WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: conor maynard feat wiley - animal

conor maynard feat wiley - animal
what i love about conor is that his music is actually pretty sophisticated for a pop boy. the grooves are nasty enough but not so much to alienate his teen audience, his songs are catchy in all the best ways and yet there is a twist of legitimacy mixed in all this. easily one of my fave pop acts of 2012 and he'll definitely feature on my year end list. turn it up!

FREE EP YO!: katy b - danger EP (feat jessie ware, iggy azalea, diplo, zinc, wiley and more!)

check out this wonderful weekend gift of free music thanks to one of my fave acts of 2011, katy b! giving her fans a bit of an in-between albums taster, this 4 track ep features the likes of jessie ware, iggy azalea and wiley, all the while produced by hot producers zinc, diplo, jacques greene and geeneus. check out all 4 tracks below starting with the awesome friday night hipster party video for 'got paid'!
katy b x zinc x wiley - got paid

katy b x diplo x iggy azalea - light as a feather

katy b x geeneus x jessie ware - aaliyah
omg this song is wonderful!

katy b x jacques greene

WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: wiley feat ms d - heatwave

wiley feat ms d - heatwave
nothing like an uber pop anthem to close up the summer. rapper wiley usually swims in grimier fare, but it looks like he's embracing the perks of a catchy hook. he's not the only one cause it's #1 in the UK this week!

WONGIE SONG OF THE MONTH: emeli sande - heaven

emeli sande - heaven
[oh my gosh where has this song been all my life? with elements of classic massive attack, a funky drummer hook and ending with a soaring choir, this 1st single by scottish singer/songwriter emeli sande is just epic! already buzzed in the past year as a guest vocalist for wiley and chipmunk, emeli looks set to overshadow her past appearances with this awesome awesome song. LOVE it!]

WONGIE HIP HOP SONG OF THE WEEK: kano feat wiley & aidonia - get wild

kano feat wiley & aidonia - get wild
[hot! stank face hot!]

INDIE DANCE BITCH DANCE: wiley feat emeli sande - never be your woman (shy fx mix)

wiley feat emeli sande - never be your woman (shy fx mix)
[oh this is pretty darn hot! definitely a track with MAJOR crossover potential for wiley!]

DANCE BITCH DANCE: wiley feat chew fu - take that

wiley feat chew fu - take that
[hm...a few days after my audio post, i'm kind of finding this track a bit grating... i 'take back' my initial statement ;)]

AUDIO BUZZ: wiley feat chew fu - take that

wiley feat chew fu - take that
[yeah... this is pretty hot! wiley finally gets that crossover hit that he deserves!]

AUDIO BUZZ: filthy dukes feat wiley - tupac robot club rock

filthy dukes feat wiley - tupac robot club rock
[the original was a tad rockier, now with wiley on the mic, the grooves kick in more on the grime side... and we prefer it that way!]

live wongie: hot chip - wearing my rolex (wiley cover @ bbc live lounge)

hot chip - wearing my rolex (wiley cover @ bbc live lounge) [link 2]
[just minutes after posting the wiley video, i found myself bopping along to a cover version of the same song by the awesome hot chip. can these guys do no wrong? brilliant!!!]

'grime' dance bitch dance: wiley - wearing my rolex

wiley - wearing my rolex [link 2]
[hot! hot! hot! but since when did this kind of music get categorized as 'grime' meets electro? uk rapper wiley gets sampled then made redundant in the video version of this top 10 hit. 'grime' indeed!

update: i got served with fact checking, turns out the song was recorded with with full electrogrime intentions and wiley was scheduled to be in the video, but he walked off the set. so there...]