Editing Dynamite MC

{{Short description|English rapper and MC}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name       = Dynamite MC
| image      = DynamiteMC.jpg
| caption    = Dynamite MC performing at Ultra Music Festival 2009
| birth_name = Dominic Joseph Smith
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|10|7}}
| origin     = Gloucester, England
| genre      = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[drum and bass]]
| occupation = [[Rapper]], [[Emcees|MC]]
| label      = Strong Records
}}

'''Dynamite MC''' (born '''Dominic Smith''', 7 October 1973) is an English rapper and [[Emcees|MC]].  He originally gained prominence in [[jungle music|jungle]]/[[drum and bass]], working with [[Roni Size & Reprazent]], but has also released [[hip hop music|hip hop]] material.

==Career==
He started his MCing career on [[pirate radio]] station Crush FM, broadcasting in [[Gloucester]], [[South West England]] during the early 1990s. He met Roni Size in 1994 and began MCing for the [[Full Cycle Recordings|Full Cycle]] crew. When the Bristol collective formed the 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 enhanced for Reprazent's second album, the hip-hop influenced ''In the Mode'' (2000).

===Solo work===
Following this, Dynamite collaborated with a range of artists including [[The Nextmen]], [[High Contrast]], [[Caspa]], [[Netsky (musician)|Netsky]], [[DJ Skitz]], [[Scratch Perverts]], [[Andy C]] and [[DJ Zinc]], releasing a solo album ''The World of Dynamite'' (2004). In 2006, a [[remix]] CD, ''Big Man Talk'' was released on the Strong Records label (featuring samples from [[Enya]] and [[Kanye West]]). A third album, ''Styles Galore'' was set to follow in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rapnews.co.uk/?p=805|title=Rapnews.co.uk|website=rapnews.co.uk|date=31 May 2006 |access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref>

===Other works===
Dynamite MC hosts a two-hour 'Smooth Grooves' show on [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss 100]] every Monday night at 9:00pm ([[GMT]]), as well as hosting the [[Fresh 40]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and dance [[record chart|chart]] across some of the [[United Kingdom|UK's]] [[commercial radio]] stations on Sunday afternoons.

The track "Bounce" is featured on the soundtrack of ''[[Madden NFL '07]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/06/23/madden-nfl-07-soundtrack|title=Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack|author=IGN Music|date=2006-06-23|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref> "Bounce" and "After Party" also feature in the video game, ''[[Need for Speed: Carbon]]''. He recently worked with [[Camo & Krooked]] for their song "Stand Up" (Camo & Krooked vs Friction feat. Dynamite MC), with [[Netsky (musician)|Netsky]] on a track titled "The Whistle Song" for Netsky's album, ''[[2 (Netsky album)|2]],'' and with [[Dyro]] on "Against All Odds".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://turnupthebass.net/2014/10/02/dyro-dynamite-mc-against-all-odds/|title=Dyro feat. Dynamite MC - Against All Odds (PREVIEW)|last=Renée|date=2014-10-02|website=TURN UP THE BASS|access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
*''The World of Dynamite'' (2004)
*''Big Man Talk Mixtape'' (2006)
*''Big Man Talk 2'' (2009)
*''Big Man Talk 3'' (2011)

===Singles===
*"Switch" (1994)
*"After Party" (1998)
*"Hey DJ" (Kamanchi feat. Dynamite MC) (2002) – [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 85
*"Hotness" (2003) – UK No. 66
*"Ride" (2004) – UK No. 54
*"No More" – UK No. 26
*"Bounce"
*"What!" (2008)
*"Here We Go" (DJ Fumiya feat. Dynamite MC) (2010)
*"Kawaii" (feat. Missill, [[AlunaGeorge|Aluna Francis]] and [[Rye Rye]]) (2011)
*"Prototype" (2018)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/dynamiteuk Official Dynamite MC Myspace]
* [http://strongrecords.co.uk/ Strong Records website]
* [http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/dynamite_mc Discography at rolldabeats.com]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/31444-Dynamite-MC Discography at Discogs]

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:English drum and bass musicians]]
[[Category:Black British male rappers]]
[[Category:British male rappers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Bristol]]
[[Category:Living people]]


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