So, as some of you will know, I interviewed grime godfather back in February this year from American website LargeUp.com (child of Questlove's OkayPlayer) about his reggae and dancehall foundations. You can read that here . Today, as Wiley will be announced as UK's #1 single this week, I thought "Let me release a little bit more from that interview". I like this because he recalls classic songs that stood out when attending family parties as a youngster prior to the soca-fused chart-topping single "Heatwave". It also leads neatly into next bashment-fused single " Ninja " which will feature Sneakbo, whom he speaks of highly in this interview. Please note, this is before Drake mentioned liking Sneakbo's dancehall vibe. Marvin Sparks: Do you remember your first time on the mic? Wiley: "Yeah! I can remember just being at home with my dad and he’s got that riddim [beatboxes Sleng Teng riddim then imitates a typical ‘80s dancehall toastin...
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