Digga D
{{short description|British rapper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = person
| name = Digga D
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| alias =
| birth_name = Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|29}}
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| origin = Ladbroke Grove, London, England
| genre = {{hlist|British hip hop|UK drill}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|director}}
| years_active = 2015–Present
| label = {{hlist|Black Money|Groundworks|CGM}}
| current_member_of = CGM
| website = {{URL|https://www.diggad.co.uk}}
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Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert{{cite web |title=Emile Herbert Rhys Angelo |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/397545507/HERBERT%20RHYS%20ANGELO%20EMILE |website=ASCAP |publisher=ACE Repertory |access-date=2 April 2022}} (born 29 June 2000),{{cite tweet | user=DiggaD_CGM| author=Digga D | number=1277578452309364737 | title=Happy birthday to me first bday on road in years! Surprise for you lot tonight Eyes | date=29 June 2020 | access-date=14 January 2021 }} known professionally as Digga D, is a British rapper. He rose to fame in 2017 along with his UK drill collective CGM (Cherish God More). His mixtapes Double Tap Diaries and Made In The Pyrex reached No. 10 and 3 on the UK Albums Chart, respectively. His third mixtape Noughty By Nature was released on 15 April 2022, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart. His fourth mixtape Back To Square One was released in August 2023.
Digga D, Originally from Mozart Estate, Queens Park, moved to Ladbroke Grove, where he grew up. Considered to be one of the pioneers of the UK drill scene, he is the founder of his current record label, Black Money Records (BMR) and managed by Groundworks.{{cite web |title=Black Money Records |url=https://bleep.com/label/28001-black-money-records |website=Bleep}}
Some of Digga D's music videos have garnered attention among law enforcement, resulting in a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) taken against him, and he has been in and out of prison during the singles and videos' releases. He was sent to prison three times before the age of 20.{{Cite news |last=Clowes |first=Ed |date=11 January 2021 |title=For British Drill Stars, the Police Are Listening Closely |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/arts/music/digga-d-drill-music.html |access-date=13 January 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=France |first=Anthony |date=6 January 2021 |title=Drill rappers targeted by police for inciting violence and taunting victims |language=en |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drill-rappers-digga-d-targeted-police-violence-taunting-victims-b699025.html |access-date=14 January 2021}} In January 2025, he was sentenced to 3 years and 11 months in prison for the importation and supply of cannabis.
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Early life
Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert was born on 29 June 2000 in Ladbroke Grove to a Barbadian father and Jamaican mother.{{cite interview |last=Herbert |first=Rhys |subject-link=Digga D |interviewer=Armani Juke |title=Digga D - Conversations With A Risktaker #4aminParis🇫🇷 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=4zVC8aautII |access-date=31 December 2022 |work= |publisher=Members Only Network |location=Birmingham |date=24 April 2022}}
Digga ABCD talks about his Jamaican and Barbaradan upbringing from 1:20-2:00 Herbert's interest in music initially started at age 12 when he listened to Jamaican reggae and dancehall and subsequently started writing music.
Herbert started his education at ST Thomas' CE Primary school on Appleford road. Herbert made his first song in 2011 at the Harrow Club alongside future 1011 associates M'Skum and Sav'O. During his years at secondary school, Rhys attended Ranelagh School for a year due to family issues at home.{{cn|date= March 2025}} After a year, he went back to his old school. Shortly after, Herbert was excluded from secondary school for possession of cannabis by Deputy Head Miss Bernie Whittle and ended up not taking his GCSEs.{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Joseph 'JP' |date=2020-11-24 |title=Digga D: 'I've learnt from my mistakes' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/144838d0-6be6-4fdb-a919-0a38811741c3 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=BBC Three |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Digga D: The Architect |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/digga-d-cover-story-noughty-by-nature-uk-drill-1011/|first=Robert|last=Kazandijan|date=2022-05-05 |access-date=2023-01-08 |work=Crack}}
Career
=2015–2017: Formation of 1011/CGM =
In 2015 he formed the UK drill group 1011 along with his friends in a local youth club in Ladbroke Grove. The group was named after the W10 and W11 postal codes, and includes members Herbert (Digga D), Yonas Girma, Micah Bedeau (Horrid1),{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gang-filmed-harassing-grandmother-snapchat-youtube-drill-1011-12-worlds-london-a8389461.html|title = Gang members filmed themselves harassing rival's grandmother after she entered their 'strip'|website = Independent.co.uk|date = 8 June 2018}} Isaac Marshall, and Jordan Bedeau. They released several singles in 2016-17, including "Kill Confirmed", "Play for the Pagans", and "No Hook".
On 9 November 2017, 1011 were arrested in a stop and search in which they were carrying machetes and baseball bats. 1011 claimed they were making a drill music video, but police stated they were planning to attack a rival gang, 12World. 1011 were convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder, sentenced to 1 year in jail, and given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in 2018. Four of the group's music videos prior to the CBO were taken down. However, they were noted to have already amassed over ten million combined views, and would soon be uploaded by fans to their channels, where they continued to get more views. The group rebranded as CGM, an acronym for Certified Grove Members.{{Cite web |title=Digga D: the UK drill pioneer who can't be deterred |url=https://theface.com/music/digga-d-interview-woi-cgm |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The Face |date=7 July 2020 |language=en-gb}}
=2017–2021: ''Double Tap Diaries'' and ''Made in the Pyrex''=
Digga D did a freestyle for Mixtape Madness's Next Up?, which was released on 30 November 2017.{{Cite news |last=Griffin |first=Alex |date=30 November 2017 |title=(1011) Digga D, Sav'o & T.Y go in on Next Up? Freestyle |work=GRM Daily |url=https://grmdaily.com/1011-digga-d-sav-o-ty-next-up/}} The freestyle was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry on 18 October 2019, making it the first Mixtape Madness freestyle with a certification. Rap critic Joseph JP Patterson described the release of the freestyle as having "stopped everyone in their tracks. Heads in the music industry began to turn, and they quickly found themselves in 'next to blow' conversations." Ethan Herlock of The Face wrote that the freestyle "demonstrated Digga D's distinctive flow and chest-puffing energy, heralding him as a standout MC in the increasingly crowded UK drill scene".
He released post-CBO-reviewed singles including "No Porkies", and "Who?", and had a Mixtape Madness Mad About Bars session with Kenny Allstar.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Liam |title=Digga D - Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/digga-d-mn0003790610/biography |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=AllMusic}} On 17 May 2019, his debut mixtape, Double Tap Diaries was released. The album included the single "No Diet" which peaked No. 20 in the UK Singles Chart. Days after the mixtape release, he confirmed he was still in jail. The corresponding music video garnered 1.6 million views in five days, received a shout-out from rapper Stormzy, and the music was used in an Instagram video post by Zac Efron.
In July 2020, Digga D released the single "Woi", which gained widespread recognition worldwide.{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=6 July 2020 |title=Digga D's 'Woi' Is Rapidly Becoming A Phenomenon |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/digga-ds-woi-is-rapidly-becoming-a-phenomenon}} The single was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the MOBO Awards, and the editors at Complex listed it at the top of their list of best songs of 2020.{{Cite news |last=Keith |first=James |date=24 November 2020 |title=The MOBO Awards Are Back For 2020, Nines, Headie One, Ms Banks & More Nominated |work=Complex UK |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/mobo-awards-nominations-2020}}{{Cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Joseph JP |last2=Keith |first2=James |last3=Abiade |first3=Yemi |last4=Bishop |first4=Aaron |date=14 December 2020 |title=Complex UK's Best Songs Of 2020 |work=Complex UK |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/complex-uk-best-songs-of-2020}} In October 2020, the follow-up single was released titled "Chingy (It's Whatever)".{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=Jack |date=16 October 2020 |title=Digga D Nods To Early 2000s On New Drop "Chingy (It's Whatever)" |work=Complex UK |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/digga-d-chingy}} On 24 November, BBC Three released the documentary Defending Digga D on BBC iPlayer, and had it later broadcast on BBC One on 27 November.{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/defending-digga-d-documentary-announced/|title='Defending Digga D' Documentary To Premiere On BBC Three This Month|date=18 November 2020}}{{cite news | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/defending-digga-d | title=Digga D Lays Out The Fine Print Of His Oppressive Criminal Behaviour Order In New Documentary | first=James | last=Keith | work=Complex UK | location=UK | date=25 November 2020 | access-date=4 February 2021 }} On 4 December, his "Daily Duppy" was released on GRM Daily.{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Felicity |date=4 December 2020 |title=Digga D drops Daily Duppy |work=Dummy Mag |url=https://www.dummymag.com/new-music/digga-d-daily-duppy/}}
On 4 February 2021, the single "Bringing It Back" with AJ Tracey was released.{{cite news |title=Digga D & AJ Tracey Go Back to Back on Huge Collaboration "Bringing It Back" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-aj-tracey-bringing-it-back/ |work=GRM Daily | first=Courtney | last=Winter | date=4 February 2021}} The song topped the UK Chart's Official Trending Chart and debuted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/digga-d-and-aj-traceys-bringing-it-back-rockets-straight-to-number-1-on-the-official-trending-chart__32395/|title=Digga D and AJ Tracey score top trending song in the UK|website=www.officialcharts.com}} On 14 February, the single "Toxic" was released, accompanied by the music video.{{cite web |title=Digga D Unveils the Visuals For His New Viral Track "Toxic" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-toxic/ |website=GRM Daily |date=14 February 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021}} On 25 February, the music video for the single "Bluuwuu" was released.{{cite web |title=Digga D Unleashes Brand-New Single "Bluuwuu" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-bluuwuu/ |website=GRM Daily |date=25 February 2021 |access-date=25 February 2021}} His second mixtape, Made in the Pyrex, was released on 26 February 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dummymag.com/news/digga-d-made-in-the-pyrex-mixtape/|title=Digga D announces new 'Made In The Pyrex' mixtape|website=DummyMag}}{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-made-in-the-pyrex-artwork/|title=Digga D releases artwork for upcoming mixtape 'Made In The Pyrex'|date=13 February 2021}} Pyrex reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was noted for being the "highest charting project to date for a millennium-born UK rapper, and the highest-charting independent UK Drill project on the Official Chart so far."{{Cite news |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=5 March 2021 |title=Architects secure first Number 1 with For Those That Wish To Exist |work=Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/architects-win-close-battle-to-secure-their-first-number-1-album-with-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-it-s-unbelievable-__32616/}}
=2021–present: ''Noughty by Nature'' and ''Back to Square One''=
On 13 August 2021, Digga D released the single "Wasted" featuring ArrDee. The single peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/digga-d-arrdee-hit-number-1-on-the-uks-official-trending-chart-with-wasted__33801/|title = Digga D & ArrDee claim the UK's Number 1 trending song with Wasted|website = Official Charts}} On 9 September, he released the song "2K17", which charted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=Digga D Takes It Old-School For New Drill Offering "2k17" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-new-single-2k17 |website=Complex}} He also appeared on the single "Keep Talkin" with Sav'O and Horrid1 on 28 September.{{cite web |title=Digga D teams up with Sav'O and Horrid1 for "Keep Talkin" |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-09-29/107843/digga-d-teams-up-with-savo-and-horrid1-for-keep-talkin/ |website=Revolt}} On 21 October, he released the single "Red Light Green Light", with the music video referencing the television series Squid Game. The single charted at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=Watch Digga D's 'Squid Game'-Inspired Video For "Red Light Green Light" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-red-light-green-light-video |website=Complex}}
Digga D's third mixtape, Noughty by Nature was released on 15 April 2022, including features from Rack5, Dodgy, Horrid1, Hotboii, AJ Tracey, Maverick Sabre, among others.{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-noughty-by-nature-tracklist-announced/|title=Digga D Announces 'Noughty by Nature' Tracklist Featuring AJ Tracey, Moneybagg Yo & More|first=Courtney|last=W|date=11 April 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=13 April 2022}} The mixtape debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming Digga D's first number one album.{{cite web |title=Digga D storms to Number 1 with Noughty By Nature mixtape: "Thank you to everyone for the support!" |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/digga-d-storms-to-number-1-with-noughty-by-nature-mixtape-thank-you-to-everyone-for-the-support-__36115/ |website=Official Charts}} In July 2022, Digga D released two singles, "STFU" and "Frenches" with French rapper Timal.{{cite web |title=DIGGA D HEADS TO THE STREETS OF FRANCE FOR TIMAL ASSISTED SINGLE "FRENCHES" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-timal-frenches/ |website=GRM Daily|date=16 July 2022 }} On 1 September, he appeared on the song "Goofies" with American rapper Babyface Ray.{{cite web |title=Babyface Ray and Digga D Team Up for New Track "Goofies" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/babyface-ray-x-digga-d-release-new-track-goofies |website=Hypebeast|date=4 September 2022 }} The same day, he announced the launching of his own record label Black Money Records (BMR).{{cite web |title=Is The UK Ready For More Rapper-Execs? |url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/is-the-uk-ready-for-more-rapper-execs |website=Trench}} On 13 October, he released his first single on the new record label, "Stay Inside".{{cite web |title=Digga D Shines A Light On The Grim Reality Of Street Life On New Drop "Stay Inside" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-stay-inside |website=Complex}} On 17 November, he released the single "Chief Rhys Freestyle", which samples the song "Faneto" by Chief Keef.
On 16 February 2023, Digga D appeared on the remix to "Us Against The World" by Strandz, which reached number 10 on the UK Songs Chart.{{Cite web |title=Song You Need: Strandz and Digga D's "Us Against The World" continues an unlikely U.K. rap trend |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/02/20/song-you-need-strandz-and-digga-ds-us-against-the-world-continues-an-unlikely-uk-rap-trend |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=The FADER |language=en}} On 9 March, Digga D released the single "Energy". The song debuted at number 19 on the UK Songs Chart.{{Cite web |title=Digga D Heads To Paris & Barcelona For Mood-Boosting "Energy" Video |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-energy |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Complex |language=en}} On 27 April, he released the remix featuring American rapper Latto.{{cite web |title=DIGGA D DRAFTS IN LATTO FOR HUGE "ENERGY" REMIX |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-latto-energy-audio/ |website=GRM Daily|date=27 April 2023 }} On 15 June, the second single "DTF" was released with an accompanying music video.{{cite web |title=Digga D returns with new visual for "DTF" |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-06-16/309328/digga-d-dtf-video/ |website=Revolt}}{{cite web |title=Digga D Takes The CGM Set Out On A Lads Holiday In "DTF" Video |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/james-keith/digga-d-dtf |website=Complex}} The third single "I'm From..." was released on 29 June.{{cite web |title=Digga D Isn't Taking Anything For Granted In "I'm From" Video |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/james-keith/digga-d-im-from |website=Complex}} Digga D announced the release date of the mixtape and tracklist, and put out the fourth single "Facade" featuring Potter Payper on 10 August.{{cite web |title=DIGGA D & POTTER PAYPER JOIN FORCES FOR HUGE COLLAB "FACADE" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-potter-payper-facade/ |website=GRM Daily|date=10 August 2023 }}
Digga D released his fourth mixtape, Back to Square One on 25 August 2023, featuring guest appearances from Potter Payper and M Huncho.{{cite news |title='I want to tell people that prison life is super dead': Digga D on rap stardom amid police restrictions |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/30/digga-d-back-to-square-one-interview |website=The Guardian|date=30 June 2023 |last1=Thapar |first1=Ciaran }}
Artistry
Digga D's musical influences come from the British Caribbean community in West London and incorporates dancehall, bashment and rap in his style.{{cite web |last1=Thapar |first1=Ciaran |title=Free Digga D! A rare interview with the most influential British rapper of our time |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/digga-d-interview |website=GQ Magazine |date=11 October 2021 |access-date=17 February 2022}} The Face considered him as one of the pioneers of the UK drill scene. GQ called Digga D "the most influential British rapper of our time," noting his ability to continue rapping about the "harsh, competitive realities of young inner-city life" while also abiding by the rules of his CBO. Digga D said in the interview "I wouldn’t say I'm a pioneer of drill; I would say I'm a pioneer of changing drill. Other people made drill, I just took it to a place it's never been to before."
Legal issues
= Criminal Behaviour Order =
Because of their arrest on 9 November 2017, Digga and 1011 were given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in 2018 that required the group to have the Metropolitan Police's permission before releasing any new music, forbade them from using London postcodes, and banning references in lyrics to real-life incidents and people. Four of the group's music videos prior to the CBO were taken down. However, they were noted to have amassed over ten million combined views before removal.
The conditions of Digga's CBO included being fitted with a GPS tracker on his leg and being made to check in with probation every three hours, as well as having to notify the Met police when he uploaded any songs or videos, within 24 hours of upload. Any releases that incited violence, mentioned certain areas of London or lyrical references to real-life incidents or people in their music would not be permitted. "There's a list of about 18 to 20 people that Rhys isn't allowed to associate with, most of whom make up his friends from school or friends from his area or people that the police deemed were part of a gang that he was part of", explained Digga's lawyer, Cecilia Goodwin. Moreover, visually, there are certain things which are not allowed to be portrayed. Any breach of the CBO would result in a recall to prison.
The CBO ban issued to 1011 was condemned by the campaign group Index on Censorship and widely described as entirely unprecedented.{{Cite news |last=Hancox |first=Dan |date=22 June 2018 |title=The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it's not new |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/the-war-against-rap-censoring-drill-may-seem-radical-but-its-not-new |access-date=13 January 2021}} Digga's lawyer noted that the CBO "gives the police and probation the ability to control and censor his art". The Metropolitan Police has since denied it was censorship. Det Ch Supt Kevin Southworth said at the time: "When in this instance you see a particular genre of music being used specifically to goad, to incite, to provoke, to inflame, that can only lead to acts of very serious violence being committed, that’s when it becomes a matter for the police. We're not in the business of killing anyone's fun, we're not in the business of killing anyone's artistic expression – we are in the business of stopping people being killed."
While Digga was recalled to prison in 2019 for breaching the conditions of his CBO, Digga was stabbed in the eye, nearly causing him to lose use of the eye. He was stabbed with a blade fashioned from a tuna can, according to an official at the Ministry of Justice who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Goodwin, his lawyer, said that the rapper had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder after the attack.
In March 2020, Digga D pleaded guilty to violent disorder again and breaches of his CBO. He was sentenced to two years and 6 months for his role in a machete brawl with rival gang members in front of shoppers in West London. Other members of CGM were also charged, including Sav'o, who was sentenced to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to violent disorder, possession of an offensive weapon and breaches of a CBO.
= 2020: London arrest =
Digga D was arrested again in July for inciting violence after attending a Black Lives Matter protest in London and posting about the movement on Instagram. Right after being released from his previous arrest, rumours circulated that police had taken the rapper back into custody, which was later confirmed. "Again they are on me", the rapper is heard saying in a video as he is being cuffed. "For what? No reason."{{Cite news |last=D. |first=Dre |date=16 September 2020 |title=UK Drill Rapper Digga D Arrested Again Immediately After Being Released |language=en |work=HotNewHipHop |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/uk-drill-rapper-digga-d-arrested-again-immediately-after-being-released-news.117942.html |access-date=14 January 2021}} He has since been released, still under conditions of his CBO. Asked in an interview with The Face if he was treated unfairly, he replied: "Oh, of course, 100 per cent, They didn't ban me from music [at first], only as it started hitting millions and [they] saw me prospering from it."
= 2024: Home raid and arrest =
During the early morning of 21 February 2024, Digga D's home in Bracebridge Heath near Lincoln was raided by the Metropolitan Police as he recorded an Instagram Live. He could be seen shouting at the officers and asking what they were doing. When Digga D was asked to leave the house with his hands up, the livestream ended. He was then arrested for suspicion of selling drugs.{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2024-02-21 |title=Digga D's home raided by police on Instagram Live |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/digga-ds-home-raided-by-police-on-instagram-live-3590778 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} He was later charged with the supply and importation of cannabis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-68726335|title=Drill rapper Digga D given court date following Instagram Live arrest|first=Pritti|last=Mistry|date=3 April 2024|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=24 May 2024}}
Digga D appeared at Lincoln Crown Court via video link from HMP Wormwood Scrubs, where he was remanded in custody. On 29 May 2024, he pleaded guilty to a charge of smuggling cannabis relating to 11 July 2023. He also admitted supplying cannabis between 26 October 2022 and 21 February 2024.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-68726335|title=Drill rapper Digga D admits drugs charges after Instagram Live arrest|first=Pritti|last=Mistry|date=29 May 2024|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=29 May 2024}} As he pleaded not guilty to a charge of being commercially involved with 60 kilograms of cannabis, the issue went to a Newton hearing in December 2024, and on 31 January 2025 he was sentenced to 3 years and 11 months in prison for supplying 45 kilograms of cannabis.{{cite news |title=Drill rapper Digga D jailed for supplying cannabis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78w3vl6j6xo |access-date=31 January 2025 |work=BBC News |date=31 January 2025}}
Discography
=Mixtapes=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
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| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| UK {{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55468/digga-d/|title=Digga D {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|at=Select "Albums"|access-date=9 January 2021}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| SCO |
| scope="row"| Double Tap Diaries
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| 11 || 5 || — || 85 || — | |
| scope="row"| Made in the Pyrex
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| 3 || 1 || 90 || 10 || 19 | |
| scope="row"| Noughty by Nature
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| 1 || 1 || — || 17 || 1 | |
| scope="row"| Back to Square One
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| 6 || 2 || — || — || 37 | |
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| IRE |
| scope="row"| "Kill Confirmed" (with 1011 & Sav'o) | rowspan="3"| 2017 | — || — || — | | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Play for the Pagans" (with 1011, Sav'o & Horrid1) | — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "No Hook" (with 1011, (CGM) ZK, MSkum, Sav'o & Horrid1) | — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "No Porkies" (with Sav'o & (CGM) ZK) | 2018 | — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Who?" (with Sav'o) | rowspan="4" | 2019 | — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "No Diet"
| 20 || 8 || 95 |
| rowspan="2"| Double Tap Diaries |
| scope="row"| "P4DP"
| 54 || 27 || — | |
| scope="row" | "Mr. Sheeen" (with Russ Millions){{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55950/digga-d-and-russ-splash/ | title=Digga D & Russ – Singles | access-date=14 January 2021 | work=Official Charts Company }} | 28 || 14 || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Woi"
| rowspan="4"| 2020 | 24 || 14 || 72 | | rowspan="2"| Made in the Pyrex |
| scope="row"| "Chingy (It's Whatever)"
| 18 || 11 || 50 | |
| scope="row" | "Gotcha" (with Unknown T and Vybz Kartel featuring Sean D) | — || — || — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Daily Duppy"
| 59 || 15 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Bringing It Back" (with AJ Tracey) | rowspan="7"| 2021 | 5 || 3 || 23 | | rowspan="3"| Made in the Pyrex |
| scope="row"| "Toxic"
| 35 || 20 || 92 | |
| scope="row"| "Bluuwuu"
| 23 || 12 || 48 | |
| scope="row"| "Wasted" (featuring ArrDee) | 6 || 1 || 26 | | rowspan="2"| Noughty by Nature |
| scope="row"| "2k17"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/2k17-single/1584343614|title=2k17 – Single by Digga D|website=Apple Music|date=9 September 2021|access-date=14 September 2021}}
| 26 || 12 || 74 | |
| scope="row"| "Keep Talkin" (with Horrid1 & Sav'o) | — || — || — | | Violent Siblings |
| scope="row"| "Red Light Green Light"
| 17 || 3 || 43 | | rowspan="6"| Noughty by Nature |
| scope="row"| "Pump 101" (with Still Brickin') | rowspan="9"| 2022 | 9 || 3 || 33 | |
| scope="row"| "G Lock" (with Moneybagg Yo) | 48 || 25 || — | |
| scope="row"| "What You Reckon" (with B-Lovee) | 46 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Hold It Down"
| 35 || 14 || 85 | |
| scope="row"| "Main Road"
| 72 || 38 || — | |
| scope="row"| "STFU"
| 64 || 20 || — | | rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Frenches" (with Timal) | — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Stay Inside"
| 88 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Chief Rhys Freestyle"
| — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Energy"{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/digga-ds-energy-is-an-emphatic-return/|title=Digga D's 'Energy' Is An Emphatic Return|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=10 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}
| rowspan="7"| 2023 | | rowspan="4" | Back to Square One |
| scope="row"| "DTF"
| 83 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "I'm From..."
| — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Facade" (featuring Potter Payper) | 55 || 24 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Hide and Seek" (with 163Margs) | 38 || — || — | | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "TLC"
| 60 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Adolescence" {{small|(with Unknown T)}} | 90 || — || — | |
| style="font-size:85%;" colspan="22"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |
| scope="row"| "Gun Lean (Remix)" (Russ Millions featuring Taze, LD, Digga D, Ms Banks & Lethal Bizzle) | rowspan="2"| 2019 | — | | rowspan="7" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "10+1" (CGM featuring Splasha, MSkum, (CGM) Striker, Dodgy, Rack5, (CGM) TY, Horrid1, Sav'o & Digga D) | — | |
| scope="row"| "Gotcha" (Sean D featuring Digga D, Vybz Kartel & Unknown T) | rowspan="2"| 2020 | — | |
| scope="row"| "Be the One" (Rudimental featuring MORGAN, Digga D & TIKE) | 49 | |
| scope="row"| "Packs and Potions (Remix)" (HAZEY featuring M1llionz, Digga D & Unknown T) | rowspan="3"| 2022 | — | |
| scope="row"| "Goofies" (Babyface Ray featuring Digga D) | — | |
| scope="row"| "Laughing Stock (Remix)" (Kay-O featuring Digga D & Kwengface) | — | |
=Promotional singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |
| scope="row"| "Next Up?" (with 1011, Sav'O & (CGM) TY) | 2017 | — |
| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Mad About Bars" (with Kenny Allstar) | 2018 | — | |
| scope="row"| "Mad About Bars Pt. 2" (with CGM, Kenny Allstar) | 2019 | — | |
| scope="row"| "Daily Duppy - Pt. 1"
| 2020 | 59 | |
| scope="row"| "A Lil Promo (Freestyle)"
| rowspan="4"| 2022 | — | | rowspan="4"| Noughty by Nature |
| scope="row"| "Life of a Real G (Freestyle)"
| — | |
| scope="row"| "On the Radar (Freestyle)"
| — | |
| scope="row"| "Amelia Amelia"
| — | |
=Guest appearances=
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2020
|Defending Digga D |Himself | BBC documentary{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=30 November 2020 |title=Defending Digga D review – should the police be monitoring rap? |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/30/defending-digga-d-review-should-the-police-be-monitoring-rap |access-date=10 January 2021}} |
| 2023
|11 Steps Forward, 10 Steps Back |Himself | Documentary |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year || Title || Role | class="unsortable" | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Supacell | Chucky | 2 episodes{{cite news | url=https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1796557-is-digga-d-in-supacell-netflix-character-role-episode-appearance | title=Supacell: Is Digga D In The Netflix Series? Which Episode Is He In? | first=Ritika | last=Singh | date=10 July 2024 | website=ComingSoon.net }} |
Awards and nominations
| class ="wikitable" |
| Year
!Event !Prize !Recipient !Result !Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 2021
| rowspan="2"|Grierson Awards |Envy Best Single Documentary – Domestic |Defending Digga D |{{nom}} |
| Music & Single Documentary – Domestic
|Defending Digga D |{{nom}} |
| RTS Southern Awards
|Documentary or Factual Programme |Defending Digga D |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="1"| 2022
|Best Multichannel Programme |Defending Digga D |{{won}} |
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Joseph 'JP' |date=2 December 2020 |title=Digga D: 'I've learnt from my mistakes' |work=BBC Three |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/144838d0-6be6-4fdb-a919-0a38811741c3 |access-date=14 January 2021}}
{{Cite news |date=15 June 2018 |title=Ladbroke Grove banned from making 'violent drill music' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44498231 |access-date=13 January 2021}}
{{Cite news |date=11 June 2018 |title=Ladbroke Grove drill rap machete gang sentenced |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44442133 |access-date=13 January 2021}}
{{Cite news |last=Herlock |first=Ethan |date=7 July 2020 |title=Digga D: the UK drill pioneer who can't be deterred |language=en-gb |work=The Face |url=https://theface.com/music/digga-d-interview-woi-cgm |access-date=13 January 2021}}
{{Cite news |last=Baynes |first=Chris |date=15 June 2018 |title=Drill rap gang banned from making music without police permission in legal first |language=en |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/drill-rap-gang-ban-music-videos-met-police-court-order-ladbroke-grove-a8400371.html |access-date=13 January 2021}}
{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence | title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence | first=Ian | last=Cobain | date=15 June 2018 | access-date=14 January 2021 | work=The Guardian }}
{{Cite news | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/digga-d-double-tap-diaries-interview-2019/ | title=Digga D's Drill Videos Were Banned, But Now He's Bigger Than Ever | first=Ciaran | last=Thapar | date=21 May 2019 | work=Vice | access-date=14 January 2021 }}
}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.diggad.co.uk}}
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