Eskimo (grime beat)
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"Eskimo" is an instrumental grime beat by the East London producer and MC Wiley, first released on 12" vinyl in July 2002.
Eskimo is considered to be a landmark release being one of the earliest and most influential examples of grime music and an archetype for its Eskibeat subgenre.[1] It was the first and best known release in Wiley's series of eskibeat instrumentals on white label vinyl which had a long term influence on the development of the grime sound.[2][3]
The original "Eskimo" track was remixed multiple times, Wiley also released multiple sequel tracks; "Eskimo 2", "Eskimo 3" and "Eskimo 4". Wiley's collaborator Skepta also made a mash up of "Eskimo" and Musical Mob's "Pulse X", considered another important early grime release, called "Gun Shot Riddim" and colloquially known as "Pulse Eskimo".