Artist	Song
Wiley	Wot Do U Call It?
from Treddin' On Thin Ice (2004)
Wiley	Pies
from Treddin' On Thin Ice (2004)
Cherri V & Wiley	Skool Daze
from Skool Daze (2010)
Wiley, Levels & DJ Ironik	5 Hours
from The Definition Series: Grime (Compiled and Mixed By Lunatrix & DJ Vokal) (2008)

Comment:

Grime boss and Dizzee Rascal cohort Wiley — born Richard Kylea Cowie — has chosen to label his musical style Eski (derived from "eskimo"), and he likes to play lyrically with variations on a cold theme — his 2004 debut is titled [i]Treddin' On Thin Ice[/i]) — but there's more than enough heat in these introductory Essentials to set light to the most frigid of dance floors. Chart the pioneering and prolific MC's journey from the garage-crunchin' "Wot Do U Call It?", through the cascading, thunk-punctuated "50/50" from 2007's [i]Playtime Is Over[/i], to breakout track "Wearing My Rolex" and the surprisingly funky, bass-driven "Turn It Up", a highlight from his most commercial release to date, [i]See Clear Now[/i] (2008). Wherever grime goes from here, Wiley will no doubt have his hands on the wheel.

Feedback: