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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