Wiley, The Godfather Of Grimm, England, Was charged For Robbery And Violence.
Key Sentence:
- Wiley has been charged with assault and robbery after allegedly assaulting a man in an apartment in London.
MC Dirty UK (real name Richard Kylea Cowie Jr.) will appear in Thames Magistrates Court next week, where he will be charged with assault and theft with intent to cause criminal harm, the reports.
Sofia police confirmed his arrest and other charges on Monday (September 6). According to published reports, the 42-year-old rapper is said to have broken into the apartment of his friend, kickboxer Ali Jaco, on August 28.
Widely acclaimed as the "Grimm's Godfather" and a pioneer of hip-hop in the UK, the artist, was awarded an MBE in Music Service at the 2018 New Year's Awards. He has garnered NME Awards, Ivors Awards, seven top 10 singles, and first place as an artist throughout his career. , with 2012's "Heatwave" with MS D.
This isn't the first time Wiley has been in hot water. In 2020, his manager John Wolfe and his distributor ADA were reportedly released after anti-Semitic posts on his social media profiles. Willie later apologized for the comments, though it wasn't enough to overturn Twitter's suspension of his account.