I think I'm a bit late on this, but better late than never, innit? Wiley's new video for his song "Cash In My Pocket" couldn't have come at a better time. The song that features back up vocals by Daniel Merriweather and was produced by Mark Ronson is a tribute to those financially hard times. With London suffering a terrible recession at the moment (kinda like us) and lots of bankers losing the...
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I just spent an hour compiling the ultimate commentary on Wiley's new tunes. Then my fingers accidentally brushed some key combination that made Firefox throw it all away. I guess the universe didn't want me dissing Wiley's latest efforts. So, instead, you get just the facts and you can tell me what you think of them...Wiley released a brand new video for his seasonal song, "Summertime": And...
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While we're on the subject of grime (I could spend my whole day on the subject of grime), Wiley also has an exciting live performance on the horizon. The godfather of grime tunes was just added to the Festival Republic Stages at Reading and Leeds festivals in England. Dizzee Rascal is also scheduled to play the double stage event during the Bank Holiday weekend. According to Mixmag.net: Dan ...
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Speaking of Glastonbury, I highly recommend catching Hot Chip's show, especially if you can take pictures or video to share with the rest of us! There is growing speculation and reasonable support for the idea that the electro/rock band will perform their cover version of Wiley's "Wearing My Rolex" with the Eskiboy himself on vocals!! Hot Chip recently played their version of the tune (origin...
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Wiley is a little older and A Lot wiser this year and it sounds like he's ready to turn up the heat on his career. I know, we reported that he retired and he's done with the grime scene and alla dat now. But after watching this new interview with Wiley, it became clear that he's just getting started. Wiley is a pioneer of the grime/2-step/eski sound, so he's put his time in. But when the sp...
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Grime Wave isn't Wiley's forthcoming new album, Race Against Time (coming in September '08). Rather, it's a compilation of b-sides and collaborations released on Wiley's indie label, Eskibeat Recordings. If you've only heard the tunes on 2007's Playtime Is Over, then Grime Wave rounds out Eskiboy's life story. Grime (like dancehall) is a collective consciousness and Wiley shares the mic with...
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You have most likely heard of Lady Sovereign. You may have also heard of Dizzee Rascal. In the US we would tend to call that style of music hip-hop, because here, that's what we call any music with words rapped over it. In the UK they currently call this style grime. It has words rapped over music like hip hop does, but the music is more clubby than most american hip hop. Grime's basslines...
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i recently posted news of Dizzee Rascal's upcoming album, Math's and English, featuring Lily Allen and Joss Stone which will be set loose on June 4th 2007. As it turns out, Dizzee's neighbor, Wiley, has been finishing up a new album, Playtime's Over, that will be dropped like a bomb on the very same day! Wiley is credited as the founder of this style of music, which has become known as grime ...
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More news! Dang, i'm hot tonight.... This time, Wiley UnRetires and Mavado gets a 3 album record deal with VP!The Jamaican Star, Big Up Radio, Fader Magazine, and other music news outlets are abuzz today with news of Mavado's rising success.Dancehall's biggest, baddest dj at the moment, Mavado, has signed a 3 album record deal with VP Records. His debut, "Gangsta For Life" is set to be relea...
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(all listen links point to real audio archives) 1) Songs of the Summer: Matias Aguayo - Minimal (DJ Kosi Maxi version) (Kompakt) | listenWiley - "Wearing My Rolex" (Asylum) | watch 2) Play that (UK) Funky Music: Marcus Nasty & Mac 10, October 1 Rinse | setGeeneus - Volumes: One (Rinse)Crazy Cousinz - Bongo Jam (Bongo) | listenPaleface feat. Kyla - Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz mix) (Maximu...
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Riddims, Recession and Retirement Well 2008 certainly has been an eventful year: grime turned electro, dubstep went wonky and hip hop went Romanian (you'll see what I mean later). I present you with my usual thematized top picks and a couple of duds from the year that saw Alton Ellis do his final rocksteady, a song about a watch sweep the nation and the recession turn everyone nutso. Re...
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Sam Young sent over a new mash-up he and DJ Kofi just put together. Wiley (ft. Daniel Merriweather) - Cash In My Pocket (Sam Young & DJ Kofi Money Mash-up) (YSI) Wiley (ft. Daniel Merriweather) - Cash In My Pocket (Sam Young & DJ Kofi Money Mash-up) (Sharebee)
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While we're on the subject of grime (I could spend my whole day on the subject of grime), Wiley also has an exciting live performance on the horizon. The godfather of grime tunes was just added to the Festival Republic Stages at Reading and Leeds festivals in England. Dizzee Rascal is also scheduled to play the double stage event during the Bank Holiday weekend. According to Mixmag.net: Dan ...
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