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Nathaniel Thompson (born 11 May 1983),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=? )〕 better known by his stage name Giggs, is an English rapper with Caribbean roots. Giggs was signed to XL Recordings .〔 He released his debut studio album ''Walk in da Park'' (2008). The follow-up album, ''Let Em Ave It'' (2009), performed commercially better, peaking at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart. 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. Giggs released his third studio album ''When Will It Stop'', on 11 October 2013. He is the leader of SN1 (Spare No 1), alongside his brothers Gunna Dee, Joe Grind, Spender and Young Giggs (YG), Kyze〔 and Tiny Boost.〔 The group's main producers are Boom Productions (aka BoomBlast), Universe, Pablo Productions, Paws Productions, Bayoz Musik, Simple and Mitz Productions. ==Early life and music career== Nathaniel Thompson was raised by his Jamaican single mother in Peckham. He dropped out of school at the age of 16. Originally, he was nicknamed 'Giggler' because of his tendency to laugh at inappropriate times; later, this was shortened to 'Giggs'. He and his SN1 crew were part of a gang, and in 2003 he was sentenced to two years in prison due to weapon charges.〔 After deciding to pursue music, he released numerous mixtapes including ''Hollowman Meets Blade'' which featured Blade Brown, ''Welcome to Boomzville'', ''Best of Giggs 1 and 2 and 3'' and ''Ard Bodied'', which featured Dubz. His mixtapes have supposedly sold more than 10,000 units.〔 This success helped his popularity expand outside London. Giggs released "Talkin' da Hardest" in 2007, which helped increase his popularity. The track featured Giggs rapping over the instrumental of Stat Quo's song "Here We Go", originally produced by Dr. Dre. He then released his debut album ''Walk in da Park'' independently on 4 August 2008. Giggs announced his second album was due to be released on 21 June 2010. It was titled ''Let Em Ave It'', due to a friend to the rapper saying he should just "let the public have it'. Giggs released "Slow Songs" featuring Mike Skinner, "Look What The Cat Dragged In" and "Don't Go There" featuring American rapper B.o.B. At the Reading Festival in 2010, the rapper appeared on BBC Three, which was his first television appearance, performing his single "Look What The Cat Dragged In". In 2011, Giggs appeared in Channel 4 TV drama ''Top Boy'' . He also featured in the comedy film ''Anuvahood'' in the same year. In 2013, Giggs released the album "When Will It Stop". The album featured artists such as Ed Sheeran and Styles P. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giggs (rapper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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