Giggs’s party vibe is gathering of tribes
REVIEW
THERE were moments at Giggs’s Birmingham show where you could almost catch the Peckham rapper grinning at how he didn’t even need to be on the mic. The crowd at the packed Academy hollered every single punchline to every single rhyme the south-east Londoner dropped, and matched his ferocious stomping of the stage with their own party-hard energy.
From the opening double-salvo of Set It Off and Swingin In Da Whip, it was clear that Giggs’s appeal is bigger than ever.
There were pop kids singing along to the hit Baby, there were grime and drill kids nodding along and finishing flows on a pulsating cover of JME’s Man Don’t Care, and there were oldskool hip hop heads as well, lunging their necks at the trap-paced beats of The Blow Back.
That Giggs was able to send all of these fans home happy is testament
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02 Academy, Birmingham HHHH✩ to just what a barnstorming show he put on – even more triumphant a gathering of the tribes than Skepta’s show a few nights before.
Highlights Lock Doh and Talkin’ Da Hardest also demonstrated just how clear and precise Giggs’s skills have become. Every word was crystal clear against the heavy-hitting music and delivered in a whirlwind of attitude and style.
Crucially, Giggs’s DJ made sure the sound was kept pitched right at the dancefloor, with heavy fuzzy bass dominating the mix and the beats coming through like flickering static.
Without a doubt Giggs is a commanding MC. His star is sure to continue to rise if he keeps putting on shows as sharp and lethal as this.
All hail.