Mutulu Olugbala (born Lavonne Alford, July 25, 1975), better known by his stage name M-1 (sometimes stylized as M1), is an American rapper, songwriter, and activist from Brooklyn, New York.

[2] Following Confidential M-1 worked on the album Can't Sell Dope Forever by Dead Prez & Outlawz.

[3] M-1 had the lead role in Broken Rhyme, a 2006 American 90-minute feature film and drama directed and produced by Detdrich McClure about a disillusioned rapper who goes to Japan to shoot a video there and encounters a mysterious Japanese woman who leads him on a spiritual journey and the heavy price he has to pay for turning his back on the forces that run the hip-hop music industry.

[6] In July 2009, M-1 accompanied the Viva Palestina convoy, delivering humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

[8][9][10] M-1 is a co-founder of Urban Aroma,[11] "a platform for cannabis, art, activism and social equity with editorial and charitable commitments.