Giggs: Let Em Ave It | CD review

(XL Recordings)The commercial takeover by British rappers has been a double-edged sword: good to see the public embracing artists from the grime scene, less so to hear those artists water their sounds down to unthreatening nothings (Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk) or themselves into gimmicky novelties (Dizzee Rascal). Peckham's Giggs does neither, and has attained a street success commensurate with his cleaving to gangsta rap styles. "Give a fuck about Trident," he sneers, backed by moody, metallic sy...

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