Wiley

Wiley earns the title "Godfather of Grime" honestly, and that is what draws me to him. Inventing a sound is rarer and harder than mastering one, and his early eskibeat white-label releases reshaped British street music for a generation. The MBE in 2018 only formalizes an influence the scene already knew. I am always more impressed by architects than by stars, and Wiley built the very ground others stand on. The wonky import data calling London the "Roman Empire" aside, his real legacy is the unmistakable, modern pulse of East London.

Name (English)

Wiley

Name (Japanese)

ワイリー

Reading

わいりー

Born

January 19, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Origin

London, Roman Empire

Occupation

record producer / rapper / composer / autobiographer / disc jockey

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Member of the Order of the British Empire
• MOBO Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.wileyofficial.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wiley__/
• Xhttps://x.com/WileyUK
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiley%20(musician)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q936479

Tags

• record producer
• rapper
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.