Walk in da Park is the debut album by EnglishrapperGiggs. It was released on 4 August 2008 independently through SN1 Records.^[1] It is Giggs' first commercial release after putting out a collection of mixtapes from 2005 onwards. The album includes guest appearances from SN1 members Joe Grind, Gunna, Kyze and Gunna D, among others. Production was handled by frequent in-house producers Boom Productions, Bayoz Muzik and others. Walk in da Park incorporates British hip hop with road rap and gangsta rap alongside aggressive flows and production.

The album entered the UK R&B Chart at number 13 and number 9 on the UK Independent Chart, selling thousands of independently-pressed copies and selling out in music stores.^[2][3]Walk in da Park was positively received by music critics.^{[citation needed]}

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Since its initial release, Walk in da Park has been recognised as an influential release for British hip hop, spawning the subgenre of road rap while introducing slower flows that contrasted the fast-paced grime flows that were significantly popular at the time.

Background[edit]

In 2007, Giggs released the song 'Montague', leading to increased buzz for Giggs and his music. This was followed up by 'Talkin' da Hardest', a freestyle over Stat Quo's song 'Here We Go', produced by Dr. Dre.^[4] The freestyle and its music video proved to be an underground success and became a British rap cult classic. However, neither song were included in the track listing of the album. According to Giggs, Walk in da Park was recorded and completed within two weeks.

Giggs released a video for the song 'Uummm!!' for promotion before the album was released, however MTV Base refused to play the video due to claims that the content was too strong for their channel. Radio channels also banned Giggs' music from airplay.^[5] In response to the bans, Giggs retracted his video application and wrote the tune 'The Last Straw' directed towards the bad treatment he received from MTV Base and BBC Radio 1Xtra. When asked about the issue he said he was asked to censor 'drug references' from the song, despite none being made.

Giggs - Walk In The Park Album Lyrics; 1. Who R U To Judge Lyrics: 3. More Maniacs Lyrics: 4. Cut Up Bag Lyrics: 6. Make It Look Good Lyrics: 7. Pitchin All Da Time Lyrics: 9. Rat-A-Tat-Tat Lyrics: 10. Tempa Tempa Lyrics: 11. Bring A Message Back Lyrics: 12. Walk In Da Park. Giggs - Cut Up Bag Lyrics. We're not gonna water anything down, except for when I'm raining in little pussy! Hook: Giggs 'caine in a cut up bag! Giggs: Simple Giggs, Kyze SN1 from top to bottom All day Ay Kyze Warm it up for me fam Kyze: When I catch you in your ends, I'm gonna rip you up If I catch you in the dance, I'm gonna kick you up When I run up in your house, it's best you give it up When I'm feeling low, riding gets my spirit up Niggas think they know Kyze, but they don't.

DJs such as Tim Westwood are known to hold this album in high regard, despite Giggs being blacklisted from BBC 1Xtra.

The underground success of the album led to Giggs signing to XL Recordings, and the release of his sophomore album Let Em Ave It (2010).

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Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[7]

• Giggs – primary artist, executive producer, composer
• Bayoz Muzik – producer
• Boost – featured artist, composer, engineer, mixing
• Carl 'Universe' Dennis – executive producer, engineer, mixing
• Dubz – featured artist, composer
• Fix Dot'm – composer
• J Melo – featured artist, composer
• Joe Grind – featured artist, composer, engineer, mixing
• Killa Ki – featured artist, composer
• Kyze – featured artist, composer, engineer, mixing
• Chelsi Lauren – featured artist, composer
• O.T.B. – featured artist
  • Buck – vocals (track 16)
  • Fix Dot'M – vocals (track 16)
• Shocks – featured artist
• SN1 – featured artist
  • Joe Grind – vocals (track 18)
  • Kyzer – vocals (track 18)
  • Gunna D – vocals (track 18)
  • T.Boost – vocals (track 5, 17, 18)
• Wbeeza – producer
• Young Spray – featured artist, composer

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Walk In Da Park [Explicit]: Giggs: MP3 Downloads'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
2. ^Morley, Paul (21 February 2010). 'Paul Morley Showing off ... Giggs'. The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
3. ^'Giggs – Walk in da Park'. BritishHipHop. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
4. ^'Artist profile: Giggs'. MOBO Awards. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
5. ^'Giggs' Landlord is a transatlantic triumph'. Crack Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
6. ^'Walk in da Park by Giggs on Apple Music'. iTunes. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
7. ^'Walk in Da Park – Giggs – Credits'. All Music. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
8. ^'Official Albums Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
9. ^'Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
10. ^'Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

Ryan Giggs has spoken about how he was made to feel “different” because of of his mixed-race heritage after moving from Wales to England as a child.

The Wales football manager, 46, also said he had “no hesitation” in taking the knee to support the “important message” of the Black Lives Matter movement at recent international games

Giggs spoke about his experiences to former Welsh Rugby International Richard Parks for ITV Wales programme Can I Be Welsh And Black?, looking the significance of ethnicity in today’s Wales.

The former Manchester United winger said he was “immensely proud” of his mixed background, with his father, former rugby union player Danny Wilson, being black, and his mother, Lynne Giggs, being white.

The family moved to Manchester from Cardiff when Giggs was seven after his father signed for rugby league side Swinton.

Asked about the first time he was made to feel “different” because of his race, Giggs said: “I didn’t experience anything in Cardiff. I was seven, so I can’t remember a lot before that. It wasn’t until I moved to Manchester.

“Where I lived, my dad was very well known, because he was such a good player. He was probably the best player in the team in that town.

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“As you can guess, to look at me, you wouldn’t think my dad was black.

“But obviously everyone knowing that was my dad, and my dad quite clearly being black, that’s really when I sort of experienced the first time. Which was a bit weird, because I’d never experienced that before.”

Giggs said he would define himself as “mixed race”, but that he had never decided to “shout about” the fact, saying: “It’s just who I am.”

He also spoke about his memories of visiting “home” to see his black cousins in Cardiff’s docks area.

“It was weird because when I was in Manchester there was no black people at my school. One or two. And obviously when I go back home I’m just surrounded by my dad’s family,” Giggs said.

“I loved it. There used to be a carnival every year down the docks, and I used to love going to that. It was just normal for me. It was great for me to have that diversity.”

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Asked what it meant being mixed race and Welsh at this point in life, Giggs responded: “I think immensely proud, first of all.”

He said the decision to take the knee along with his his Welsh players at recent international games was to show the nation “didn’t put up with discrimination or racism”.

“There was no hesitation with myself and with my staff and with the team,” he said.

Richard Parks: Can I Be Welsh And Black? will be shown on ITV Cymru Wales at 8pm on October 27.