''The Nine Yards'' is the debut studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on January 26, 1993 through

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was handled by Rhythm D, with Aaron Clark, Dave Ferguson and John Ferguson serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Rhythm D and Angela Dauphiney. The album peaked at number 48 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 26 on the

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. It was certified Gold by the

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on June 22, 1993 for selling 500,000 units in the United States. Its lead single, "Ditty", reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and achieved Platinum status by the RIAA.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Tracks 1 and 10 contain portions of "Do Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)" written by

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*Track 6 contains elements from "Future Shock" written by

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Personnel

*Mitchell "

" Johnson – main artist *Angela Dauphiney – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3) *David Cochrane – lead guitar, bass, saxophone, flute, engineering *David "Rhythm D" Weldon – producer, arrangement *

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– remixer (track 1) *Desmond "Divine" Houston – remixer (track 10) *Gary "D.J. GLE" Ellis – engineering, mixing *Phil Austin – mastering *Jason Vogel – engineering (track 10) *Aaron Clark – executive producer *Dave Ferguson – executive producer *John Ferguson – executive producer *Jenniene Leclercq – art direction *Jeff Faville – design *Michael Miller – photography

Track listing

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