Rebel MC Rebel MC Michael Alec Anthony West (born 27 August 1964 in Islington, London), better known as Rebel MC, is an English jungle producer and toaster. He has also used the aliases Conquering Lion, Congo Natty, Blackstar, Tribe Of Issachar, Lion of Judah, X Project and Ras Project. "Conquering Lion" is an abbreviation for "The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah", one of emperor Haile Selassie's many titles. In the early 1980s, West formed the group Double Trouble with the now deceased Michael Menson, Karl Brown (more commonly known as the UK garage DJ Karl 'Tuff Enuff' Brown) and Leigh
Judah & the Lion Best of the Best competitions. Their first EP, "First Fruits" released by the band was a Christian worship collection, but the band knew that they did not want to exclude a wider audience and decided to stray from being strictly a Christian group. According to Judah Akers, the band received their name from a passage in the bible about "The Lion of the Tribe of Judah." The name fits the band since the lead singer is named Judah and because of their Christian backgrounds. The band wrote that their music has the "grit of Run DMC or Beastie Boys" but