Stephanie McKay has grown to be a respected artist amongst fans and critics alike through worldwide touring with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and has a diverse musical background that includes performing with the likes of Kelis, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Tricky. In 2003 Stephanie McKay hooked up with producer Geoff Barrow of Portishead for her debut CD, which was released in the UK to international acclaim from music critics. With a four star honor, The Guardian raved that Stephanie McKay’s debut was “resurrecting the passion and pride of politically conscious and eternally lovelorn ladies of late-1960s, early 1970s soul…McKay shines bright,” MOJO boasted Stephanie McKay is “extraordinarily eclectic” and her album was “a coherent artistic statement and worth investigating” and British Esquire enthusiastically describes McKay’s style as “…gutsy R&B punchy funk and uplifting reggae all woven together by her seductive voice.”