Wiley has dropped his video for ‘Boasty’, his smash collaboration with Stefflon Don, the unrivaled don of dancehall Sean Paul and 7 Wallace head-honcho Idris Elba.
Directed by the highly-acclaimed Henry Scholfield and shot in London over 3 days, the video with its infectious energy and fast-paced tropical rhythms, switches between choppy interchanging frames. It kicks off with some excellent 8-bit arcade action, then bounces between the striking Stefflon Don, to Sean Paul and finally Idris Elba who rounds off proceedings with his commanding lyrical swagger. The ever-elusive Wiley in true Godfather style has let his vocals do the talking.
Scholfield recaps: “I liked this idea of the artists all competing for lyrical screen-space with them crumpling, folding, or stomping on each other to bring us from one to the next. It had a kinda vibe of bigupmanship and a visual riff on who’s the boasty-iest... to say it was a shoot to remember would be a bit of an understatement. What a killer quartet of awesome artists.”
An exuberant carnival-tinged banger co-produced by Rotterdam’s Mucky and Toddla T who also makes an appearance in the video, Boasty has already garnered widespread support across 1Xtra, KISS FRESH and Capital Xtra and this video will bring the summer heat early.