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She was born Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley in Crawley, West Sussex and raised in Kentish Town, North London to a Jamaican father and a Scottish mother. She is the older sister of the rapper Akala. [1] [2] Career [ edit ] 2001–2004: A Little Deeper [ edit ] It Takes More (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 798-1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. It Takes More (UK cassette single sleeve). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeats Records, P Records. 2002. 570 798-4. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

You talkin' so much sex, but you not tell the youts 'bout Aids and you not tell them all consequence, no One can hardly be clearer: committing herself personally, embodying the Hero, Ms. Dynamite dares rapping against rap’s sexism! Original! Chorus Interesting: the singer now reveals who she is singing for, the recipient: her “little sisters”. It makes the song’s genre feminist, woman-to-women, in a kind of freestyle predication.

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Implicitly, those lines accuse the Antagonist to not like to be “challenged mentally”, which is an equivalent of being stupid. A rather elegant insult! Ms Dynamite – It Takes More at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.MPG". YouTube. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.

The “If it’s not too complex” continues with a subtle irony to insult the Antagonist taken as someone stupid.

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Find sources: "Ms. Dynamite"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) One problem remains. If we follow her: she criticizes those who promote violence and sex. But paradoxically, her lyrics are full of slang insults, she uses aggressiveness, irony and contempt against her opponents. Does she think that evil is able to cure evil, that violence can solve the problem of violence, that hatred will bring love? That is a limit of this song. In 2006, she was convicted of assaulting a police officer and was sentenced to 60 hours community service. [10] 2007–present: Hiatus and career wind-down [ edit ] Ok, from the first line, we have a “you”. As soon as we have a “you”, an “I” is implied. So we already have two characters.

Hubner, Miriam (1 June 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.20, no.23. p.22 . Retrieved 14 September 2020. Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018. It Takes More" is a song by British rapper Ms. Dynamite, released as her debut single from her first album, A Little Deeper (2002), on 20 May 2002. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, her second-highest-charting song on the chart. The melody is taken from the song " Chitarra romana", a popular Roman song written by C. Bruno (pseudonym of Bruno Cherubini) and Eldo Di Lazzaro in 1934. [1] [ bettersourceneeded] Versions [ edit ] This line sounds ambiguous. It could allow us to identify the Antagonist as a woman. But since the insult “pussy” can also be used against a man, it is just impossible to know. Unwillingly, such a use of the term “pussy” plays against itself, since it identifies femininity with negativity… Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.20, no.38. 14 September 2002. p.15 . Retrieved 15 September 2020.It was featured in the video game FIFA Football 2003 while a remix of the song featured Nas and was produced by Swizz Beatz. New Releases – For Week Starting 20 May 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 May 2002. p.27 . Retrieved 26 August 2021. Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley MBE (born 26 April 1981), better known as Ms. Dynamite, is a British singer and rapper. She is the recipient of the Mercury Music Prize, two Brit Awards and three MOBO Awards.

Ms Dynamite interview: "I don't want to be put in a box" – Music Interview". Digital Spy. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011.

On 8 March 2003, Ms. Dynamite was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Queen Latifah. [5] Ms Dynamite awarded MBE for services to music". The Irish News. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 8 June 2018. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee (UK cassette single sleeve). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeat Records. 2002. 570 978-4. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Dy-Na-Mi-Tee (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Ms. Dynamite. Polydor Records, Biggerbeat Records. 2002. 570 978-1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)