In a nutshell, grime emcee Stormzy records a track paying homage to Wiley with his tune 'Wiley Flow'. The 'Godfather of grime' himself, Wiley, later then goes on a rant on Twitter expressing his disappointment with Stormzy making pop music with people like Ed Sheeran. Words are exchanged via Twitter and before you know it, you have both rappers recording diss tracks. Wiley sent for Stormzy with the song 'Eediyat Skengman'. Stormzy then unleashed his response with not only a track but a video titled 'Disappointed'. Considering that both Wiley and Stormzy are top tier emcees, each record makes for a good battle, even if the origins of it is a little silly. Check out both songs below.
After dropping a big video for his track 'Sound Of The Skeng', London's own Stormzy wastes no time dropping the next visual, this time for his song 'Wiley Flow'. Obviously judging by the title, it's safe to assume that the song pays homage to the godfather of grime himself Wiley. Aside from dropping power-punching bars, Stormzy jumps into one of Wiley's classic flows. The video itself is quite forward with Stormzy performing the cut in a dark setting surrounded by his crew. Sometimes that's all you need, with emphasis strictly on the rhymes.
At this point Stormzy is a household name. And while he could easily just make mainstream pop-centric songs at this point, the South London native still keeps his feet planted in the soil of grime. For his latest video 'Sound Of The Skeng', Stormzy treats us to highly creative visuals which feature the emcee doing everything from teaching a class to roaming about in a supermarket with two kids as they shoplift.
Ed Sheeran revisits the sound of grime with the Sir Spyro remix of his track 'Take Me Back To London' featuring Stormzy, Jaykae and Aitch. Dropping a big video to accompany the rework, the visuals include Ed and the gang flexing, big boy style. Ed is clearly having a great time, and it's good to see him taking it back to the sound of grime.
Partnering with Alizé for this year's MOBO Awards ceremony which was on the 4th of November in Leeds, the event featured a pack house with Stormzy taking two MOBOs home for Best Male Act and Best Male Grime Act. Skepta won Best Song, with fka Twigs winning Best Video. Ella Eyre earned the award for Best Female Act and Krept & Konan took away two MOBOs for Best Hip-Hop Act and Best Album.
Let’s call it what it is, Stormzy is the man right about now. And sure …
