AgingYouth | ShiGGa Shay

ShiGGa Shay

Not just the youngest hip-hop artist to have made it on the Singapore radio charts, ShiGGa Shay is a music producer, songwriter and entrepreneur. Laced with witty punchlines, his lyrics are heavy-hitting and tell intricate and personal stories. His melodies are infectious and bury an earworm within your head. Commanding amazing stage presence, his live sets abound with energy and electricity.

In 2010, ShiGGa Shay wrote and recorded his debut mixtape, ShiGGa Shay's in the Building! entirely in his bedroom. The mixtape was released online in July, causing waves on the Internet. With the success of his mixtape, he performed at the prestigious National Day Parade 2010 on live national television with a song which he wrote and co-produced with famed producers Sydney Tan and Don Richmond. He has also been featured on Singapore Idol finalist Sylvia Ratonel's debut album on a track called "Fly". He has collaborated with MTV Asia Awards nominated band Electrico and Singaporean acapella group Budak Pantai.

Building from strength to strength, ShiGGa Shay has been featured on the world's most popular Hip-Hop site, WorldStarHipHop.com in 2011. Being the first Singaporean to be featured on the site, he is also recognised as "Unsigned Talent of the Week" for his "On My Grind" Music Video which has received more than 100,000 views.

Due to the popularity of his videos, he has been made a youtube Partner in September 2011. Most of his videos are directed by the young rapper along with the film crew Grizzle Films which he founded. Collaborating with his official DJ, DJ Nashd to kick off Grizzle Grind Crew, the collective works with several partners to champion and celebrate the hip-hop lifestyle in Singapore.

Living by the motto of "If I die making history, it'll be all worth it", the driven young man has his work cut out for him.

ShiGGa Shay is currently preparing the release of his debut EP They Call Me ShiGGa which is anticipated to be released in early 2012. The debut single ‘Let’s Roll’ has already landed in the 98.7FM Top 20 Hits charts in November 2011.

ShiGGa Shay is:
ShiGGa Shay – vocals, keyboards, loops and programming

Official site: www.shiggashay.com
Music: shiggashay.bandcamp.com
Twitter: twitter.com/shiggashay
Facebook: facebook.com/shiggashay
Youtube: youtube.com/shiggashay