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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Giggs | = [[File:images.jpg]] | Landscape | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Nathaniel Thompson<ref name="whispermag"/> | alias = Hollowman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|26}}<ref name="whispermag"/> | origin = [[Peckham]], [[South East London]], England | instrument = Vocals, Bass | genre = [[British hip hop]], [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | occupation = [[Rapping|Rapper]] | Rivals = | years_active = 2004–present | label = [[XL Recordings]], [[Takeover Entertainment]], SN1 Records | associated_acts = [[Wiley (rapper)|Wiley]], [[The Streets]], [[Skepta]], [[B.o.B]], [[TKO-HQ|TKO]], [[Shola Ama]],<br/>[[Joell Ortiz]], [[DaVinChe]],<br/>[[Tinchy Stryder]], [[Lloyd Banks]],<br/>[[Waka Flocka Flame]], [[Example (rapper)|Example]],<br/>[[Devlin (rapper)|Devlin]], [[DJ Whoo Kid]],<br>[[Kreayshawn]] | website = {{url|Sn1giggs.com}} | notable_instruments = }} '''Nathaniel Thompson'''<ref name="whispermag">[http://www.whispermag.co.uk/favourites/287178/artist_of_the_week_giggs.html]</ref> (born November 26, 1983), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Giggs''' or his [[alter ego]] '''Hollowman''', is an recording artist. He is the leader of Spare No 1 (SN1), alongside his brothers Gunna Dee, Joe Grind, Spender and Young Giggs (YG). Other artists within this group include Kyze (currently serving six years in prison for shooting a man in the shoulder<ref name="whispermag"/> and Tiny Boost.<ref name="whispermag"/> The group's main producers are Boom Productions (aka BoomBlast), Universe, Pablo Productions, Paws Productions, Bayoz Musik and Simple. Giggs signed a record deal in 2010 with [[XL Recordings]].<ref name="whispermag"/> ==Early life== Nathaniel Thompson, of [[Jamaica]]n descent, and was raised by his Jamaican single mother, he is the eldest of his siblings, and grew up on the streets of [[Peckham]].<ref name="whispermag"/> He dropped out of school at the age of 16. Originally, he was nicknamed 'Giggler' because of his tendency to laugh even in the most inappropriate situations; later, this was cut down to 'Giggs'.<ref name="whispermag"/> In 2003 he was sentenced to two years in prison due to weapon charges.<ref name=semtex1/><ref name=Guardian1/> ==Music career== '''Giggs''' started pursuing rapping as a career, instead of as 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 Dubz, "Talking the Hardest". His mixtapes have supposedly sold more than 10,000 units.<ref name="whispermag"/> This success helped his popularity expand outside London. However when Giggs first signed to [[XL Recordings]], the record label was allegedly warned by members of [[Operation Trident (Metropolitan Police)|Operation Trident]] to not back the London rapper due to his past charges.<ref name=semtex1>{{cite web|title=Giggs NME Interview|url=http://www.djsemtex.com/blog/2010/01/08/giggs-nme-interview/}}</ref><ref name=Guardian1>{{cite web|last=Lester|first=Paul|title=Giggs (No 672)|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/19/new-band-giggs|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> Walk in da Park '' (2007–2008) '''Giggs''' released the street anthem "Talking the Hardest" in 2007, which helped increase his popularity. The track features Giggs rapping over the beat from [[United States|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., 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.<ref>[http://www.ilikemusic.com/urban/Giggs_Walk_In_Da_Park-5369 Walk In Da Park sold out]</ref> In 2011, Giggs appeared in [[Channel 4]] TV drama ''[[Top Boy]]''. ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Region ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ceremony ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Category ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Nominated work ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result |- | align="center"| 2008 | align="center"| United States | align="center"| [[BET Awards]] | align="center"| Best [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] Act: [[United Kingdom|UK]] | align="center"| — | {{Won}} |- | align="center"| 2010 | rowspan="2" align="center"| United Kingdom | rowspan="2" align="center"| [[Music of Black Origin Awards|MOBO Awards]] | align="center"| Best [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] Act UK | align="center"| — | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 2011 | align="center"| Best [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]]/[[Grime (music)|Grime]] Act UK | align="center"| — | {{nom}} |} ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Album details !colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[UK R&B Chart|UK<br>R&B]]<br><ref>http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/17/2010-07-03/</ref> |- |2008 |align="left"| '''''[[Walk in da Park]]''''' *Released: August 4, 2008 *Label: SN1 Records *Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|Digital Download]] | 143 | 34 |- |2010 |align="left"| '''''[[Let Em Ave It]]''''' *Released: June 21, 2010 *Label: [[XL Recordings]], [[Takeover Entertainment]] *Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|Digital Download]] | 35 | 7 |- |2012 |align="left"| '''''[[When Will It Stop?]]''''' *Released: TBD *Label: XL Recordings, Takeover Entertainment *Formats: CD, Digital Download |} ===Mixtapes=== *''Best of Giggs 1'' *''Best of Giggs 2'' *''[http://www.downloadamixtape.com/?page_id=195&mixtape_id=247 Best of Giggs 3]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downloadamixtape.com/?page_id=195&mixtape_id=247 |title=Best Of Giggs 3 |publisher=Download A Mixtape (DAM) }}</ref> *''Bloody Raw'' *''The Beginning'' *''Hollow Grind'' *''Hollowman Meetz Blade''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mixtapemadness.co.uk/mixtapes/giggsandblade/hollowmeetsblade |title=Hollowman Meetz Blade Mixtape |publisher=Mixtape Madness }}</ref> *''Welcome 2 Boomzville'' *''Ard Bodied''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mixtapemadness.co.uk/mixtapes/giggsdubz/ardbodied |title=Ard Bodied Mixtape |publisher=Mixtape Madness }}</ref> *''Another Quick One'' *''Who Said That'' *''Take Your Hats Off (Hosted by DJ Whoo Kid) (2011)''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mixtapemadness.co.uk/mixtapes/giggs/tyho |title=Giggs Take Your Hats Off Mixtape |publisher=Mixtape Madness |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> your ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! width="250" rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak Positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="40"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref>http://www.theofficialcharts.com</ref><br><ref>[http://www.jhme.co.uk/chartchat/chartchat266.htm Jhme.co.uk]</ref> ! width="40"| <small>[[UK Indie Chart|UK<br>IND]]</small> ! width="40"| <small>[[UK R&B Chart|UK<br>R&B]]</small> |- |2009 |align="left"| "Slow Songs" <small>(featuring [[The Streets|Mike Skinner]])</small> | <center> &ndash; | <center> &ndash; | <center> &ndash; | rowspan="4"| ''Let 'Em Ave It'' |- |rowspan="3"|2010 |align="left"| "[[Don't Go There]]" <small>(featuring [[B.o.B]])</small> | <center> 60 | <center> 3 | <center> 16 |- |align="left"| "[[Look What the Cat Dragged In (song)|Look What the Cat Dragged In]]" | <center> 53 | <center> 3 | <center> 20 |- |align="left"| "[[Hustle On]]" | <center> &ndash; | <center> &ndash; | <center> &ndash; |- |} ===As a featured artist=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" width="30"| Year ! width="400" rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="1" width="60" | Peak<br>Positions ! rowspan="2" width="60"| Album |- ! width="40"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small> |- |rowspan="2"|2010 |align="left"| "Shot Music" <small>(with [[Devlin (rapper)|Devlin]])</small> |align="center"|&ndash; | |- |align="left"| "[[Game Over (Tinchy Stryder song)|Game Over]]" <small>(with [[Tinchy Stryder]], Devlin, [[Example (rapper)|Example]], [[Professor Green]], [[Tinie Tempah]] + [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]])</small> |align="center"|22 |''[[Third Strike (album)|Third Strike]]'' |- |} ===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !width="280"| Single !Album |- |rowspan="6"|2009 |"Look Out" <small>with [[Skepta]]</small> |''[[Microphone Champion]]'' |- |"Zip ItUp" <small>with [[Wiley (rapper)|Wiley]] & Trigger</small> |''[[Race Against Time (album)|Race Against Time]]'' |- |"Riding Season" <small>with Dubz</small> |''Ard Doe'' |- |"Black Bandana Wearer" <small>with Joe Grind & Killa Ki</small> |rowspan="3"|''Not Your Average Joe'' |- |"Gully Trap" <small>with Joe Grind & Gunna</small> |- |"Looking Up The Game" <small>with Joe Grind & Boost</small> |- |rowspan="3"|2010 |"Back 2 Basics" <small>with [[Sway DaSafo|Sway]]</small> |''The Delivery Mixtape'' |- |"30 Rounds" <small>with J Bubbs, Malik, S.A.S & Gfresh</small> |- |- |"Shutdown" <small>with Joe Black</small> |- |rowspan="3"|2011 |"Be With You" <small>with Ny</small> |- |"Popstar" <small>with Angel</small> |- |"Gucci Gucci" <small>with [[Kreayshawn]]</small> |} ===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title !Director |- |rowspan="4"|2009 |align="center"|"You Raised Me / Open Up" |align="center"|Teddy Nygh |- |align="center"|"Uummm!" |align="center"| |- |align="center"|"Look Out" <small>(with [[Skepta]])</small> |align="center"|SB.TV |- |align="center"|"Slow Songs" <small>(with [[The Streets|Mike Skinner]])</small> |align="center"|Adam Powell |- |rowspan="8"|2010 |align="center"|"Don't Go There" <small>(featuring [[B.o.B]])</small> |align="center"|Adam Powell |- |align="center"|"Look What the Cat Dragged In" |align="center"|Adam Powell |- |align="center"|"30 Rounds" <small>(with J Bubbs ''et al.'')</small> |align="center"|Jason McKoy |- |align="center"|"Shot Music" <small>(with [[Devlin (rapper)|Devlin]])</small> |align="center"|Digital Dan |- |align="center"|"Hustle On" |align="center"|Adam Powell |- |align="center"|"Out There" |align="center"|Morgan Keyz |- |align="center"|"Game Over" <small>(with [[Tinchy Stryder]] ''et al.'')</small> |align="center"|Adam Powell |- |align="center"|"Bus Commercial" |align="center"|Post Diddy |- |rowspan="3"|2011 |align="center"|"Matic" <small>(with Gunna Dee & Y. Butch)</small> |align="center"|Post Diddy & Chas Appeti |- |align="center"|"Monsta Man" |align="center"|Oliver Whitehouse |- |align="center"|"Look Over Your Shoulder" <small>(with [[Example (rapper)|Example]])</small> |align="center"|Oliver Whitehouse |} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{Official website|sn1giggs.com}} {{Giggs}} {{Takeover Entertainment navbox}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Giggs | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Thompson, Nathaniel (real name) | SHORT DESCRIPTION =[[English people|English]] rapper | DATE OF BIRTH = 26 November 1983 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Giggs}} [[Category:British hip hop musicians|G]] [[Category:Black British musicians|G]] [[Category:Rappers from London|G]] [[Category:People from Peckham|G]] [[Category:Living people|G]] [[Category:1983 births|G]] [[Category:People from London|G]] [[Category:Grime artists|G]] [[Category:Takeover Entertainment artists]] [[Category:XL Recordings artists]]'