Giggs (rapper)

Giggs
Giggs
	Giggs in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Nathaniel Thompson
Also known as	Hollowman
Born	11 May 1983 (age 41); Peckham, London, England
Genres	British hip hop; road rap;
Occupations	Rapper; songwriter;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	SN1; NO BS; Island; Takeover; XL;
Website	sn1giggs.com

Nathaniel Thompson (born 11 May 1983),^[2] better known professionally as Giggs, is a British rapper and songwriter from Peckham, London. He released his debut studio album Walk in da Park in 2008 and released a follow-up album Let Em Ave It the following year.

Giggs released his third studio album When Will It Stop in October 2013. In 2016, Giggs released his fourth album Landlord, which entered and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart – becoming the highest-charting album of his career.

His mixtape Wamp 2 Dem was released in 2017 and also debuted at No. 2. His latest album Now or Never was released in 2020. Giggs is also the frontman and founder of record label and rap collective SN1 (Spare No 1), which includes Gunna Dee, Joe Grind, Kyze and Tiny Boost.

Even though Giggs has done some songs

as a grime MC,^[3] by rapping at a 140BPM tempo on songs on Grime instrumentals with MCs like AJ Tracey, Dizzee Rascal, Jme, P Money
as a UK drill MC by rapping at a 140BPM tempo on songs on Drill instrumentals with MCs like 67 (rap group), K-Trap,

Giggs has repeatedly stated the music he makes mainly is UK rap.^[4]

^ Knight, Gavin (27 August 2012). "We hide away from our history of gritty youth culture". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ Jason Birchmeier. "Giggs | Biography & History" Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ Rennie, Andrew (22 July 2010). "Giggs". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ SK Vibemaker (15 March 2010), Giggs talks being banned from BBC.... SB.TV F64s, 'Road rap' & more..., archived from the original on 25 April 2019, retrieved 27 July 2019

[1] Knight, Gavin (27 August 2012). "We hide away from our history of gritty youth culture". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

[2] Jason Birchmeier. "Giggs | Biography & History" Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[3] Rennie, Andrew (22 July 2010). "Giggs". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] SK Vibemaker (15 March 2010), Giggs talks being banned from BBC.... SB.TV F64s, 'Road rap' & more..., archived from the original on 25 April 2019, retrieved 27 July 2019

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