Nines

North West London rapper Nines draws a loyal fan base with his grim, straight-talking street narratives and raw lyricism. After emerging in the early 2010s with tapes like Gone Til November and One Foot In, he established himself as a mainstay of the U.K. rap scene with 2017's One Foot Out and 2018's Crop Circle, before continuing a dominant run of albums through the 2020s. In 2024, he announced his retirement with sixth and final album Quit While You're Ahead. Hailing from the Harlesden area of London, the burgeoning star (real name Courtney Freckleton) steadily built up an ...