Wiley on fatherhood, politics, Dizzee feud, and underground creativity (extended interview 2017)

He’s one of the most influential characters in British music today. The sound that Wiley created in East London at the turn of this century - which eventually became known as Grime - has now reached global popularity. But whilst his peers achieved huge chart success, he has been known as the driving force behind the scenes.
In his autobiography ‘Eskiboy’ released 31 October, he describes a life of underground creativity, drugs, pirate radio and a feud with fellow grime star Dizzee Rascal.
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[@JamesSaukila]

Always interesting to hear Wiley speak

[@CN-yk2dk]

James Saukila truss

[@planc7on]

always funny how he's sayin "bro" to the woman :D

[@A1un9ine]

@@planc7on bro is another word for mate lad or dude and there is no restrictions to who it is said

[@uas4613]

I respect his honesty. What a legend.

[@grezzer1427]

I know and he grown so much to be a better person and he's very intelligent

[@brendanfarren246]

His fade is on point

[@Guyana531]

He is such a breath of fresh air. Intellectually in his narrative about his art, life and the progression of grime. A true player of grime, the 'Godfather' of this explosive creation of expression and lyrics. Wiley is someone I can listen to with massive interest and I love his creative musical art.

[@TheFever77]

I like how he's himself, no put on image, just a London lad.

[@ng2313]

Nah Wiley doesn't get enough credit

[@ng2313]

GetEmUp OuttaHere TheTwoTime yet you came here to watch him

[@ng2313]

GetEmUp OuttaHere TheTwoTime so why dafuq you hear ya fuckboi keyboard warrior

[@tomhardwick3801]

GetEmUp OuttaHere TheTwoTime what is wrong with Wiley - if he never did what he did you wouldn't be able to listen to stormzy

[@neslymerat]

For real

[@smokedog2185]

DURRTY GOODZ don't iver

[@biscuitboy30p]

i'm not gonna lie, wiley trim is absolutely sick, clock that fade... he needs to promote his barber!!

[@grezzer1427]

I just clocked he's a barber did a good job but sadly I can't snake my barber aha

[@ngandzlooney]

That's what I was thinking in my head

[@ultimadara4682]

HAHA for a good 5min that what i noticed too LOL

[@Rhydem1990]

Hahaha, also was saying in my head, he went all out for this interview with this trim

[@itsmetheinterrupter]

biscuitboy30p truss

[@Westyisthatyouyeah]

Wiley talks the realist stuff all the time... its always wise to watch a wiley interview or to even read what he writes lol

[@Morleyz]

westyy is that you yeahhhh

[@YourMarge]

Kieran Westlake Westyy Is That Youuu Yhhhhhh 💯

[@cotsworldcarper5656]

@@Morleyz beat me to it 😂😂

[@breaks3085]

@@cotsworldcarper5656 wileys new lyricist is on my channel

[@frankie31563]

Out here looking like Gabriel Jesus 2035.

[@Shackzonetv]

Wiley kept it 💯 in this interview

[@legendj4674]

ShackZone TV he always does

[@johnclarke8052]

ShackZone TV loads of time for him being humble, he was younger than me shotting at raves, thought he'd got arrogant till I see him when he was performing and spoke as he is now. Like seeing his influence hopefully on the generation under us, spoken real truth

[@DivineCity14]

For all those asking why he mentions Dizzee, this is an interview. Interviews consist of questions. Wiley was asked a question regarding Dizzee, which he answers as he should. If he were to refuse to answer it he would come across like he still has a problem. He gives him his credits and not act like the man never existed or contributed to grime, that is maturity.

[@ryderm3907]

Divine Joy unlike dizzee in his interviews lol

[@DANYALLAYNAD]

Ryan Marshall cause they stabbed man like 9 times in napa or something like that he doesn’t have to take the high road ever

[@tommac396]

“Grime the culture & not just grime the music” Them words there are bang on, Wiley is the Godfather of grime 💯...

[@johnfilson9001]

Need to cop this Book, love the growth in Wiley

[@brak777]

Would just like to say that teenagers in England in the 1990s were making music in their bedrooms on computers and releasing it on their own labels which spawned the jungle and drum n bass scene which is now known worldwide. Andy C one of the biggest names in drum n bass in the world started off as a 15 year old making music in his bedroom on a computer in the early 90s and he started his own label called Ram by himself in the 90s. Labels like Moving Shadow, Suburban Base, Production House, Brain Records, Strictly Underground were all started by teenagers in the 90s before Grime. Major labels were shunned back then. The grime lot wasn't the first to do this

[@robertlund5694]

Yep . why don't you just say 'hardcore' ? Led to drum n bass ? What . you trying to be generic as poss to keep the confusion at bay ? My mate from Bedford had friends who were huge in the hardcore scene - criminal mindz i think .

[@breaks3085]

@@robertlund5694 his new artist is on my channel NOW

[@lee0477]

wiley is like the dr dre of grime

[@robakles1]

Lee ONeill more like tupac

[@russellellis6709]

I Hear That Bro... 100%

[@tottenhambulldogs9444]

Lee ONeill dre's a multimillionaire he's got a great business head, Wiley is a legend in the grime scene but I don't think he's a great business man

[@REAL6]

So that means Wiley has ghost producers and other artists write for him?

[@russellellis6709]

Wiley Is Like The Dr Dre Of Grime Because Of Certain Similarity’s... They Have Both Been In Their Genre For A Long Time And Still Managed To Go With The Times...

[@neslymerat]

I like to hear him talk it's a certain level of authenticity and genuineness when he speaks.

[@Mattdem]

Wiley is like 50 Cent in the way he half answers the question and half talks shit which makes sense but never relates to the point.

[@nuglifeben8131]

Jynxstarr 💯💯💯💯

[@dirtytv334]

Maybe it's just you 50 cent interviews to me are gold I fully get what his saying

[@gunner0479]

50cent is very articulate and smart

[@tysonbanks4536]

Wiley and 50 cent in the same sentence just stop..50 articulates perfectly

[@gunner0479]

Tyson Banks exactly lol, 50 is very intelligent and articulate. Not trying to shit on wiley but they are not the same at all

[@saladdays4883]

Anyone watching in late 2018?

[@snack4458]

Wiley is the fucking guy. Literally the fucking guy. He keeps pushing up how much I love him. He is like the maker of grime who stands almost outside of it. He made the crew he is the head of the crew he does not have to answer to the crew.

[@phobsdsr4326]

He was looking for an answer, searching.. And the don says ‘The reason it’s here is because of Pirate Radio.. It stands for pirate radio, basically my. As a DJ who played on various pirates from 99-2010, I know how real that statement is. New listeners and artists wouldn’t even deep the significance of that. The fact is, back then, pirate radio was everything! Is was our main outlet to broadcast what we were doing cheaply but effectively. A station would get shut down today and be back on for the 10-12pm set and it had to be the main platform to spread the sound of Grime 100%. Especially in London to begin with. The scene blew up through videos and KZbin but when we were in a tiny rented back room bringing maximum energy and vibes that had never been witnessed like that before before.. There was was hardly fast internet let alone KZbin live streaming so we definitely created something grass root organically. Wiley a true legend

[@ashleystanley2120]

A larger than life personality. Uber talented young man with fire in his belly. Definition of an extrovert

[@SE-ZESS]

"It was a race to get to the Ras money..."/ "JME has got a mortgage..." LOL American speaking here, but damn, from where I sit, this man is a national treasure. I wish American rappers had a fraction of this man's charisma; intelligent, funny, honest, self deprecating, confident, and equal parts respectful and provocateur. Big respect to man called Wiley.

[@pandaco8127]

Always inspired by how selfless hes lived for a long time, many levels of respect for the dude. Thanks for everything over the years.

[@aldanielfrancis5190]

You hit the nail on the head my G , sometimes we do stuff and don't want to take responsibility for it. You show your growth with your words. My Donnie

[@mrsg3nius11]

Wileys not one of them guys from the past that aint got the answer He's got answer... Godfather!

[@grezzer1427]

Skepta- Autospy bars

[@mrsg3nius11]

Grezzer Yeah skeppy remixed the bars Rinse fm radio days

[@grezzer1427]

That was when Grime was gully AF bro

[@EdGreenTelle]

dance round pricks with a flow like a dancer

[@mrsg3nius11]

I agree bro... When it had raw energy!

[@howdan1985]

Kudos to Wiley for his perseverance and determination - I remember growing up listening to Pay As You Go Crew (Wiley, Major Ace etc) and going to Garage Fever over 15 years ago so well done to them. Just bought Wiley's autobiography.

[@DANYALLAYNAD]

I understood every single thing he said. Intelligent human being right there

[@jordinhocharles]

Ok. cool story bro.

[@jordinhocharles]

J Shaw Ok cool reply to my reply bro.

[@DANYALLAYNAD]

Jordinho Charles what are you’s at haha don’t ever remember writing this. Assuming she said somewhere in the video that people can’t understand what he’s saying

[@aaronstacey1494]

Big up wiley honest talk too

[@erashio6702]

Great Interview from Both Wiley and the interviewer well worth a listen and to get some inside knowledge on what is going on not just about Grime but life in general 10/10!

[@TomsGoingHAM]

Every time I've seen Wiley talk about the grime movement or its legacy he always talks about Dizzee, have to respect that

[@breaks3085]

His new artist its on my channel

[@djmagz1632]

Good Interview to watch Wiley kept 100% positive

[@bourbonbiscuits7740]

classic Wiley interview "re re re re" "dur dur dur"

[@barrelrolldog]

blah blah

[@danfogg9714]

Re te te

[@samuelbrett4371]

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, yeah.

[@ItsaColdWorl]

Di Di Di Da

[@Daniel-hu5in]

"What has your life been like since the last time I saw your face" 😂

[@dmoney9285]

Danny Evans... That cracked me up 😂😂😂

[@Mumbler100]

How you living

[@dagreenboy5823]

Danny Evans 😂😂😂😂😂dying! So false ahahah

[@truthhurts88]

What since you ran away when you pulled the first knive and left me to get stabbed. G4eat m8

[@WythenshawePhil]

It's like he's doing a really good David Brent impression right there.

[@jahlockfarai]

My man said bro listen 🤣🤣😂😂

[@PyroNexus22]

I like how he always mentions John Woolf like everybody knows who that is. lol

[@TerraMontana]

his manager

[@Watts_that_behaviour]

His ex manager now 😬😬😬

[@donjosue1000]

We do now lol

[@Muiscpromotion]

Wiley knows his music that's what I love about him hes very clued up with other genres that's what makes him a bad man! He just dont listen or surround himself with his own culture he researches and even sees that other styles have that connection with him!!

[@tomriddle4011]

Legend.

[@kade290488]

KING WILEY

[@screwfaceclub]

4:18 she said "our scene" 😂

[@evs9404]

Screwface maybe she bops her head to grime bro

[@HardeepSingh-dj7tk]

Yeh, I thort that....liccle dwarf

[@RunBabyRun2nite]

She must be a culture vulture. Or maybe she used to reach the dances back in the day.

[@jerryrawlings8885]

Her name is Jasmine Dotiwala she's been in the game from day if you don't know who she is then you are the culture vulture.

[@RunBabyRun2nite]

Jerry Rawlings was she there when most of the madness was happening as well?

[@dablaccseaproductions5279]

she asks good questions

[@loladelacolina3033]

The world loves you 💐🌸💝♥️💓🌷🌺

[@loladelacolina3033]

MOsKOn We’ll see who cancels who with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein and Dershowitz you’re being represented very well. Get lost.

[@ohsanptv6795]

Pirate radio 📻 all day everyday I still got all the set tape one rinse fm from 2008 and all the roll deep sets 2009 and so on yes Wiley

[@LEO..TV..]

why she got michael jacksons jacket on???

[@Steve-nq8jc]

No.1player I'd have said more my chemical romance but still close enough

[@K1C2F3A4]

She's a MJ fan she also is a very good friend of Mariah Carey

[@sahulianhooligan7046]

MJ got that style off what the Beatles wore on the Sgt Pepper album, and the Beatles got that style off Alister Crowley (well known satanist)

[@serotoninlight7269]

It’s what free masons wear go check n u will c

[@Majestic8573]

@@sahulianhooligan7046 this has nothing to do w The Beattles or MJ this is just some inspired by jackets aristocrats used to wear around the 18th century, yall never went to school or what ? How many paintings, statues w famous nobles, generals, wearing these kind of jackets...

[@chrismcnally7843]

wiley interviews are legendary

[@marlonblade007]

Definitely be getting his book!👍👍

[@shirleywinkle3097]

FUCKING HELL WILEY AINT DONE A INTERVIEW FOR A WHILE 29 MINUTE INTERVIEW GET ME A CUPPA

[@kodakwhite9392]

I rate Wiley for this if dizzy keeps up the beef from when they was teenagers he a fool for living in the past he needs to grow up he is no longer the boy in the corner

[@kodakwhite9392]

jermaine tobin there's 5 year difference between there ages I took the time to look it up just now next time you should research before commenting but Richard Cowie Jnr (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley and Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984) , better known by his stage name ... Around the age of 14, Dizzee Rascal (Facts only)

[@myerotique5018]

+Ye I said that wiley was not a teenager when they was beefing and that's what you said so don't try be funny and wiley was technically a teenager when they met but he was an adult dizzee wasn't duh smh

[@kodakwhite9392]

my erotique correct your self were am I trying to be funny which part ???? Is it an argument your looking for or a debate either way I'm down to be honest is wasn't trying to be funny because I told someone to be correct when trying to correct someone is not being funny Being funny is like me saying you say Wiley was a teenager and dizzee was not but Wiley is older then dizzee so you need to get your fact right before making your self look like a fool I bet your the type of guy to tic all the questions on a test then complain to the tutor about the results now that's me being funny you cunt lool 😂😂🤣🤣 why don't you try not be funny

[@kodakwhite9392]

my erotique they started beefing in 2002 when dizzy got stabbed because of Wiley's hot temper back then Wiley would of been 23 and dizzy would of been 18 Wiley considered as a adult and dizzee still a teen you ain't officially an adult in the U.K. Till you are the age of 21

[@robertlund5694]

@@kodakwhite9392 shut up you troll.

[@MCJackLight]

Amazing interview

[@jamesmaguire9247]

i can listen to wiley all day long

[@zac_wilson_]

Fascinating person. Such a fascinating person that he doesn't even comprehend the political and social change that he has been a catalyst of. It is almost like an enormous mistake, that happened on purpose because of his passion and love for Grime music. I found this frustrating to watch because there are some discussion points that the brings up in this interview that are so incredibly important to speak about, yet they weren't spoken about with clarity or articulated effectively. Regardless of everything, I respect him as a social and musical legend and I feel privileged to have been alive to witness his journey.

[@olivertaylor1882]

Really fantastic interveiwer

[@jumelleharley9525]

This was a good interview

[@hungry4grime]

Another great interview from Wiley.

[@neyb4448]

Love Wiley man! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✨🙏🏾

[@kptv5050]

great interview bro

[@Gar1993]

Great interview. Very real 💯

[@shademan501]

WILEY IS A LEGEND!!!! I HOPE I GET TO WORK WITH HIM 1 DAY 🙏🏾!!!!

[@mansbestfriend5234]

Love Wiley's philosophy on the game!! Bigup!

[@slartibartlast968]

2:50 Ha ha imagine Wiley covering 'Banned from the Roxy' by Crass.

[@patkelly3966]

If its about angry kids then what happens when the kids grow up?

[@richjones7313]

they still angry just a little fatter and balder

[@rahimk687]

Wiley's body language can sometimes look like a smackheads

[@duncanmurphy9762]

truth show lol that was a mad comment and you already got 3 likes lol that's joogy dan

[@duncanmurphy9762]

truth show I know it's trudan but this is a spiritual truth and no carnal thing.

[@fakeprofile1408]

the pearly flake will do tht to man... but he STILL grafts... respect 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾id defo bring an 8ball to a studio session for thia don

[@deanmignonelli2199]

Pete Doherty

[@gregorymcbeam798]

Wonderful interview Wiley

[@kyle06davies]

Great interview 🐐

[@bronx187G]

wow, see Wiley very different after this respect mate.

[@Drumandbasshq]

Great interview Wiley!

[@NextSound170]

In music everything is a gamble. There it is. No one knows if it's gonna work, and when it doesnt work people give up so easily. Nah man! Keep going! Big up Wiley

[@lcfcfan1655]

Wiley changes football teams more than what the weather does

[@oddacity1871]

Love when an artist is still grounded! Refreshing as fuck! Keeping it 💯 don

[@breaks3085]

His new artist its on my channel

[@Cactuspractice12]

That fade is pretty fresh

[@GarageGrimeHistory]

Living Legend Period.

[@aaronmorris570]

Big up on the honesty my G

[@leetothevi]

💥💥💥💥 This guy is too real 💯

[@gullyglocksmith1]

Big interview👊🏾

[@p.powell5487]

Wileys face when the video first starts lol. He looks shook

[@martytrain]

Beautiful !

[@marlonblade007]

I have to go and listen to his freestyle now on general principle.

[@samino8790]

Ngl wileys trim is too good

[@silverdrizzle]

interviewer did a great job!

[@RealVersatile]

Man like the Godfather of Grime ✊🏿

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel

[@KingKong-mm4bq]

epic interview

[@Flowzane]

nice interview, bigup Wiley

[@taketheredpill3352]

I love Wiley, grime legend. Come on though he's frazzled ain't he, reminds me of Bez from the Happy Mondays lol

[@mauritscornelis]

thank you wiley

[@S1FARDA]

Money classes in school 👌🏾💯 The Hustler's Holy Book 📚 Out Now 💰💥

[@diggertroc]

It’s annoying me that the books not sitting flat

[@jordanwoodhouse5989]

It's like that for a reason so you can see it

[@theraaaaaaaaayeah]

I like where his mind is at.

[@stephturner2090]

Amazing he is 👑

[@schmodizzle4465]

Wiley will always be the one 👌

[@eddiestarship8565]

Rebellion. The word he was looking for. Wiley=timeless

[@AdamBa17]

King of London ❤️

[@jojovafanculo9307]

Always keeps it real. This is why man is the Godfather. 💯

[@N1na1995]

There's a lot going on here.. but.. he Is a total legend and way underrated

[@SkrillzDon]

I saw wiley at carni- he was doing "bang you chat to me man bang know that i ama money man bang" over some next old school riddim. It was firey

[@barrelrolldog]

that chicken and chips story was deep. brought me back to being a kid, one of my mates just spent all his money all the time.

[@OfficialWaddy]

Nice interview

[@123demidog]

The creator speaks. Grime is hard to understand but when you can keep up with it, You will understand how powerful it is.

[@wooforever4347]

This extended interviews sick we need more like this #channel4 Wiley is the realist in this grime ting , man said it’s a race to get to the rass money” Jamaicans will know 😂😂

[@lefty3985]

Ace Boogie I’m not Jamaican.. I know...

[@wooforever4347]

Hello Hi lol well done to you. Now give yourself a pat on the back👋

[@lefty3985]

Ace Boogie done that! Now what else...

[@paulrobinson1196]

THE GOAT

[@BodaciousWickerman]

2:52 - Yes! Wiley singin' Crass!

[@rollindeep786]

Wiley is influential without a doubt in the starting of the grime scene, but he has to still pay homage to jungle, drum n bass, and garage mcs then niche that paved the the way for what we know as UK grime today, we had general levy, mc gq, the ganja crew, mo fire crew, etc... And then the transition to grime... Never forget the roots of where it all started coz they were all as influential although niche areas that helped to mould the grime scene..

[@shafiabutt1678]

I don’t care what anyone says, Wiley is speaking so honestly about this countries serious issues. Respect