Dynamite MC

Dynamite MC (born Dominic Joseph Smith, 7 October 1973) is a Gloucester-born MC and rapper who also performs as a DJ and works as a producer. His work sits inside drum and bass and jungle while touching liquid funk, grime, dubstep and UK garage through collaborations and production credits.

He started on pirate radio in the early 1990s, cutting his teeth on Gloucester’s Crush FM. That early radio work led to a position with Roni Size’s Full Cycle crew. As a vocalist he contributed to Roni Size & Reprazent, including appearances on the Mercury Prize-winning album New Forms. Those placements established him as an MC who could sit on heavyweight studio records as well as on radio and live line-ups.

On record he released a solo album, The World of Dynamite, in 2004. He has also worked alongside a wide range of drum and bass producers and crossover acts — credited collaborations include High Contrast, Andy C, DJ Zinc, Netsky, Camo & Krooked and The Nextmen. He holds production credits under his birth name, Dominic Joseph Smith, and has presented radio programmes, notably a "Smooth Grooves" show on Kiss 100.

As a vocal performer Dynamite MC is recognised for concise, hook-forward phrasing and steady rhythmic delivery that adapts between full-voiced rap and MC-to-chorus lines. That flexibility is visible across the artists he’s worked with: on liquid-lean tracks with High Contrast and Netsky his parts tend to sit as melodic hooks or sung/half-spoken refrains; with Andy C, DJ Zinc and other club-focused producers he supplies tighter, syncopated bars that lock to break-driven arrangements.

When credited as a producer or co-writer he appears under his legal name. Publicly documented production work is less extensive than his vocal catalogue, but his studio credits sit alongside established drum and bass names, indicating studio practice that accommodates polished vocal takes and traditional break-based DnB arrangements. His recorded work has been used in mainstream media placements; tracks featuring his vocals appear in video games, including Madden NFL 07 and Need for Speed: Carbon.

On stage and in DJ settings he functions both as a front-line MC and as a DJ/selector. With Full Cycle and Reprazent roots, his live role has ranged from shouting and hyping crowd-ready sections to delivering sung hooks and verses over DJ sets. That onstage role reflects a broader contribution: supplying clear vocal identities for instrumental producers, which lets instrumental tracks become radio or sync-friendly songs without altering the producer’s core sound.

Specific collaborations anchor his stylistic range. Work with High Contrast and Netsky links him to liquid and vocal-led drum and bass; cuts with Andy C and DJ Zinc place him in tougher, dancefloor-oriented rollers; sessions with Camo & Krooked and The Nextmen show crossover into technical production and hybrid bass music. These named partnerships are the clearest markers of his musical connections and the contexts where his voice appears.

Outside of releases and live appearances he has maintained a presence on air through shows such as "Smooth Grooves" on Kiss 100 and through licensing that put his vocal work into major games. Those placements and the 2004 solo album The World of Dynamite remain concrete touchstones in a career built on MC work, studio credits under his real name, and regular collaborations with prominent drum and bass producers.