10 Things You Didn’t Know About Giggs
Giggs is the leader of SN1 (Spare No 1), Giggs was born Nathaniel Thompson on 11 May 1983 in Peckham, London. In 2008 he released his debut studio album Walk in da Park and released a follow-up album, Let Em Ave It the following year peaking at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2010, he was nominated at the MOBO awards in the Best UK Hip Hop/Grime category. He was then nominated again for the same award in 2011. He is known for his creative wordplay and catchphrases and also known for attending bonus pastor where some of the greats from blue borough went. There is no doubt that the 33-years-old English rapper has definitely paved a successful path for himself in the music industry.
Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the English rapper from London, Giggs:
1. Giggs was born Nathaniel Thompson on 11 May 1983 in Peckham, London.
2. He was nicknamed ‘Giggler’ because of his tendency to laugh at inappropriate times; later, this was shortened to ‘Giggs’.
3. In 2008 he was nominated for the BET Awards in the US for Best Hip-Hop Act: UK. He won the award beating out more established acts at the time.
4. In 2008 he released his debut studio album Walk in da Park and released a follow-up album, Let Em Ave It the following year peaking at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart.
5. At the Reading Festival in 2010, he appeared on BBC Three, which was his first television appearance, performing his single “Look What The Cat Dragged In”.
6. In 2010, he was nominated at the MOBO awards in the Best UK Hip Hop/Grime category. He was then nominated again for the same award in 2011.
7. In 2013, he released the album When Will It Stop. The album featured artists such as Ed Sheeran and Styles P. It debuted at number 21 on the UK Albums Chart.
8. The singles “Don’t Go There” featuring B.o.B and “Look What the Cat Dragged In” both charted in the top 60 of the UK Singles Chart.
9. On August 2016, he released his 4th Studio album “Landlord”. It became his highest entry on the UK Album Charts, debuting at number 2.
10. He was nominated for several awards at the KA & GRM Daily awards. On the night he walked away with the Artist of the Year Award.
