Wiley Ends Retirement, Signs To Atlantic For Release Of "Rolex"

Word is spreading like wildfire across the internet this week about Wiley's new record deal. It seems the ol' eskiboy isn't ready to retire from the grime game after all - or - Atlantic Records made him a deal he couldn't refuse. Atlantic Records signed Wiley's recent electro-grime single "What Would We Do (Wear My Rolex)" which is blazing in the UK and US underground right now. You can grab an edited version of the track from Pinglewood.com and you can listen to it here:In an unrelated move, Atlantic recently signed another grime artist - DJ Ironik - but it's unknown what they will release. Read more about the Wiley and Ironik deals on RWD MagWiley also has plans to release Grime Wave, and his new album The Race Against Time is due in September. However, no word yet on if they will be released via Atlantic.In the meantime, you can grab any of Wiley's mixtapes like the Tunnel Vision series or Umbrella Vol. 1 from links on his my$pace page:http://www.myspace.com/eskiboywileyAnd, of course, his 2007 release on Big Dada, Playtime Is Over is also widely available on CD, vinyl and mp3.