Wot u gall it?
I'm going to grudgingly agree with Ingram's decision to dump "grime" in favor of "garage." Grudgingly, because I've always loved the sheer sound of the word (and, yeah, I'll probably continue to use it, out of stubbornness if nothing else). But Ingram's got a point about the supernova expansion-explosion of dance music genres -- a bit like Reynolds' prediction a year or so back about genres that would be famous for 15 people. And, like Ingram, I think Wiley's "Wot Do U Call It?" track is just plain silly. This is what passes for a manifesto these days? An anthem? Rap has always been comfortable slagging off haters (like punk with poseurs) and so Wiley's declaration that he doesn't care about "fingers pointing at me" is sort of dismissable as schtick, trope, whatever. And if he wants to go on about "Eskibeat" versus "grime" or "garage" in the pages of RWD, fine, but do we really need a song about it? Does anybody actually care?
The song does make me wonder if it has precedents. I've been trying to think of other meta-genre songs where artists attempted to redefine their music purely verbally, but I'm coming up nil. I'm sure some smart folks out there must have examples. Yes?
Comments
There was a Belgian compilation called "This is Skizzo" in the early nineties. Not a specific song, but boy did that ever seem like a silly way to repackage "New Beat."
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Posted by: Dan Sicko | January 30, 2004 05:08 PM
racist
get a job u bum
wiley has talent unlike u
stop player hatin u gay lord
trannie
Posted by: dizee rascal | February 14, 2004 02:53 PM
WILEYS A SICK CHATTER AND YOUR JUST A FUCKIN BATTY WHO CARES WHAT U THINK DICK HEAD!
FROM ALL THE HS!!!
Posted by: RICKY | February 17, 2004 01:53 PM
who da f do u fink u r u dnt no nufin about urban beats wot type of grimey beats av u made? 'NONE'ur jus a hater because hes making it and ur at home wanking ur ass of. wiley has got talent and u, u jus got talent with ur right hand with ur self. u should support people like wiley u get me.
Posted by: Blinx | February 24, 2004 02:45 AM
man u need to get a job, get me, this talent iz raw, u just nsum critic dat nows nuffin, fuck u bluid
Posted by: supa escy | February 25, 2004 05:48 AM
WILEY'S GULLY BLUD WOT U ON ABOUT? OBVIOUSLY U DONT WOT IT'S AL ABOUT AN UNTIL U DO I SUGGEST U KEEP UR SMART COMMENTS 2 URSELF U GET ME G. PPL JUS DONT WANT US YOUTS 2 MAKE IT COZ WE AINT PERFECT LIKE DA REST OF U. IF SUTTIN GUDS COMIN OUT OF AL DA DODGYNESS DEN ALLOW IT BLUD COZ DA YOOTS OF LONDON AINT GONA B SQUASHED DOWN NO MORE.
Posted by: mR$ m!LL$ | March 1, 2004 08:31 AM
Oi u a fukin prik wiley has skill and talent, to make a new style he has changed the whole underground and he is now promoting his style your jus hatin coz hes different and different is good and by the way all u have is haters on dis site respect to wiley hes beats are fukin sick especially eskiboy and frostbite!!!!
Posted by: Beatbox2004 | April 2, 2004 12:36 PM
yo shut da fuk up go n sort it out n stop player hatein. peace out
Posted by: missy | September 29, 2004 05:37 AM
fat willys
Posted by: willy | September 29, 2004 05:39 AM
ben u r a norty boy n im gona spank u wen u get hom n tell myels n dale thay r gay luv mummy xxxxx
Posted by: ya mum | September 29, 2004 05:42 AM
wiley is buff u get me!!
Posted by: ??? | September 29, 2004 05:49 AM
fuk u u wanker
Posted by: bob | September 29, 2004 05:52 AM
sarah kerins is a dirty slosh n she is gona get banged and she has clamidya n wers uva ppls thongs
Posted by: top slosh | October 20, 2004 05:41 AM
YA I THINK SO 2 SHE IS DRITY
SHE WILL GET BANGED BY ME IF SOME1 DONT DO IT SOON!!!
Posted by: SARAH | October 20, 2004 05:46 AM
wiley suks cock hes the shittest rapper ever i am better jno joke bludrin come down chek dis blud my tunes r sik ye man wiley can do a poo on the floor if he wants
Posted by: lol | January 24, 2006 01:25 PM
wiley has a massive head
Posted by: ur mum | March 16, 2006 12:18 PM