Raised mainly by her mother, a young Niomi was exposed to a variety of music styles during her upbringing, including roots, reggae and soul. Her outlet for her personal feelings came in writing poetry and about her experiences in her diaries.

Ms. Dynamite lacked a public outlet for her private writing but then she discovered the UK garage music scene at the age of 17. She used this underground music environment to relay her poetry and prose via microphone over garage beats to small crowds of local enthusiasts.

During her time working at RAW FM radio station in London in 2000, she met underground producer Richard Forbes (aka Sticky) while at a London nightclub. The pair decided to collaborate musically in the garage music scene. Her lyrics mixed with his breakneck beats produced a unique blend of dance-flavored underground music.