Giggs Quotes

I used to be a Peckham boy, we used to have ghetto boys or maybe like Brixton. And sometimes we’d hear about the greasiest ones but we’d never have seen them before.

A lot of people get signed then don’t really care what the people want anymore. They’re just thinking ‘How am I going to make that hit?’

It feels like there are more good youts out there following their dreams. It’s not just music; they’re doing loads of stuff – they are getting creative and doing mad out of the box stuff.

I go on Twitter and MySpace and I see all the love, and that’s a big help.

I’m happy that kids are getting off the streets and making their families proud.

Rick Ross is bigger to me than Dizzee Rascal. My music is more gangsta rap than anything English.

I’m making music ’cause I love music, not to get in the charts. That’s the way I want things to be.

You never know when you’re going to get parole. You might get knocked back, they might give you parole. That’s like me trying to get into America. Are we going to let him in?

In America, people will look past a criminal record. In England, they try and shut you up.

Every single CD I made, I’m in a different place.

My whole life in the streets, I was taught not to answer questions and just keep my mouth shut.

The first NWA album is the first rap album I heard with swearing.

I’m a thug and I rap.

Me, I’m just such a fan of music. So if I like something, I’ll just get obsessed!

I’d always watch ‘Star Wars’ for the Ewoks.

Obviously it is good to think ‘this year has been sick’ but unfortunately we’re human beings so we’re always trying to strive for more.

It’s crazy this is my life. But man’s been working for years so maybe it’s not that mad.

I don’t really expect anything to happen anyway; if I book a tour, I know it might not happen. I just think about the things that I have got. A lot of good things have happened to me too. It could always be worse.

Yeah, Peckham’s a mad place. Unpredictable. You don’t know what’s going to happen throughout the day or the night. Today in the morning everything’s cool. In the afternoon you’re in mad beef. It’s just normal isn’t it? It’s cool for us.

People are scared of the truth.

My mom’s always worked a lot. Always.

I’ve always been into music. I used to DJ. I used to mix reggae and that. I used to be into reggae hard. Well first it was rap, then reggae, then rap again, then rap and reggae. But I was always DJing out my window for the whole estate. Everyone used to sit outside and all and listen. And I used to be running rhythms in that.