Conquering Lion (aka Congo Natty aka Rebel MC aka Tribe Of Issachar aka X Project aka Ras Project) is the stage name of the jungle producer and toaster, Michael West (born 27 August 1965, Tottenham, London.[1]) "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 Guest; and released the single "Just Keep Rockin" on the Desire record label in 1989 as Double Trouble and Rebel MC. The single was a UK Top 20 hit, and the follow-up "Street Tuff" (1989) was his biggest success, reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart.