Wiley

Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley (formerly Wiley Kat), is a British grime MC and producer from Bow, London. Wiley is often labelled the "Godfather of Grime". In the early 2000s, he independently released a series of highly influential eskibeat instrumentals on white label vinyl, such as the first in the series "Eskimo" and is known as a grime MC both for his solo work and for material released with his crew Roll Deep. Wiley first tasted success as a member of the UK garage crew Pay As U Go, with whom he had a Top 40 hit, "Champagne Dance" in 2001. Wiley has continued to make grime music while also releasing mainstream singles, such as the UK Singles Chart Top 10 hits "Wearing My Rolex", "Never Be Your Woman", and his UK number-one "Heatwave". Wiley's eleventh album, Godfather (2017), peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, becoming his highest-charting album of his career, and also won an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award by NME. Wiley has been stabbed on several occasions. In 2008, a stabbing left him with a visible scar on the left side of his face. On 24 July 2020, Wiley made a series of posts and videos on social media, widely condemned as anti-semitic. Having been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music, in February 2024 the Honours Forfeiture Committee formally stripped Wiley of his honour for "bringing the honours system into disrepute".

Chief'n (The Remixes) - 2022-02-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Work, Rave, Sleep, Repeat - 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

STOMP OUT - 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Rave - 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Work - 2025-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Poison Dart VIP - 2025-03-19T00:00:00.000000Z

RUG BURN - 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Digital Virus - 2024-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Through the Streets (VIP) - 2024-07-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Soundboy (Wiley Remix) - 2024-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Late Night - 2024-03-27T00:00:00.000000Z

BMT - 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Poison Dart - 2024-01-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Chaos - 2023-11-22T00:00:00.000000Z

REZ RUSH - 2023-07-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Cold Snap EP - 2023-03-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Sahara Trap - 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Dark Sides - 2022-10-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Tuff Stuff - 2022-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Contact - 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Through The Streets - 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Chief'n - 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Sound Check - 2020-10-26T00:00:00.000000Z

March 4orth - 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Take a Breath - 2018-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

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