Anyone listening to BBC 1Xtra this morning was treated to the latest episode in the Wiley v the world saga. The grime godfather spent the last couple of mornings tweeting about Drake and Ed Sheeran, calling both of them “culture vultures”. Yep, it’s that time of year again – album time. To help Wiley get some things off his chest – and also challenge his opinions – 1Xtra Breakfast Show host Dotty gave him a ring. “I’m mad at Ed Sheeran because he said ‘You need me man, I don’t need you’,” Wiley told Dotty, quoting one of Ed’s most successful songs. “But Ed, the other day mate, you had to use grime to tip your song over the edge.”He’s talking about the remix to Take Me Back to London – which was produced by grime producer and DJ Sir Spyro, featured Stormzy, Jaykae and Aitch – and got to number one. Wiley told Dotty that Ed Sheeran shouldn’t use grime in his music because “we’re not allowed to use you or anything that you do” – claiming that the relationship between Ed and grime musicians is not mutually beneficial. The MC is clearly not a fan of Ed now… Read full this story
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