Wiley (Rapper)
Wiley ( born January 19, 1979 in London, real name Richard Kylea Cowie ), also known as Eskiboy, is a British rapper and music producer. In addition to Dizzee Rascal he is one of the main representatives of the UK Grime.
Career
Cowie's parents from Trinidad and he grew up in East London on the Bow district. In the late nineties he joined the garage music and was a member of the Pay As U Go Cartel, which with the Champagne Dance also could produce a chart success.
In 2002 he founded together with other musicians from East London, among them Dizzee Rascal, Roll Deep Crew, the. While the crew tends more towards a pop direction, go Wiley and Dizzee Rascal, who has his own business before the first album release, solo in the new direction Grime. The club hit Wot Do U Call It? by Wiley in 2004 is one of the most famous pieces and grime as well as the associated album Treddin ' on Thin Ice, a commercial chart success.
From an early piece entitled Eskimo is also Wiley's second name Eskiboy. From this he released 2005/2006 within a very short time, six mixtapes on his own label Eskibeat. His Grime style he also called Eski.
After the second album Da 2nd Phaze had remained relatively ineffective in 2006, Wiley announced with the 2007 album Playtime Is Over his resignation as a musician in. Since he is the most important producer in the field of Grime, he wanted more work in the future in the background. However, he only a few months later returned to the microphone and published this time with the major label Warner back in the single Wearing My Rolex. It was his biggest success so far and the only worldwide hit 4 Minutes by Madonna and Justin Timberlake prevented a number - one ranking in the UK. As a result, he had several more hits, and only Never Be Your Woman with Emeli Sandé made it again into the Top 10 In August 2011, succeeded Wiley but then the jump to the chart peak: The song Heatwave, in which he that of singer Ms D was supported, went straight to # 1.
Discography
Albums
- Treddin ' on Thin Ice (2004)
- Since 2nd Phaze (2006)
- Playtime Is Over (2007)
- Grime Wave ( " Street Album ", 2008)
- See Clear Now (2008)
- Race Against Time (2009)
- The Elusive (2010)
- 100 Percent Publishing ( 2011)
- Evolve or Be Extinct (2012, 3LP/2CD )
- The Ascent (2013 )
Mixtapes (as Eskiboy )
- Tunnel Vision Vol 1-6 ( 2005/ 06)
- Umbrella Vol 1
Singles
- Wot Do U Call It? (2004)
- Pies (2004)
- Wearing My Rolex (2008)
- Summertime ( 2008)
- Cash in My Pocket (featuring Daniel Merriweather, 2008)
- Take That ( Wiley & Chew Fu, 2009)
- Never Be Your Woman ( Naughty Boy presents Wiley featuring Emeli Sandé, 2010)
- Now or Never ( Jodie Connor featuring Wiley, 2011)
- Heatwave (featuring Ms D, 2012)
- Can You Hear Me ( Ayayaya ) (featuring Skepta, Jme & Ms D, 2012)
- Reload (featuring Chip, 2013)
- They Got It Wrong ( Lethal Bizzle featuring Wiley, 2013)
- Lights On (featuring Angel & Tinchy Stryder )