Wiley - 100% Publishing

Shite title, great album. I was on the verge of giving up after the first three tracks (decent if unexciting grime production but hamstrung by Wiley going through some painfully laboured rhymes) but I'm glad I persisted as as a whole it's probably his best album.

It's pretty no nonsense, no obvious attempts at a hit single but very melodic and pretty in places - some of the production is next-level gorgeous and even the bare bones tracks sound great. He ups his game lyrically pretty quickly, occasional grocey bag moment aside. Also there's a track that features Wiley singing along to a carousel melody which is nothing if not endearing.

i love this album

i actually transcribed my favourite verses on one of the other wiley threads! his personality is more endearing than ever here.

Is that really his daughter on Music Not The Money?

This seems to be his midlife crisis album in some ways, seems to me like he knows he's kind of blown his career, both musically and commercially, and is beating himself up over it. Like he's accepted it's a new generation running with things now.

Kinda difficult to square this Wiley with the racist Twitter guy though.

I was on the verge of giving up after the first three tracks
― Matt DC, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:21 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

Ha! I did stop actively listening after the first 3 tracks and didn't pay much attention to the rest of it, so much so that when it finished I couldn't recall anything, not even 'Boom Boom Da Na' which is pretty unmissable if nothing else. Matt's comments made me try again, and yeah, really like most of this! So thanks! Makes me worry about how much stuff Ithink I've listened to but actually haven't done anything of the sort.

Also if anyone can shed light on what the name of the melody in Boom Boom Da Na is it would be greatly appreciated because it's one of those tunes I've known my entire life and have no idea what it is. And it's really bugging me by now.

'Entrance of the Gladiators', I think.

I don't have sound but looking it up on Youtube produces lots of footage of clowns so I'm assuming that's right.

this sounds great in a car bombing down a motorway

except for pink lady

Love this album. Lex otm upthread calling Wiley endearing on this. It's got a really, I dunno, chatty quality esp to the ad libs. Just woke up and yonge st prob my fave tracks, but the hit count is p high overall.

Love this album. Love this dude.

its cool. hes let his guard down a bit on this album which is nice and unexpected. its him turning into a real big dada artist really. still not amazing though. i love i just woke up but a lot of the rest is passable. the tracks with hip hop beats arent anything i wanna hear too many times. playtime had more standouts.

Which is the best post-"...Thin Ice" Wiley album?