Before he was Congo Natty, he was Rebel MC and it is genuinely tough to decide which alter ego of dual threat Michael West is the most influential. As a Hip-Hop Pod, we cover Rebel MC and the three album run under that name, mixing Hip-Hop, House, Dance & Pop with samples from every Jamaican music genre to date.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:51)
Ben:
- Benny The Butcher x 38 Spesh - Stabbed & Shot 2
- Yeat - Lyfestyle
- ian - Goodbye Horses
- DJ Rude One - Upper Space
Charlie:
- Protoje - The Jamaican Situation
- BINA. - Chaos Is Her Name
- Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet - Recurring (Live At King's Place)
- Ashley Henry - Who We Are
- Homeboy Sandman - Turns Out I Can Tell A Few of These After All
- Roy Hargrove - Grande-Terre
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:07)
Rebel Music - (21:41)
Black Meaning Good - (30:29)
Word, Sound and Power - (37:51)
Lighter Note - (50:04)
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ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
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