Rebel Music (Rebel MC album)

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Rebel Music
Rebel MC Rebel Music album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1990
Label Desire
Producer
Rebel MC chronology
Rebel Music
(1990)
Black Meaning Good
(1991)

Rebel Music is the debut album by British rapper and producer Rebel MC, released in 1990 on Desire Records. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [3]

The St. Petersburg Times noted that "Rebel Music is charming and straightforward, although its actual rebelliousness quota amounts to little more than advocating occasional jaywalking." [4]

Singles

The album contains four singles which charted in several countries: "Just Keep Rockin'" (with Double Trouble; UK No. 11, [5] Belgium No. 14, [6] Netherlands No. 3), [7] "Street Tuff" (also with Double Trouble; UK No. 3, [5] Australia No. 85, Belgium No. 7, [6] Netherlands No. 3, [7] New Zealand No. 29, [8] Sweden No. 12), [9] "Better World" (UK No. 20, [5] Belgium No. 22, [6] Netherlands No. 14, [7] New Zealand No. 4) [8] and the title track "Rebel Music" (UK No. 53, [5] Netherlands No. 84, [7] New Zealand No. 15). [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Keep Rockin'" (Sk'ouse Mix; with Double Trouble)
5:42
2."Street Tuff" (Scar Mix; with Double Trouble)
  • West
  • Guest
  • Menson
3:30
3."Music Is the Key"West4:27
4."Love?"West3:38
5."Storytime"
  • West
  • Guest
  • Menson
4:10
6."MC²" (featuring Clement Irie)
  • West
  • Irie
4:48
7."Better World"West3:42
8."Rebel Music"
5:12
9."Commin' Brand New" (featuring MC Kinki)
5:14
10."Set Yourself Free"
  • West
  • Joseph Tunbridge
  • D. Kidd
5:02
11."Cockney Rhythm" (Remix)
  • West
  • Guest
  • Menson
4:59
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Better World" (Peace Mix)West4:59
13."Better World" (Unity Mix)West4:44

Charts

Chart performance for Rebel Music
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 40
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 18

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