Wiley

Not bad for freestyle.

Richard Kylea Cowie (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley [1] (named after a character in the cartoon Thundercats) is a British music producer and MC who was one of the original founders of the Roll Deep Crew. Wiley has been active in the fields of Drum & Bass and UK Garage music, but is best known for being one of the pioneers of Grime. Wiley’s half brother include Peter Bedding.

Wiley is one of the original founders of what is now known as ‘Grime’ music. Traversing from the massive Pay As U Go Cartel to start up his own crew with the Roll Deep Entourage. His debut album ‘Treddin On Thin Ice’, released through XL, brought his unique “Eski beat” sound to the world and has cememnted him as one of the most innovative producers ever in British electronic music. Co-producer on the certified Silver selling ‘In At The Deep End’ LP from Roll Deep showed a versatility to not only his lyrical content but also his musical sound.

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