Walk in da Park

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Walk in da Park
Walk in da park cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 August 2008
Recorded2008
StudioUnit 10 Studios
(London, England)
Genre
Length70:18
Label SN1 Records
Producer
  • Giggs (exec.)
  • Universe (also exec.)
  • Bayoz Muzik
  • Boom Productions
  • Boss Entertainment
  • Dash Music
  • Flupes
  • Simple
  • Wbeeza
Giggs chronology
Walk in da Park
(2008)
Let Em Ave It
(2010)

Walk in da Park is the debut album by English rapper Giggs. 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.

Contents

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 ]

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

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" Produced by Track Dealer (Track on the Beat) 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.

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).

Track listing

Walk in da Park [6]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro (B.B.T.)"Boom Productions4:20
2."Uummm!!!"Wbeeza3:49
3."Open Up"Bayoz Muzik2:56
4."Who Are You to Judge?" (featuring Joe Grind)Boom Productions4:24
5."More Maniacs" (featuring T.Boost and Young Spray)Boom Productions3:43
6."Swagga!!" (featuring Joe Grind)Boom Productions4:39
7."Cut Up Bag"Boss Entertainment4:21
8."Saw"Boom Productions3:36
9."Make It Look Good" (featuring J. Melo)Boom Productions4:26
10."Click Clack!!!" (featuring Killa Ki & Shocks)Universe4:06
11."Pitchin' All da Time" (featuring Dubz and Chelsi Lauren)Flupes5:20
12."Rat-A-Tat-Tat" (featuring Kyze)Simple3:36
13."Tempa Tempa" (featuring T.G.)Bayoz Muzik3:16
14."Bring a Message Back"Boom Productions3:04
15."You Raised Me"Boom Productions2:51
16."Walk in da Park" (featuring O.T.B)Boom Productions3:47
17."Let 'Im Ave It" (featuring T.Boost)Flupes3:33
18."Test Out da Nine (Remix)" (featuring SN1)Boom Productions4:57
Total length:70:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [7]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 143
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [9] 9
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [10] 13

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