Michael Alec Anthony West (born 27 August 1964 in Islington, London, England), better known as Rebel MC and Congo Natty, is a British jungle producer and toaster. He has also gone by aliases including Conquering Lion, Blackstar, Tribe of Issachar, Lion of Judah, X Project and Ras Project.
In the late 1980s, West formed the group Double Trouble with Michael Menson, Karl Brown (more commonly known as the UK garage DJ Karl 'Tuff Enuff' Brown) and Leigh Guest. This would lead to two hip house records reaching the UK Top 40 in 1989 - "Just Keep Rockin'" followed by "Street Tuff". The latter reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. These would appear shortly after on his debut album Rebel Music.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel first started playing Michael's material when he collaborated with Double Trouble under the name of Rebel MC in 1989. When Rebel MC got involved in the jungle scene and changed his name to Conquering Lion, Peel gave airtime to some of his music.
Shows Played[]
- 17 April 1989: Just Keep Rockin' (Sk'Ouse Mix) (12") Desire (JP: 'A chart bound sound, well I certainly like to think so')
- 19 April 1989: Just Keep Rockin' (Sk'ouse Mix) (12" white label) Desire
- 27 April 1989: Just Keep Rockin' (Sk'ouse Mix) (12" white label) Desire
- 17 May 1989: Just Keep Rockin' (7") Desire
- 30 May 1989 (Radio Bremen): Just Keep Rockin' (7") Desire
- 06 August 1994: ‘Lion Of Judah’ (12 inch )’ (X Project)
- 13 August 1994 (BFBS): ‘Lion Of Judah’ (12 inch )’ (X Project)
- 19 August 1994: Code Red (Wild Apachi Mix) (12") X Project
- 27 August 1994 (BFBS): Code Red (Wild Apachi Mix) (12") X Project