Andrew Major (born 1976), known professionally as Maggot, is a British

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from

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Career

Several

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songs have been written about him. These include "The Maggot" (''

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''); based on the tune of "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" from the musical ''

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'' and " Maneater" by

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together with a

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hook. "The Maggot" also namechecks

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and

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and features fellow GLC member

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. Another song, "Maggot at Midnight" (from ''

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''), namechecks

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, ''

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'',

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and Jackson's song "

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", and features a sample from the television show '

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'. Another short track he features on is called "Maggot's Stand-Up" where Maggot does a short

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comic style set; it mostly features scatological references. Maggot also identifies himself as The Hip Hop Vampire, which is one of his aliases. He's also the subject of the GLC song "Six Feet Tall" which features the

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' song " Easy" as the background track and is a tribute to Maggot, basically reminiscing on his time with the GLC and how they miss him in the band. He appeared in the fourth series of ''

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'' in 2006, finishing third, trailing

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and eventual winner Chantelle Houghton.

After Goldie Lookin Chain

Maggot left Goldie Lookin Chain to pursue other interests. In 2018 he became a financial consultant for Newport firm UCF.

References

External links

* Welsh male rappers Living people Musicians from Newport, Wales 1976 births {{hiphop-bio-stub