Wiley

Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley (formerly Wiley Kat), is an English grime MC, rapper, songwriter, DJ and record producer from Bow, London, currently wanted by the Metropolitan Police under an arrest warrant due to failing to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 11 November 2021. Many of Wiley songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Wiley is considered a key figure in the creation of grime music and often labelled the "Godfather of Grime". In the early 2000s, he independently released a series of highly influential eskibeat instrumentals on white label vinyl, such as the first in the series "Eskimo" and is known as a grime MC both for his solo work and for material released with his crew Roll Deep.

Wiley first tasted success as a member of UK garage crew Pay As U Go, with whom he had a top 40 hit, "Champagne Dance" in 2001. Wiley has continued to make grime music while also releasing mainstream singles, such as the UK Singles Chart top 10 hits "Wearing My Rolex", "Never Be Your Woman", and his UK number-one "Heatwave". Wiley's eleventh album, Godfather (2017), peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, becoming his highest-charting album of his career, and also won an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award by NME.

Regarded as a pioneer in the British underground music scene with a prolific work rate and a versatile music artist with many crossover hits, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music.

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Wiley Songs
• Treddin' on Thin Ice (2004)
• Da 2nd Phaze (2006)
• Playtime Is Over (2007)
• Grime Wave (2008)
• See Clear Now (2008)
• Race Against Time (2009)
• 100% Publishing (2011)
• Evolve or Be Extinct (2012)
• The Ascent (2013)
• Snakes & Ladders (2014)