Shigga Shay

ShiGGa Shay
Birth name Pek Jin Shen
Born (1992-09-12) September 12, 1992
Singapore
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, Song Writer, Producer, Director
Website http://www.shiggashay.com

Pek Jin Shen[1] (born September 12, 1992), better known by his stage name Shigga Shay (often stylised as ShiGGa Shay, the capitalised "GG" representing "Grizzle Grind"), is a Singaporean hip hop artist, songwriter, director and music producer.[2]

He has been recently featured on the covers of JUICE,[3] the Today newspaper[4] and the Pioneer Magazine.[5] Sporting over a total of 2 million YouTube views, he has also been labeled as one of the top 50 men to look out for in 2015 by the Esquire Magazine.[6] ShiGGa is also a founder member[7] of hip hop group Grizzle Grind Crew,[8] as well as production company Grizzle Films.[9]

Early life

Pek was born on September[10] 1992,[11] and became interested in hip hop music at age 9.[12] His mother Lindy Pek (née Tay) ignited Pek's passion for rapping after purchasing him few English hip hop records.[13] Pek's father passed away in 2009 of colon cancer.[14] He was educated at Henry Park Primary School, Queensway Secondary School and subsequently received a diploma in Media and Communication at the Singapore Polytechnic.[15]

Career and artistry

One of his ShiGGa's earliest appearances on the public stage was when he was still a "raw, cocky" 16-year-old, at the show Live N Loaded by MediaCorp.[16] According to Shigga himself, the stage name of "Shigga Shay" was just dreamt up by him[17] at age 14.[14] ShiGGa's music is rooted in hip hop. As of 2012, he has released one mixtape and one extended play album, ShiGGa Shay's in the Building (2010) and They Call Me ShiGGa (2012) respectively.[2] ShiGGa Shay's in the Building was reportedly recorded solely in Shigga's bedroom.[18]

On 16 December 2012, ShiGGa was named the "Unsigned Talent of The Week" by WorldStarHipHop.[19] ShiGGa is the "youngest hip-hop artist to have made it on the Singapore radio charts [...]", according to Aging Youth.[2] In June 2013, he released "LimPeh" (English: Your Dad), an English-Chinese-Hokkien rap song which became a chart-topper in Singapore. It features guest vocals from Tosh Rock and Wang Wei Liang.[20] Other notable works include Lion City Kia, ShiGGa Morning and the official theme song for 3688, Ta Pau.

During his two-year compulsory National Service, He served as part of the "SAF Music & Drama Company"[21] . During this time he performed for the Ah Boys to Men musical, Rockhampton and the MDC 40th anniversary alongside other MDC alumni: Jack Neo, Dick Lee, JJ Lin, Jeremy Monterio and more.[22] He said in an interview with The Straits Times, "Before MDC, I was just a rapper but my time there made me an all-round performer," [21]

ShiGGa had a few notable performances throughout his musical career. He was part of Singapore’s National Day Parade 2015, leading one major rap segment.[23] He was part of Sing50 concert and performed in the hip-hop segment with APL de AP from the Black Eyed Peas.[24] During that year he also collaborated with Dick Lee during this performance. He was also part of the SG50 album, "Sing, Love", where he collaborated with Stefanie Sun in a duet titled "Simply Love" which they also performed live during the albums showcase.[25] Other notable performances in 2015 include: SEA games 2015,[26] Pink dot 2015,[27] Digital fashion week 2015,[28] the Shine youth Festival 2015.[29]

In 2015 ShiGGa released his first full-length self-titled album.[30]

Influences

He considers artists like The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Eminem, and Jay-Z as his influences.[11]

Music Videos

Through his production company, Grizzle Films, ShiGGa Shay not only directs his own music videos but also directed multiple music videos such as the Starhub Chinese New year Commercial 2014 "Wang Ah!" [31] as well as the Singapore version of the Durex-MTV global sex-ed campaign "Somebody like me" that featured the The Sam Willows. He also directed the music video for the song 我们的故事 of Jack Neo's movie, The Lion Men.[32]

Discography

"ShiGGa Shay’s in the Building! (The Mixtape)" - (2010)
They Call Me ShiGGa (EP) - (2012)
"LimPeh" (Single) - (2013)
"Lion City Kia" (Single) - (2014)
"ShiGGa Shay" (2015)

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2015 3688 想入飞飞 Yoyo This movie's opening weekend was recorded as the highest opening weekend for a local film in 2015 [33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rasul, Juliana June (23 May 2012). "Digging in his heels". The New Paper.
  2. 1 2 3 "SHIGGA SHAY". AgingYouth. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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  4. ↑ Hon, Jing Yi (2 April 2015). "Singapore’s rap star ShiGGa Shay plans to get bigger and bolder". TODAY. TODAY. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Facebook. Pioneer Magazine https://www.facebook.com/spmediacomm/photos/a.412909015493970.1073741825.103907143060827/463561420428729/. Retrieved 4 November 2015. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Facebook. esquiresg https://www.facebook.com/esquiresg/photos/a.877325722345790.1073741915.231643536914015/877328992345463/. Retrieved 4 November 2015. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "ShiGGa Shay". Grizzle Grind Crew. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Grizzle Grind Crew at Esplanade". Time Out. 11 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Chin, Jeanette (5 June 2012). "Power of Pop Interview: Shigga Shay". Power of Pop.
  10. ↑ Lim, Christopher (13 July 2012). "Local hip-hopper's true grit". The Business Times.
  11. 1 2 "ShiGGa Shay". Esplanade: Theatres by the Bay. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  12. ↑ Ibrahim, Shereen (14 October 2011). "let’s-roll"/ "LION CITY’S VERY OWN SHIGGA SHAY RELEASES SINGLE "LET’S ROLL"!". Fever Avenue.
  13. ↑ "Mom got him rapping". The Straits Times. 15 October 2011.
  14. 1 2 Lee, Cassandra (14 November 2012). "ShiGGa Shay: Taking the rap". Time Out.
  15. ↑ "Make Way for Shigga Shay". Singapore Polytechnic. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "PoPTV – Shigga Shay". Power of Pop. 14 October 2011.
  17. ↑ Sarvananda, Sheeva (10 October 2012). "Happy go-luck isn’t my style: S’pore rapper ShiGGa Shay". Yahoo! News.
  18. ↑ "The Apprenticeship Programme 2011". Noise Singapore. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  19. ↑ "Unsigned Talent of the Week: Shigga Shay (17 Year Old Rapper From Singapore) – On My Grind". WorldStarHipHop. 16 December 2012.
  20. ↑ Toh, Christopher (June 26, 2013). "Shigga Shay tops iTunes Singapore charts". Today. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  21. 1 2 Hadi, Eddino (15 September 2014). "Rapper Shigga Shay is an unabashed Lion City kid". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Koh, Eng Beng (28 Nov 2013). "Concert salutes NSmen, celebrates 40 years of MDC". Cyber Pioneer. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  23. ↑ Shay, ShiGGa. "ShiGGa Shay live at NDP 2014 (National Day Parade)". Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  24. ↑ Abdul Hadi, Eddino (Apr 25, 2015). "Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin, Lang Lang and Rahimah Rahim among stars to join Sing50 concert on Aug 7". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  25. ↑ TOH, CHRISTOPHER (26 June 2015). "Final song for SG50 album released". TODAY. TODAY. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  26. ↑ Low, Lin Fhoong (January 16, 2015). "No expense spared for SEA Games’ glitzy opener". TODAY. Today. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Press Release: A LOVE Note, from 28,000 at Hong Lim Park to reaffirm their support for the Freedom to Love". PinkDot.SG. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "ShiGGa Shay will be bringing the house down for #DigitalFashionWeek's opening show, the Lianhe Zaobao #SG50 themed fashion show. Can't get anymore awesome than this!". Facebook. Digital Fashion Week. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "SHINE Festival 2015". The Events Artery. The Events Artery. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  30. ↑ HON, JING YI (21 August 2015). "ShiGGa Shay celebrates debut album release with private party". TODAY. TODAY. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  31. ↑ "StarHub CNY 2014 旺Ah! Extended Cut [Featuring Shigga Shay and The Lion Men]". Youtube. StarHub. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  32. ↑ "我们的故事 MV (Tosh / Weiliang / Bunz) "The Lion Men" Official Theme Song". YOUTUBE. JTV. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  33. ↑ Bots, F. "Local film ‘3688’ tops weekend chart". Fmoviemag. F***. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

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