Giggs rang in the weekend by dropping a brand new album, Now or Never. A surprise release Now or Never is the sixth studio artist from Giggs. A quick turn around from the rap legend, the new album follows Big Bad, which came in February 2019.
Now or Never comprises sixteen tracks. Giggs enlisted multiple stellar collaborations for the mammoth album, working with the likes of Kyze, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and Aystar. Tiny Boost, Demarco Obongjayar, Jorga Smith, Dave and Emelie Sandé were also recruited for Giggs’ star-studded album.
Giggs and Kyze for 100 Reps, where the rappers sustain a back and forth, boasting their respective excellence. Kyze opens the track, asserting himself immediately. Kyze raps “100 reps, that money flex/Fill up my tank, my tummy’s next” and “I’ll play the game till sudden death/I meditate till I manifest.”
Changed Me sees Giggs teaming up with American rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie. A low tempo bop, Changed Me is the perfect mix from two of the best figures in English and American rap.
Demarco and Giggs channel old school reggae vibes on Everybody Dead. Giggs does not hold back on the track, his razor-sharp lyrics dominating throughout. Giggs raps: “I think the money changed me/As for me and you, we’re not the same, baby/If you think you crazy, I’m the same, baby”
Jorja Smith lends her vocals on Im Workin, probably the most ballad-like track of the album. Smith’s unmistakable croon sings of someone feeling let down by the people closest to them; “I’m not tryna provе myself again/I’ve shown both my hands, therе’s nothing left and/I’d be runnin’ miles, tryin’ to please them.”
Giggs has also released an accompanying music video to Buff Baddies on his official YouTube channel today. Featuring an array of choreographed dances within a humongous warehouse, Buff Baddies would fit perfectly in a club setting. The music video to Buff Baddies can be watched in full here.
Giggs took to Instagram to deliver news of his surprise album. In the short clip, thunder and lightning crackled, whilst Giggs stood shrouded in a white hooded jacket, holding what looks like a pulsating radioactive rock. The Peligro rapper then throws the rock to the camera, unveiling the cartoon cover art to Now or Never, where Giggs is displayed almost holding the globe.
Fans were clearly ecstatic at the post, as the clip obtained over 199,000 views and likes already. One excited fan wrote “Incredible!”, whilst another commented joyfully “Back Like You Never Left”
Now Or Never is out now. The full tracklisting for the episode can be found below:
1. Now or Never
2. All Spinach
3. Buff Buddies
4. Debonair
5. 100 Reps (feat. Kyze)
6.Changed Me (feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie)
7. Branch Out
8. No Back Bone (feat. Aystar & Tiny Boost)
9. Everybody Dead (feat. Demarco)
10. Don’t Be Shy (feat. Obongjayar)
11. I’m Workin (feat. Jorga Smith)
12. Krash (prod by Krash)
13. Man Are Outside
14. Straight Murder (feat. Dave)
15. Hoochies
16. It’s Hard (feat. Emelie Sandé)
