Ms. Dynamite was born in London on April 26, 1981, where she grew up listening to reggae and hip-hop music. Although she also wanted to become a schoolteacher or social worker, her biggest aspiration was to be a musician.

Whilst working at the radio station RAW FM, Ms. Dynamite was discovered by Richard Forbes at a West End club. After working briefly with the garage act So Solid Crew, she released her debut album, A Little Deeper in 2002, featuring the hit songs "It Takes More" and "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee". In 2003, the album was also released in the USA to critical acclaim.

In 2002, Dynamite won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, a music award given to groundbreaking British and Irish acts, for her debut album A Little Deeper. She donated the £20,000 prize to the NSPCC.

On July 2, 2005, she performed at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park. Amongst the songs performed was "Redemption Song".

In September 2005, she returned to the limelight (having taken time off to give birth to her son, Shavaar) with a new album entitled "Judgement Days." Featuring more social commentary, in songs such as the single, "Judgement Day," and the Tony Blair critique, "Mr. Prime Minister," reviews of the album were not as favourable as those of her debut. The double-A side lead single, "Judgement Day" and "Father," reached #25 in the UK chart. The second single was "Fall In Love Again" (previously titled "When I Fall In Love").