Giggs has returned with a reflective new single titled “11 Of May”. The song, with its name referencing Giggs’ birthday, is an introspective cut where the South London superstar thinks deeply over his journey. A press release says the tune is “less about the [birthday] celebration – more about the scars, the survival, and the soul-searching.”
In his trademark low voice and stone-cold delivery, he raps over a tender piano-led beat provided by Levi & Side Real and Desro. He flexes his status and how for he’s come and also ponder his relationships: “hardly got no friends left, but you know the play/Nine times out of ten it’s gonna go that way.” The ambient instrumental and pensive lyrics might remind fans of tracks like “The Essence” and “Slow Songs”.
He also confidently speaks on his undeniable influence in UK rap, referring to himself as the “biggest goat/You know how much London man I’ve given hope?”
A statement describes the song and its contemplative nature: “No gloss, no gimmicks – just grown-man truths, laid bare in that unmistakable baritone. It’s a slow burn of a track, where reflection hits heavier than the beat…this is Giggs holding a mirror up to himself and daring us to look too.”
Giggs is seen by many as a legend of the UK rap scene, and one of the spearheads of the road rap movement that took Britain by storm in the 2000’s. He’s had numerous high-charting releases, such as his fourth album ‘Landlord‘ and commercial mixtape ‘Wamp 2 Dem‘ peaking at no. 2 on the UK album chart.
Giggs has been steadily dropping some new songs over the past few months. His last full-length release was in 2023, with the well-received mixtape ‘Zero Tolerance’. In October last year, he teamed up with Quavo and US fashion brand Kid Super to drop a new single, ‘Big In Da Game’.
More recently, he released a new song in February called ‘The Entry’ via a unique format – a live video performance with DJ AG on the decks. In March he dropped ‘Big On Change’, a menacing trap banger with an imaginative music video.
In a recent feature with Something About Rocks magazine, the Peckham Landlord shared his admiration for the newer generation of British rappers, naming some that he’s particularly fond of: “Everyone influences me and I get influenced to this day by the new kids. Dave, Strandz, they inspire me.
“[The UK rap scene] is always evolving. From the beginning to now: it’s gone crazy.
“Look at the likes of Central Cee, Stormzy – they’ve taken it to the highest of heights. All of them.”
Giggs currently has a couple of gigs scheduled for 2025, one of them being “Giggs & Friends” at Somerset House. He will be joined by guests Potter Payper, P Money and Tiny Boost for an outdoor performance at the London venue. More details can be found here.
