Ed Sheeran Pens Open Letter To Wiley Over Culture Vulture Claims

Ed Sheeran Responds To Wiley With An Open Letter

Last week, Wiley blasted Drake and Ed Sheeran over culture appropriation. He tore the artists apart in a series of tweets calling them culture vultures.

According to Wiley, Drake and Ed Sheeran are exploiting a culture that he helped build up for over 15 years.

“Drake & Ed Sheeran two worse culture vultures on the planet,” he wrote, in a since-deleted Tweet. In another, a more direct shot: “Drake suck ya mum don’t come back to England.”

Ed Sheeran responds with an open letter to Wiley, shutting down claims that he turned down a collaboration. The two worked together on two separate occasions, one on a Wiley song, the other for Ed’s album.

Ed clarified that he didn’t stop a song from being released, rather asked Wiley if they could push it back a week since his debut single was on the way.

Ed also made it known that he wasn’t taking aim at Wiley on the song, “You Need Me I Don’t Need You” which Wiley recently claimed was targeted at him.

“I have a deep love and respect for the scene, and for you. I look forward to Godfather 3, excited to hear it,” he wrote.

Check out Ed Sheeran’s open letter to Wiley below:

 

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