The Logg Cabin

A man of many parts, Mark James Williams aka M.C. Slave/ aka Uncle Mark aka Logg Cabin has touched on, and triumphed in, most areas of the media during a career that has spanned the best part of three decades.

Born in California and raised in Aotearoa, Mark first emerged in the public eye as the Slavish half of proto hip hop duo MC OJ & Rhythm Slave. With a slew of releases on the Southside label and pioneering shows up and down the country, they were never your typical rappers. Transitioning from youthful energy overload to a more considered, politicised approach, they developed into Joint Force in combination with long time compadre DLT. Ready and able to MC at a moments notice and never far from a mic, Slave found his eventual ideal musical home with Wellington troubadours Fat Freddy’s Drop, carving out a position as their much celebrated hype man/tour MC since 2006.

As well as providing the live lyrical fire and crowd incentivising for FFD, Mark has also warmed the stage up for them all over the world as a DJ / Selector. Most weekends you’ll find Slave raising the roof and stirring the dancefloor around Auckland or beyond, when he’s not doing that you would be well advised to check the radio for his loggarhythmic largesse. Building his chops in the 90s on 95bFM’s True School Hip Hop Show and later Drive, as well as contributing to the early momentum of Base FM, and George Fm. Most recently you could catch him hosting on RNZ Mark has spread his audio amor far and wide on the airwaves. 

Keeping all of the above bubbling while most importantly being a proud Dad, is serious 24/7 action. It’s a lot for one man, let alone one cast as a Slave and a Logg - yet somehow Mark keeps all those balls juggling and that fire keeps on burning