Born Nathan Thompson in the early 1980s, raised by a single mum and the eldest of his siblings, he grew up in a less well off family in Peckham. Originally nicknamed 'Giggler' because of his tendency to laugh even in the most inappropriate situations, this was cut down to 'Giggs'. He became a father at the age of 21, but soon after spent two years in jail for gun possession.
He is known for rapping slowly in a low voice, which he described as "something different, enough to separate me from all the competing others".
Soon after being released from prison in 2005, Giggs started pursuing rapping as a career, instead of a hobby. Giggs and his SN1 crew started off releasing numerous mixtapes, including Hollowman Meets Blade, Welcome to Boomzville, Best of Giggs 1 and 2 and 3 and the hugely successful Ard Bodied, which featured the street anthem of 2008, "Talking the Hardest". His mixtapes have supposedly sold more than 100,000 units. This success helped his buzz expand outside London, however when Giggs first signed to XL Recordings, the record label was allegedly warned by members of Operation Trident to not back the London Rapper as Operation Trident is the Metropolitan Police's specialist team investigating gun crime within the black community in Peckham.
Giggs released the street anthem 'Talkin the Hardest' in 2008, which helped his growing buzz. The track features Giggs rapping over the beat from American hip-hop artist Stat Quo's track "Here We Go", originally produced by Dr. Dre. He then released his debut independent album Walk in da Park on 4 August 2008. The album had two official videos, for the tracks 'Uummm!!' and 'You Raised Me/Open Up'. Walk In Da Park received mainly positive reviews, and was very successful, selling out in most HMVs in the first two days of release.
Let Em Ave It is Giggs' second album and the first on a major label, under the XL Recordings label. "Look What the Cat Dragged In" was released on 7 June 2010 on XL Recordings, and is included on the album, which WAS released on 21 June 2010.
Singles released from the album include 'Slow Songs' featuring Mike Skinner and 'Don't Go There' featuring B.o.B.. In March 2010, "Don't Go There" entered the UK Singles Chart at #60. Giggs has been working with Atlantas JBizzy and produced around four tracks, "Whippin all day" (which can be downloaded for free from www.sn1giggs.com), "Background Ting" which can be heard on the official Giggs myspace www.myspace.com/trapstargiggs and two other which are going to be available on his album.
Giggs also has his own clothing brand, SN1 wear, including T-shirts, jackets and caps quoting previous lines from his songs such as "Talking the Hardest". These can be purchased from these SN1 store or the SN1wear website 'http://www.sn1wearltd.com/'.Giggs and the SN1 crew have opened a SN1 shop which can be found in Peckham Market. The shop sells clothing lines from the SN1 camp, as well as clothing from other designers. They also sell mixtapes and albums from SN1, Giggs and many UK artists.
Giggs has founded his own record label called SN1 Entertainment, it has not yet been confirmed whether or not it will be distributed through XL recordings. So far the only major releases on this label are Giggs debut album Walk in Da Park and Joe Grind Not Your Average Joe
Middle Fingers
Giggs Lyrics
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Put your middle fingers up x3
And scream fuck y'all ni**as
Put your middle fingers up x3
And scream fuck y'all ni**as
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as
Put your middle fingers up x2
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as x2
Giggs Verse
Ni**er put your middle finger up now
All you other pu**y ni**ers duck down
Ni**er put your middle finger up
Get the ringer out ama get them ni**ers touched
Fuck it ama fill em up
Man will turkey ni**ers ama get them ni**ers stuffed
When its dinner time, and we let them spinners frost
Pass it over here ama show you how to swing a ?
Getting money so a ni**er stunt
Check my bank account you see how them figures jump
Get that alcohol, now a ni**er drunk
The realest ones, that am still amongst
Man like jimmy on da rocks dat will spill along
When were on the battle field think them ni**ers run
So if you wanna dis me better bring a gun
Chorus
Put your middle fingers up x3
And scream fuck y'all ni**as
Put your middle fingers up x2
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as x2
Verse (Gunna)
Ill let it ring out, when that beef calls
Ni**ers squashing beef like there making meat balls
Fuck peace, I just keep that piece full
Fuck police ni**er I don't need rules
Bring the piece like Gandhi, show him to Jesus
Pick up the piece, let them pick up the pieces
Yeah, (Gunna)
Turn your lights off when that nine releases
Like amen, put your lights out on your day in
If I get that low down, I ain't waiting
Let that 3 8th spin
I ain't playin, ni**er I don't play
I ain't a pimp but I can make that pu**y pay
These ni**ers playing, but they can't press replay
When I press on the spesh and blow his chest away
Chorus
Put your middle fingers up x3
And scream fuck y'all ni**ers
Put your middle fingers up x2
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**ers x2
Verse (Killah Ki)
Ni**ers rapping good, but cuz they ain't live the lie
I've been in mad beef had to grip ma nine
So fuck your rapping lies, still got a trapping life
Half a box of the duck ???
This is real ni**er music
South London, pecknarm, trust me we do dis
We grip and we shoot sticks, we trap and we move bricks
Here in the UK, if you never knew this
We beef south from the queens house
Yellow brick blocks, that be the deep south
Peckham boys black gang, ni**ers know what were bout
Soon run the rap game cuz I ain't got no doubt
Chorus
Put your middle fingers up x3
And scream fuck y'all ni**as
Put your middle fingers up x3
And scream fuck y'all ni**as
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as
Put your middle fingers up x2
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as
Put your middle fingers up x2
Fuck, fuck, fuck y'all ni**as x2
The song "Middle Fingers" by Giggs is a hard-hitting rap track that speaks about the frustrations of living in a society where one is always under surveillance and in the crosshairs of the system. The chorus of the song is a defiant call to arms, with the repeated phrase "Put your middle fingers up" being an indication of the rising anger and frustration felt by the singer. The chorus also urges everyone to scream "fuck y'all niggers", a phrase which is an indication of the societal pressures faced by young black men living in the UK.
The first verse by Giggs talks about his intentions of putting his middle finger up and getting the ringer out to get the 'ni**ers' touched. The verse further talks about the notion of getting money, getting drunk and being amongst the realest ones. The verses by Gunna and Killah Ki also reflect on the issue of violence, guns and protection.
The song is a representation of the anger and frustration felt by many young black men living in the UK, where they have to deal with constant surveillance, oppression and discrimination. It is a call-to-arms for those who are tired of being treated as second-class citizens and want to take a stand and fight for their rights.
Line by Line Meaning
Put your middle fingers up x3
Raise your middle finger three times
And scream fuck y'all ni**ers
Shout the curse word directed towards a group of people
Put your middle fingers up x2
Raise your middle finger two times
Ni**er put your middle finger up now
African American, put your middle finger up immediately
All you other pu**y ni**ers duck down
All other weak people, crouch down
Get the ringer out ama get them ni**ers touched
Retrieve the gun, I am going to harm those people
Man will turkey ni**ers ama get them ni**ers stuffed
I will kill those people like one would cook a turkey
When its dinner time, and we let them spinners frost
When it's time to take action, and we make the guns cooler
Pass it over here ama show you how to swing a ?
Pass me the item, I will demonstrate how to use it
Getting money so a ni**er stunt
Making money and showing off
Check my bank account you see how them figures jump
Look at my bank account, and you will see how my income increaesd rapidly
Get that alcohol, now a ni**er drunk
Acquire alcohol, now I am intoxicated
The realest ones, that am still amongst
The most authentic people, that I am still around
Man like jimmy on da rocks dat will spill along
A person like Jimmy who will spill drinks
When were on the battle field think them ni**ers run
When we are in a conflict, those people will flee
So if you wanna dis me better bring a gun
If you want to disrespect me, make sure to have a weapon ready
Ill let it ring out, when that beef calls
I will shoot my gun, when there is a conflict
Ni**ers squashing beef like there making meat balls
People resolving their conflicts easily
Fuck peace, I just keep that piece full
I don't care about peace, I just keep my gun loaded
Fuck police ni**er I don't need rules
I don't care about the police or laws
Bring the piece like Gandhi, show him to Jesus
Bring the gun like Gandhi, show him to Jesus
Pick up the piece, let them pick up the pieces
Pick up the gun, let others pick up the aftermath
Turn your lights off when that nine releases
Turn off the lights when I fire my gun
If I get that low down, I ain't waiting
If I get very desperate, I won't hesitate
Let that 3 8th spin
Let the 38 revolver spin
I ain't playin, ni**er I don't play
I'm not joking, I don't joke around
I ain't a pimp but I can make that pu**y pay
I'm not a pimp, but I can make a woman pay
These ni**ers playing, but they can't press replay
These people act tough, but they can't repeat their actions
When I press on the spesh and blow his chest away
When I fire the special gun and fatally wound him
Ni**ers rapping good, but cuz they ain't live the lie
People rap well, but they haven't experienced the hardships they rap about
I've been in mad beef had to grip ma nine
I have been in many conflicts and had to hold my gun
So fuck your rapping lies, still got a trapping life
Disregard the false things you rap about, I still live a dangerous life
Half a box of the duck ???
Possibly putting half of the drugs in a box
This is real ni**er music
This is authentic rap music
South London, pecknarm, trust me we do dis
In South London, specifically Pecknarm, we are good at this
We grip and we shoot sticks, we trap and we move bricks
We hold and use guns, we deal drugs and move bricks of money
Here in the UK, if you never knew this
In the UK, if you didn't already know
We beef south from the queens house
We get into conflicts that are south of the queen's residence
Yellow brick blocks, that be the deep south
The yellow brick buildings are in the heart of the south
Peckham boys black gang, ni**ers know what were bout
Peckham Boys are a notorious gang, and people know what they are capable of
Soon run the rap game cuz I ain't got no doubt
They will soon control the rap industry because they are confident and capable
Contributed by Abigail Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Leah L
Giggs Best UK artist !!!
harryh 95
its hard, but its not the old giggs that i like
ChewTheFat
This is the worst song to have playing while driving past an elementary school.
TI For Days
GUNNA !!!!
Dennis Appleby
@Azeegbk The best artist* nuff said
J Carlo
What's the track instrumental Id?
Stefan
BIG
TI For Days
@ajo250392 no GUNNA DEE also spits...
Ashley O'Donovan
@bladekid545 Nah Waka is the Niqqa
THA WIGSTA
Haxed account i see