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October 22, 2024 73 mins

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)

Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.

Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)

HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92

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