Eskiboy

"Perhaps the most influential musician working in Britain today." * Guardian * "The greatest UK MC of all time." * Noisey * "The grime legend returns, in thrilling fashion, to reclaim the genre he invented." * NME * "From the mid-90s, Wiley has been instrumental in creating a new sonic aesthetic. In the process he has given black Britain a unique voice, forging a genre that both contains black British musical history, and pushes it forward. It has enabled the success of artists from Dizzee Rascal to Stormzy to Skepta, whose cultural dominance have given shape to the wider identity of twenty-first century British youth culture." * BBC *

. He lives in London. Richard Kylea Cowie, better known as Wiley, is a producer, writer and recording artist

Over the course of twenty years, he has redefined British music: releasing ten top-twenty records, selling over 4 million singles and helping to launch and establish a new generation of stars. Eskiboy will be an account of Wiley's life and career, from white-label releases and illegal broadcasting to lifetime achievement awards and beyond. Structured in 96 short chapters, it will cover his early years and influences, his friendships and rivalries, and the tragedies and triumphs of two decades in music, as well as explore the history and future of Grime and the Eskimo Sound. The official autobiography of Wiley, the 'Godfather of Grime'Wiley is one of the most innovative and influential musicians of today – an artist who started a movement