. It’s a welcome return to form for Ms. Dynamite, whose presence in the music industry has been sorely missed. Check out her official site for a nice little video refresher on her career, as well as a look at what’s coming next. Glad to have Ms. Dynamite back in her element! Listen to “Neva Soft” below and get happy! {SOURCE}
Ms.Dynamite ‘Neva Soft’ by lucidonline