English rapper and record producer
Wiley
Get to know the artist
Wiley is the stage name of Richard Cowie, a grime MC and producer born in Bow, East London, also known as Eskiboy. He was a founding member of the crew Roll Deep and first had a hit with Pay as U Go, a garage crew, whose single Champagne Dance made the UK top 40 in 2001. His single Heatwave reached number one in the UK, and the 2017 album Godfather reached number nine on the albums chart.
- Labels
He has set up several labels of his own, including Eskibeat Recordings in 2004 and Boy Better Know in 2005, the latter with JME and Skepta. A-List Records and CTA Records followed.
- Born in
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1994
- First RA show
- 2006 · Bar Fresa, Liverpool
- On RA
- 150 shows in 16 countries
- Released on
- XL Recordings, Big Dada, Earth 616
- RA followers
- 32,332
- Plays
- Afro HouseTech House
In our cities
- 49 shows · last Aug 2026 at Bureau of Silly Ideas
- 5 shows · last Dec 2023 at Ferdydurke
- 5 shows · last Mar 2023 at MicroClub
- 4 shows · last Oct 2018 at Enmore Theatre
Upcoming across cities
Often on the same bill as
- Artful Dodger
3 shared bills · last Dec 2025
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