Stephens was born in 1973 and grew up in St. Mary and St. Ann, attending Zion Hill and Ocho Rios primary schools and St Mary High. 

She began recording in the mid-1990s for producers such as Dave Kelly and Philip "Fatis" Burrell. Her 1996 single "Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet", produced by Kelly, brought her the attention of the Jamaican public, and she had further success with singles such as "Draw fi Mi Finger", "Freaky Type", and "Cry and Bawl".

Her debut, Big Things a Gwaan, was released in 1994 featuring Yami Bolo on a cover version of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" and Prezident Brown on a remix of the title track, and the second album Too Hype followed in 1997.

Stephens moved to Sweden, where she signed a record deal with Warner Music Sweden and recorded the 2001 pop album Sintoxicated. After returning to Jamaica, she released the critically acclaimed Gangsta Blues album in 2004.

Her early material was lyrically attuned to dancehall and drew comparisons with Lady Saw, with whom Stephens was proclaimed "the top female artists in Jamaica" in 1998 by the Washington Post.

In 2009, Stephens branched out into acting, making her debut playing Nurse Tracey in the CVM TV series Royal Palm Estate.

Stephens continues to record, co-founding Tarantula Records in 2004 with business partner and producer Andrew Henton.