Rapper Giggs reveals musical heroes as he praises Stormzy and Central Cee for changing face of British hip hop
GIGGS has spoken about some of his musical heroes and said the British scene is in the best place it’s been for years.
As he posed for the cover of Something About Rocks magazine, out tomorrow, the Incredible Sauce rapper said: “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.”
Talking about how he inspired the scene, he joked that there were “loads of little Giggseys about now”, adding of his aspiring rapper son ML: “I think I’m more about giving my children knowledge to be great, more than materials.
“I just go to the studio and put on a beat and just rap whatever comes into my head.”
MUM’S THE WORD
MOTHER’S Day saw every celebrity and their dog sharing favourite pictures of their mums online.
David Beckham was among the first to post, and paid tribute to Victoria, as well as his mum Sandra and Posh’s mother Jackie.
Dua Lipa got in on the act with her mum too, along with Davina McCall, Emma Bunton and Holly Willoughby.
I got my lovely mother a box of her favourite Milk Tray, which she inhaled in two minutes flat.
Impressive work, Mum.
MAE IN A LATHER AT VID PAINT
MAE STEPHENS wasn’t quite feeling the glitz and glamour of the music industry on the set of her latest video.
She has just released the visuals for Woah Man!, in which she gets drenched in paint.
But it proved a nightmare getting it all out.
Mae told me: “It was hands down the most enjoyable shoot I’ve ever had. It involves me getting covered in a lot of paint.
“After, I’m like, ‘OK how are we going to get this off?’ And none of us had thought that far ahead.
“We had no shampoo, no conditioner, so I had hand soap and a shower.
“I had to walk back through London with flecks of paint in my hair and carrying a big double-wrapped bin bag of my soaked clothes.”
That’s showbiz.
UP FOR GONGS
Pet Shop Boys, Charli XCX and, Cynthia Erivo are among the nominees for the Rainbow Honours Awards.
The event celebrates heroes of the LGBTQIA community and the winners are to be unveiled during a ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane on June 27.
ALEX ON A HAT-TRICK
ALEX WARREN is hoping to make it a hat-trick on Friday as his single Ordinary is on course to be No1 for a third consecutive week.
As it stands, Ariana Grande is going to be the highest new entry, with her song Twilight Zone predicted to debut at No4, while Kylie Minogue and Alok are trying to break into the Top Ten with Last Night I Dreamt I Fell In Love.
If you fancy listening to some new music, try Bellah Mae’s Bad Day To Be My Ex, and Bradley Marshall’s Save My Heart if you’ve got a minute this week .
Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.
CAMILA FLUNKS HOMEWORK
IT’S a good thing Camila Cabello is a great singer – because it turns out she is pants at most day-to-day tasks.
The Havana singer, who was 15 when she became a member of girl group Fifth Harmony, says she is useless around the house, and doesn’t often travel by rail like the rest of us.
She said: “I’ve taken some trains. Not the subway. I won’t lie, I am in the black SUVs for Uber.”
Asked whether she does chores at home, she added: “I honestly do. I’m making myself sound like a douche galore with the no public transport, but I love to wash dishes.
“Actually, I won’t say I love to wash dishes. Now I’m lying. I really need to learn how to use a dishwasher. I don’t know how to use a dishwasher. But I do wash my own dishes.”
Then asked on the Smallzy’s Surgery podcast if she washes her own clothes, she said: “I don’t, I’ve got to say. I knew that was coming.
“I don’t do laundry. What else is there for chores? I can make food. I look up how to slice vegetables though for most vegetables.”
Bless her cotton socks.
GERI: I WANNABE PART OF FULL SPICE GIRLS REUNION
GERI HORNER has confirmed she wants a Spice Girls reunion to go ahead – despite a tricky relationship with Mel B.
I revealed last year that the pair had a frosty reunion at Posh’s 50th birthday party and the tensions were making another comeback rather awkward.
But in a new interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, Geri said: “My hope is we come back together as a collective. It’s more respectful to come as one.”
When asked if she meant all five of the Spice Girls, who last performed together at the Olympics in 2012, Geri added: “There will be something. We’ll come as one.”
Geri might struggle to find the time however, after revealing she’d struck a huge film deal for her kids’ books about the adventures of a girl called Rosie Frost.
She added: “The most famous producer in Hollywood has bought the rights.”
THIS WEEK IN BIZNESS...
TOMORROW: Viola Davis will be in London for a special UK screening at Cineworld Leicester Square of her new action movie G20, ahead of its April 10 release on Prime Video.
WEDNESDAY: Mumford & Sons perform a live-streamed show from Manchester’s Aviva Studios as part of Amazon Music’s City Sessions, available to watch on Prime Video and Twitch.
THURSDAY: Promising singer-songwriter Nell Mescal– actor Paul’s sister – starts her acoustic UK tour in Manchester in support of her EP, Can I Miss It For A Minute?
FRIDAY: One of my favourite bands, You Me At Six, bow out after 20 years with a final concert at OVO Arena Wembley, livestreamed through the website driift.live