Brap Brap

Woo, two posts this month! I'll try and increase my productivity soon with more free time coming up.

UK Grime's been having a big impact on my listening habits lately, much thanks to Wiley's recent output. First off, a display of his fantastic, yet nowadays underused MCing talents:



To me, Wiley's right up there at the top with Dizzee Rascal among fantastic grime MC's. Yet, much like Dizzee, he has a bizarre fascination with making pop music with very little MCing. Tracks like "Wearing My Rolex" and "If You're Going Out..." are tailored for the dancefloor, and don't give Wiley much chance to shine (asides from his excellent production skills). That being said, he can still make interesting pop music:


Wiley - If You're Going Out I'm Going Out Too from Grime Wave

I'm trying to figure where the beat comes from, or if it's original. In any case it reminds me a lot of "On" by Aphex Twin, which is an awesome track to be reminded of.

Right now you can hear Eskiboy rhyming on the Qemists' track "Dem Na Like Me," which, 22 days into January, is my single of the year so far, dancehall meets rock'n'roll destruction:


The Qemists feat. Wiley - Dem Na Like Me (Original Edit)

As a producer and an MC, Wiley's doing so many divergent and interesting things at the moment. 2008 was an awesome year for him, releasing See Clear Now and Grime Wave, and 2009 is shaping up to be just as rewarding, if that Qemists track is any indication.

(Click on the links below the track to download them.)

Peace,

Markus