Big Bad (album)

Big Bad... (stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio album by British rapper Giggs. It was released on February 22, 2019, via NO BS Music Limited / Island Records. The album features guest appearances from Gashi, Ghetts, Jadakiss, Kristian Hamilton, Labrinth, Lil Yachty, French Montana, Swizz Beatz, Theophilus London and Wretch 32. The album debuts at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

Big Bad...
Studio album by Giggs
Released	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	British hip hop
Length	68:55
Label	No BS Music Limited Island
Producer	Giggs (also exec.) Joshua Ard 6IXVI Boom Productions Cassius Jay DABEATFREAKZ Dirty Saj DJ Paul DJ Snips The Fanatix Illadaproducer Jahlil Beats Jay Youngs K-1 Labrinth Machine Baby Mazza Raseye VII Teddy Fantum Swizz Beatz
Giggs chronology
Landlord (2016) Big Bad... (2019) Now Or Never (2020)
Singles from Big Bad...
"187" Released: 21 February 2019[1]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash Magazine	8/10[3]
NME	[4]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[7]

Promotion

Main article: The Essence

Part 2 of The Essence was released on 20 December 2019 and was inspired by the soundtrack of Big Bad....^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Great Collectives" (featuring Gashi)	K1 Dirty Saj	2:56
2.	"Set It Off"	Da Beatfreakz	3:50
3.	"187"	Machine Baby	4:00
4.	"Baby"	The Fanatix	2:33
5.	"Spun It"	Dakarai Forbes Mazza Rasi Wellington	4:00
6.	"Mic Check" (featuring Jadakiss)	Jahlil Beats	3:03
7.	"Show Me Respect"	Snips	3:42
8.	"Talk About It" (featuring Kristian Hamilton and Theophilus London)	Teddy Fantum	4:30
9.	"Don't Go Hungry" (featuring Labrinth)	Labrinth	4:10
10.	"Run Me Down" (featuring Ghetts)	Illa da Producer	3:29
11.	"Nostalgia" (featuring Lil Yachty)	Cassius Jay	3:37
12.	"Hold Up" (featuring French Montana)	DJ Paul TWhy Exclusive	5:05
13.	"You Ain't..."	Forbes	3:27
14.	"Who"	Dre Skull Wildlife	5:20
15.	"Turnt"	Boom Production	2:45
16.	"Terminator" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	Swizz Beatz Hal Ritson Richard Adlam	3:57
17.	"Gwop Expenses" (featuring Wretch 32)	Snips	3:56
18.	"Shade"	Cool & Dre 808-Ray	4:33
Total length:			68:55

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	38
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	6