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Eskibeat
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English
Etymology
en Eskimo beat, coined by the musician Wiley (musician) Wiley (Richard Kylea Cowie Jr., born 1979).
Noun
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en music genre An early form of grime music based around themes of anger and isolation.
en 2016 Kehinde Andrews; Lisa Amanda Palmer Blackness in Britain 93 Wiley was the creator of Eskibeat riddim tracks (that were conflated with Grime) that were named after things associated with cold, such as Eskimo and Igloo.