Nathaniel Thompson (born 11 May 1983),[2] better known professionally as Giggs, is a British rapper and songwriter from Peckham, London.

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.

[4][5] Growing up as a teenager, Giggs was a DJ in Peckham, predominantly playing reggae, ragga and Dancehall.

[6] Giggs' stage name is derived from his childhood nickname of Giggler, and on some of his earliest releases he was also credited as Gig.

This album helped Giggs' popularity expand outside London and in 2008 he was nominated for the BET Awards in the US for Best Hip-Hop Act: UK.

That year he also appeared on Tinchy Stryder's single "Game Over" Alongside Chipmunk, Devlin, Example, Tinie Tempah and Professor Green.

Two notable records were "Man Don't Care" by JME and "Three Wheel Ups" by Kano, also featuring Wiley.

Landlord became Giggs' highest entry on the UK Albums Chart, debuting at number two.

In March 2017, Giggs was featured on two songs from Canadian rapper Drake's album More Life, "No Long Talk" and "KMT".

Despite also being offered as a free download, the project sold enough units to enter the UK Albums Chart at number two, making it his joint highest-charting release.

Giggs collaborator Drake was a surprise headline act at Wireless 2018 in London, filling in for DJ Khaled.

It consisted of 16 tracks, with features including Dave, Jorja Smith, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Kyze, Aystar, Tiny Boost, DeMarco, Obongjayar and Emeli Sandé.

[11] Giggs often experienced venues cancelling events he was scheduled to appear at mere hours before the performance.

[12] These incidents have been linked to actions of the Metropolitan Police Service, who have been said to have specifically targeted Giggs.

In 2013, he stated: "I don't want to get caught up in whose fault it is, or whether the police are after me [...] I'm just happy to be making music again".

[11] In 2009, the Metropolitan Police wrote to XL strongly advising the label not to sign Giggs, though they did anyway.

Giggs responded in a video publicly apologising to fans, reimbursing them for tickets, and sarcastically praising the police's attempts to "slow [him] down".