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Wiley’s Treddin’ on Thin Ice at 20: revisiting a blueprint that continues to shape grime

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par John Pierce O'Reilly, Researcher in Music, University of Oxford

In April 2004, Wiley released his debut album Treddin’ on Thin Ice. The MC’s first full-length project after years of releasing tracks and performing at raves and on pirate radio, Treddin’ on Thin Ice is undoubtedly a foundational part of grime’s history.

The album not only delineates and establishes grime’s distinctive sound at the turn of the century, it also represents a key work through and against which subsequent grime artists have continued to define and develop the genre.

For British author Jeffrey…

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