The '80s popster turned proto-jungle revolutionary was born
Michael West in 1965 in London. He formed
Double Trouble in the early '80s with Michael Menson and
Leigh Guest, releasing the ska-pop hit "Street Tuff."
Rebel MC later gained fame in England as a
pop-rapper, but by 1991 he had released Black Meaning Good, an album that presaged jungle with
hardcore techno married to
dub basslines and
ragga toasters such as
Barrington Levy and
P.P. Arnold. His 1992 singles "Rich Ah Getting Richer" and "Humanity" also showed the new direction. "Code Red" -- released as
Conquering Lion -- became an outright jungle smash in 1994, bringing the jungle movement to the British masses. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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