Digga D

Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert (born 29 June 2000), known professionally as Digga D, is a British rapper.

Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert was born on 29 June 2000 in West London to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother.

Herbert's interest in music initially started at age 12 when he listened to Jamaican reggae and dancehall and subsequently started writing music.

Digga D mentions in his NBN (Noughty By Nature) mixtape that he attended primary school at St Thomas CE primary school on Appleford Road, West London.

Herbert made his first song in 2011 at the Harrow Club alongside future 1011 associates M'Skum and Sav'O. Herbert was kicked out of secondary school (Chelsea Academy) in Year 9 after getting caught by Bernie Whittle (deputy headteacher) with cannabis and ended up not taking his GCSE's.

He went on to release his first single, "Jumping", at age 14.

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), Isaac Marshall, and Jordan Bedeau.

They released several singles in 2016-17, including "Kill Confirmed", "Play for the Pagans", and "No Hook".

He rose to fame in 2017 along with his UK drill collective CGM.

His mixtapes Double Tap Diaries and Made In The Pyrex reached No. 11 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.

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.

Some of his music videos have garnered attention among law enforcement, resulting in a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) taken against the Digga d, and he has been in and out of prison during the singles and videos' releases.

Digga D was sent to prison three times before the age of 20.

On 9 November 2017, Digga D and members of 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.

Digga and 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.

Digga D did a freestyle for Mixtape Madness's Next Up?, which was released on 30 November 2017.

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.

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.

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.

In October 2020, the follow-up single was released titled "Chingy (It's Whatever)".

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.

On 4 December, his "Daily Duppy" was released on GRM Daily.

On 4 February 2021, the single "Bringing It Back" with AJ Tracey was released.

The song topped the UK Chart's Official Trending Chart and debuted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

On 14 February, the single "Toxic" was released, accompanied by the music video.

On 25 February, the music video for the single "Bluuwuu" was released.