Dynamite MC, (born 7 October 1973) is an MC from Gloucester, England. He originally gained prominence in jungle/drum and bass, working with Roni Size and Reprazent, but has also released hip hop material. is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compere or an MJ for microphone jockey, is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Jungle music is one of the most deviant and punkish forms of electronic music, employing fast tempos (150-190 BPM is common), layering extended and mangled breakbeats on top of throbbing, authoritative basslines, originally borrowed from reggae. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb,deenbee, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Roni Size (b. ... Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

History

Born in Germany on 21st of October 1973, Dynamite (real name Dominic Smith) started his MCing career on pirate radio station, Crush FM, broadcast in south west area during the early 90s. He met Roni Size in 1994 and began MCing for the Full Cycle crew. When the Bristol collective formed live band Reprazent, Dynamite shared vocal duties with singer Onallee. Their debut album New Forms won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Dynamite's role was greatly enhanced for Reprazent's second album, the strongly hip-hop influenced In The Mode (2000). Roni Size (b. ... Full Cycle Recordings is a record label based in Bristol, England specialising in drum and bass. ... Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following this, Dynamite has collaborated with a range of artists including The Nextmen, Skitz, Scratch Perverts, Andy C and DJ Zinc, releasing a solo album The World of Dynamite (2004). In 2006 a mix CD, 'Big Man Talk' was released on the Strong Records label (featuring samples from Enya and Kanye West among others). A third album, 'Styles Galore' is set to follow later in 2006.[1] The Nextmen The Nextmen are a critically acclaimed production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search (aka Dominic Betmead) and Brad Baloo (aka Brad Ellis). ... Skitz is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from the UK, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Plus One. ... Andy C, real name Andrew Clarke, is a British DJ and producer and co-founder of record label RAM Records. ... DJ Zinc is a drum and bass disc jockey from the United Kingdom. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A Dynamite MC song, 'Bounce', is featured on the soundtrack of Madden NFL 07 [2].

In the video game Need For Speed: Carbon Dynamite MC has 2 songs featured:

• After Party
• Bounce

and might be featured in the new need for speed game.

Dynamite MC hosts a 2 hour Smooth Grooves show on Kiss 100 every Monday night at 2100 GMT as well as hosting the Fresh 40 R'n'B and Dance chart across some of the UK's commercial radio stations on Sunday afternoons 4pm-7pm. Kiss 100 is a radio station broadcasting to London on 100. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... Fresh 40 is a networked music singles chart broadcast on a number of UK commercial radio stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm. ... Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ...

External links

• Official website
• Dynamite MC's page on the Kiss website
• Discography at rolldabeats.com
• britishhiphop.co.uk - The original UK Hip Hop History
• Official myspace page