WILEY - THE FULL STORY 1/2 : Regrets, Apologies & Peace of Mind

The grime originator, a super brand builder, an OG and a legend, Wiley came in for therapy and tells all in this just short of 2 hour conversation, today we deliver Part 1.
Touching on all topics from the very starts of grime right up to his recent controversy online. We touched on the healthy state of mind Wiley is now in and the core reasons behind some of his less rational actions. He cleared up the back and forths with Stormzy and put a lot of things to bed.
Chapters
7:12 Origins of Grime
16:45 Signing with XL
17:07 Happier before money
19:41 Working with record labels
27:00 Wot U Call It?
30:00 The war report era
36:40 Origins of Roll Deep
37:50 Regrets not sticking to grime
45:54 Thoughts on Dame Dash
52:48 “The washed up OGs”
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[@TristTaylor]

I apologise for the temperamental sound issues, this won't happen again. Try and take in the gems over the distractions and stop reminding me about the sound because its a touchy subject LOL

[@teebee7374]

Lol, Blessup TT, We Bruvaz Need This Historical Stamp, Truly Inspiring, Do Wat Ya Doin G, Your Winning! Salute! 🙏🏾🔥🙏🏾

[@ng2313]

The streets never cancelled this man

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Amen!

[@TristTaylor]

Big facts

[@dpwv8636]

💯

[@coobebeatz]

Never. Can not cancel a man like Wiley. More than influential. I mean the time frame from 98 till the point Stormzy did Wiley flow. The guy has helped so many of all backgrounds. Way to imbedded. Salute to wiley 🐐🐐🐐

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@@coobebeatz Wiley has been around since the early 90s and was first a Jungle DJ around 93/94 and kept DJing up to 1995.

[@Fizzywomack88]

They can't cancel WileyKat. Been a fan for 20 years, first time I heard Eskimo blew my mind. He's done so much for UK culture. The people's champ for real 👊🏻

[@Barney-ii1no]

mad that there was bare police was at his door hours after posting on social media, they dont even do that for peado's, I guess being defamatory and spitting truth about that group is worse, hmmmm clown world

[@enz23Truth]

Wiley and dizzy smashed tha sets at sidewinder. Them were tha days👊

[@user-kr3qc4mj8t]

Show legends like this guy the love and respect they deserve while their alive ❤

[@kyngdavid9]

Wiley always been a real one to me. Says it how it is. Nuff people haven't been in the rooms he was in. He gets my respect 100%

[@irh1738]

Wiley my G looking like a Palestinian protester from Edgeware road. In all seriousness in this zone Wiley is inspirational.

[@187a3]

Dont mock it

[@ahmedd320]

I wish all the grime artists from the 90s and 00's had a massive link up to just come together and chill, and anyone under 35 aren't allowed to come

[@alisonb7882]

Great idea 😊

[@saintmte5076]

Bar the youngest of the time period like Chip

[@KvngLxo]

why no u'35? The youts of the culture could learn shit by attending a event like that.

[@BIG.FOX.]

I'd love to see Wiley in a show or a film. This man is a legend of insight

[@nawazmohammed7519]

The scarf says a lot. Can't stop Wiley! Realest 💯

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel..

[@Toelion]

A beautiful human being ❤ The way he touches on being a father is powerful. I don't have children yet, but am planning to in the near future. This hit home, as I've been understanding a lot lately about parenting and programming. Being a parent is not a sideline to your job or who you are. It is your number 1 job now. To parent and program a new loving, understanding generation 🙌 Cmonnnsssss

[@lizhar81]

Authentic chemistry gets best results. wiley Ex agent John Woolf has deliberately diverted and mismanaged wiley. Woolf said big brother would kill wileys career. He advised against big brother offer. Wiley hasn’t done much television and celebrity chat shows. The British nation don’t know much of his actual character and personality. He would have been loved and treasured by the nation. Ones perception and the reality of wiley as a person are completely different. Wiley is quite refined and shy. Give him microphone and he turns into the showman. Media portray him as being big headed. arrogant and cocky. Wiley is extremely kind and humble. Wileys trust and kindness was exploited by ex management.

[@mountjarvis]

Great comment

[@rited]

i really dont think big brother would've helped his career. he turns into a showman when he is in a comfortable environment - but put him in a place where he's no longer the man and he's tracked 24/7... not so much. Did you see his never mind the buzzcocks appearance? He really wasnt comfortable or charismatic there at all.

[@mountjarvis]

@@rited Nah i didnt, anywhere i can view it?

[@rited]

@@mountjarvis not sure, have a search, I saw it years ago

[@lizhar81]

@@rited I know him personally. Wiley is extremely shy in reality. Wiley has been ritually abused for 20yrs. American production want to make film bout him. So Watch this space.

[@chickenconnoisseursdad2725]

Nothing but respect for Wiley 👊🏿. Helped me grow into what I am today 💯

[@rockysingh8760]

There’s certain human beings on this planet that I could never give up on is this man Wiley!! I hope god always protects him because he is a genuinely good person

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Wiley mentioning Beenie Ranks, now that's a name I ain't heard in ages. I remember his little bar for the Rinse FM 91.8 adverts in 1996. Memories!! Big up all the original Rinse lot!

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@Soca-Samuel The Red Indian hahaha! I don't disrespect anyone. Read all my comments and I know about etiquette, You're the one who has trouble expressing himself.

[@vickyphelan8902]

Great interview 💙

[@eggyman7119]

Grew up listening to Wiley and the radio sets on Deja Vu 92.3. The energy was on point

[@TVSOUNDSYSTEM]

This wasn't even an Interview.........Its a Conversation and a BRILLIANT one at that!!

[@TristTaylor]

💙 appreciate you for noticing

[@db-fq4pk]

Great interviewer good interview You know when a persons listening by the question there asking. Big up

[@nicholasconstantinou3926]

Glad to see He has had an awakening big up Wiley

[@kingjaycee_007]

Great interview

[@fennactiv8984]

Appreciate this man 👊🏿

[@Mooli]

Love this interview guys, Very candid & Wiley comes across v well.

[@steph876t7]

Love wiley ❤ always been a real one

[@KeyfataI]

Good interview. Big up yourself and wiley 👍🏿💯

[@TristTaylor]

Love and respect

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel.

[@siduk2636]

Wiley seems like he's found some peace again, hope he stays positive. That industry is full of mental gymnastics and they mass you around. I hope to keeps his peace and doesn't allow that industry to mess with his mind agaib

[@marnigrams]

Wiley looking like Malcom X

[@marinamedici]

I’m not from the UK, but I came to know and like grime because of his songs! Hope you’re well, Wiley! We miss you around!

[@richardandrew9662]

Exactly, A lot of artists from the same genre wouldn't be around without Wiley

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel .

[@breaks3085]

​@@richardandrew9662his new artist is on my channel .

[@AlanBrownSugar]

Been one of his biggest fans for 24 years. Saw him absolutely everywhere from a 14 years old up. One of the best to ever do it

[@RPNDWORLDWIDE]

I loved the statement about the MBE. Yes right and exact.

[@rODIUMuk]

Interview was conducted really well. Please really upload with volume turned up louder . Wiley Talks bare breeze!!! But entertaining. When this man talks you lose brain cells , but it’s worth it

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel..

[@loneface]

Nearly broke my laptop smashing like button smh sick interview !

[@aakua]

lol bless

[@loneface]

@@aakua super cute innit lol credit where it's due

[@Cityinvest12]

Wiley is and has always been the Uk’s Kanye!! ❤️💯

[@breaks3085]

Wileys new artist is on my channel.

[@rudyrulle1510]

Like JME said : Wiley is a National Treasure

[@jthmastermind]

We all know why Wiley was "deplatformed"... You can't criticise that particular group of people. The silence from the rest of the UK scene was deafening.

[@FZA1980]

Always will be a Top G for us

[@BullyOwners]

Real ones never even came close to cancelling Wiley. This is one smart man, and we already know what’s up!!

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

Glad Wiley mentioned Sharky Major. Definitely would like to see him on this platform. Especially as he 100% is a brand genius the way he has created Major Muzik Entertainment and Grime Originals

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel.

[@mptybeats]

Yes was watching this guy on another KZbinrs channel 💪💪💪

[@mountjarvis]

Wileys dangerous to the establishment because youngers can LEARN a LOT from him

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Spot on! He always had a rebellious mindset and a nonconformist approach. He made and sold his own music out his car boot to record shops, brought through a lot of youth and grafted on pirate radio to earn his stripes.

[@CEREBRAL.ASSASSIN]

Bless up Wiley!

[@shurikansounds]

Tapping in

[@Itsyourstrulytre]

Great content brother. I just found this ep through my recommended options, very informative, great guest in the God Father, Wiley, good energy and great vibes. Big up!

[@TristTaylor]

I love this comment bro thank you

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Big up for this!! Respect is due. Good discussion about the closed doors within the Jungle and UK Garage scenes. The Jungle influences ultimately shaped what happened later on down the line, with the Jungle lot moving to Garage and then setting up Grime and bringing through the youth.

[@TristTaylor]

Thank you brother

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@@TristTaylor Big up giving Wiley a voice when many have closed the door on him.

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@Soca-Samuel The Red Indian Did he not apologise? Do you believe in forgiveness?

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@Soca-Samuel The Red Indian By the way the term "Red Indian" is racist and offensive. As it was colonial term used to describe Amerindian's skin tone which is racist. Just saying and I forgive you for not understanding that.

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@Soca-Samuel The Red Indian Asian ancestry isn't Native American and doesn't forgive using an ignorant term. I am against all forms of antisemitism. Wiley apologised and is working on himself. He's not stuck in circles of hate. What I can't understand is if you hate someone so much why do you bother watching them.

[@stutterranking]

Tunnel vision vol 1 🐐

[@jarfur559]

He seems so calm

[@captainkickoff3565]

He seems so together thonk this break has helped him

[@CallmeblacksonTv]

Richard the Lionheart aka the Lord of Cyprus aka Wiley aka the Godfather! Big up from Italy 🇮🇹

[@teebee7374]

History Dictates Anytime A Brother, Let's Dispense Wiv The Colour Bar, Stands Up 'Under Free-Expression' Non-Conformist 'They' Push Buttons To Try And Rein-In That Rebellious Spirit, Unlike 'Ye' I Believe Wiley Had The Good Sense To Reassess His Position, Hence We Still Have The Privilege To Learn From This Our Brother 'The Grime Innovator' Salute! Bigman Ting! 🙏🏾🔥🙏🏾

[@_cigwe_]

Wiley has one of the sickest flows in the history of Grime/Drill. Glad to see him happy as he is getting older. Black Men Globally deserve to grow old.

[@MikeJones-mq2rw]

Yes Wiley ❤

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel..

[@ManLykSD2023]

volumes too low bro, just so you know for next time, besides that good vid well needed

[@kq6986]

Best grime artist hands down

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...

[@shamzlatoyah5908]

The Goat🐐🐐🐐

[@jonathanhenry6549]

Wiley looks so well big up !

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel..

[@finoomcconn9702]

Wiley’s at peace with himself grown and learned!

[@dd185]

Love Wiley. Nice tea towel

[@imanjemmison2860]

Wiley looks good with a beard 😍Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

[@jameekbrissett1125]

Well he has both dumb fuck

[@wavydncreative702]

Wiley is the originator, how can he be washed or cancelled your mad without Wiley you wouldn’t see lots of artist Wiley is the big Genna 💯👌🏾

[@kiekz369]

Big up Wiley man🐐

[@djevonbryce6643]

The 1 & only

[@akindele13]

Wiley the complex G💯

[@rusty__2022]

The GOAT 🐐 The King Of Grime The Godfather The Originator EskiBoy Wiley King 👑

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel..

[@nattywonder]

Looks like he’s at one with himself 👏🏾

[@deenmakavelisunmoonstarz9768]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lewisdowsett8390]

Wiley on kool fm with dizzee rascal d double e skibadee and shabba in 98 is legendary

[@GamerHercules]

Do u have link to this set?

[@lewisdowsett8390]

@GamerHercules type in dizzee rascal d double e wiley kool fm It will come up mate

[@ICONICWONDERLANDWW]

This is a good interview but please for god sake sort your volumes out 💀. My earphones are on 100% and it's still low af

[@kopking07]

Shocking sound can’t even hear it, NEEEEEEEEXT

[@born4fun]

Where's part 2

[@jakubyakub]

The ppl who cancelled Wiley were never fans of Wiley in the first place.

[@propman1823]

Wiley is the pioneer

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...

[@markwood7045]

Also big up Beenie Ranks.

[@GodmadeTrends]

Interviewer likes the sound of his voice too much. You done a mad intro bro, let Wiley speak

[@bruceillest3842]

trust me. Man didn;t even properly introduce Wiley by his name when he passed the mic to speak first too. Just said bro couple times.

[@osirisofthesouth2853]

@11:17mins it came from a sound module called Triton. All them man used it like jammer. No one created their sounds uniquely lol

[@thegreatone9256]

"I'm the meaning I'm the reason rude boy "

[@kenk4269]

Eskimo is still one of the greatest riddims in grime.

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...

[@johnjoe5860]

Even though Wiley deserves his flowers. I don't see enough of the Godfather of UK HIP HOP RODNEY P! He deffo should be getting more props! 💯

[@mountjarvis]

and bionic RIP. He was a big influence on Stevie Hyper D... who literally birthed the classic jungle/dnb flow, which inevitably led to grime

[@johnjoe5860]

@@mountjarvis WOW! I Didn't know he'd died! That's so sad, When did he pass away?

[@mountjarvis]

@@johnjoe5860 Not exactly sure, in the 90s though i think, but not certain

[@Tophe]

🐐🙏

[@Xrpto]

Wiley D Double E "Back2Back" 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@shuksmayow5205]

Love the interview but the audio was off... shame

[@TristTaylor]

As addressed above a mistake on our part but won’t happen again

[@rhyscarter6012]

I prefer this interview over the one with LucasDirty, Trist Taylor is being slightly more respectful and giving a man his dues. One mixed race guy to another. It's not about colour, it's more about body language and how he talks to Wiley. I kinda feel LucasDirty was trying to trigger him a bit.

[@philinn4788]

Wiley the Wise

[@special-t-419onurbandictio9]

lol its funny how ppl always go on about wiley leg in grime this and that ppl aint even rembering he was big b4 those days i remeber back in the day 1 kid i new kept on banging pay as you go crew and hyping up wiley i was into 90's hip hop back then but i still remember him he was in the music game from day even before grime

[@thedonbishop55]

His verse on Champagne Dance was legendary.

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...

[@breaks3085]

​@@thedonbishop55his new artist is on my channel...

[@BaseBrowneMusic]

We need him back, the drill scene won't last, they are too emotional , they wont last 20 years, they dont last 6 month ever stabbed shot or in jail and road yutes who ain't road but do drill become victims, I know grime had its problems but 20 man chatting the most on s mic and able to go home too their family there is no better feeling BIG UP wiley kat MUSIC WARS SHOULD ONLY BE SENT IN WAR DUBS

[@sunsaengnim6880]

Wookie and Groove Chronicles were the pre-cursors to grime&dubstep

[@breaks3085]

Yea black puppet

[@MoreThanPeak1]

Would be interesting to see Wiley & Kanye West sit down for a talk

[@Barney-ii1no]

Ye has lost it, was speaking some truths but took it to a whole other level with the hitler stuff, and that was how he started his presidential run.......lol

[@OrchidEleven]

hello from earth

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

Wiley stays giving gems. He can never be cancelled because he is chosen by God. It's hard to explain but what some don't understand is yes he is the Godfather of Grime but he definitely is pioneer who we are seeing with our own eyes not only reap the benefits of what he created but we are seeing how him empowering and championing others with other sources is why it is impossible to cancel him.

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...

[@Ahijah]

You’re never to far gone and to big,famous to humble yourself and say sorry, ye take notes 😌

[@Barney-ii1no]

a lot of what ye said was true and you should know this, but the hitler thing took it to a weird different level were I think he is TRYING to be controversial, and its gotta be the worst presidential run ever, he starts off his presidential run by praising hitler......WOW, :0, as soon as he said those words it ended his presidential run, he is too arrogant to say sorry

[@mountjarvis]

WIley needs to go on Realer Than Most pod

[@mrlemon8179]

Nah that pod is too rouge & toxic. Wiley is too advanced for that style pod. It’s dead

[@ishmaelharris3948]

He needs to go on Chips podcast💯

[@GodmadeTrends]

Nah, stay away from that low vibrational pod. Better off on something like For The Culture or even London Real

[@NYE30]

Half cast podcast!

[@abzheinz]

We all know with out Wiley there was no game!!! Original Don from day 👑 of 👑’s

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...

[@l.doublee443]

Wiley should be in his own movie Godfards

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel..

[@mhuuudhaarrarhhhmmmez4829]

Truest

[@masonldn8647]

He is Muslim now ? He looks at peace

[@3ng0w]

👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@h.o.tmusic7373]

Wearing my rolex was NOT a mistake

[@SkeenTV]

❤️⚠️

[@sonark289]

Always got time when the Godfather speaks. Side note feels like im seeing the real Richard Cowie for the 1st time.

[@Adam-kh9rb]

Masha’Allah

[@MrMarshmelloBoi]

Despite the criticism, RWK Jr. will not die as the godfather of grime.

[@virtuousministries]

Always Get Gassed when i see this Guy on new interviews He done so Much for the Youth - And NOT become one these Big Headed Pagans that Sadly many in the Music Industry became.

[@breaks3085]

His new artist is on my channel...