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Wiley: The Autobiography

Wiley

'A lot of great artists express their greatness prolifically but few in the history of popular music have been so consistently brilliant for so long.' Fact Magazine

Wiley is one of the most influential figures in the UK grime scene. As a producer and MC his pioneering influence has paved the way for many of today's best known grime stars and mainstream musicians. From massive chart success to helping guide and open doors for other artists Wiley has truly been and continues to be an iconic figure in not just urban music but the British music scene as a whole. In this his first official autobiography he will give fans unprecedented insight into his life and the birth of the music scene that transformed London urban culture.

Wiley

Richard Kylea Cowie, better known as Wiley, is an English grime MC, songwriter and record producer from Bow, East London. He first came onto the scene as a member of UK garage crew Pay As U Go, before rising to fame as a grime MC both with his solo work and for material released with Roll Deep. A key player in the creation of grime music, Wiley is often considered a pioneer in the English underground music scene and an artist with many crossover hits. This is his first and only book.