''One Foot Out'' is the debut

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by English rapper Nines, released on 10 February 2017 by

XL Recordings XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been ran and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group. Although only releasing an average of six album ...

. It serves as Nines' debut commercial release after releasing four free mixtapes. The album features guest appearances from Akala,

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, Jay Midge, Tiggs Da Author, Berner and Hudson East, as well as numerous members of Ice City. Production derives from 5ive Beatz, Menace, Show N Prove, Hayzeus and Slay Productions, among others. The album entered and peaked at number 4 on the

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, including number 1 on the

UK R&B Chart The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Albums, or simply the UK Urban Chart) are 40-posi ...

Background

After generating popularity online through music videos for songs such as "Money on My Mind" and "Can't Blame Me" and releasing a string of free mixtapes, Nines signed to

in December 2016 to release his debut album. The mixtape ''One Foot In'' (2015) served as a prequel to ''One Foot Out'' (2017). The release date was announced a day before its release with no clear promotion.

Promotion

A music video for the promotional song "Trapper of the Year" featuring Jay Midge was released on to

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on 27 August 2016 on the Ice City TV channel, garnering 13 million views. The lead single, "High Roller" featuring

, was released for digital download on 3 February 2017, including its music video.

Commercial performance

''One Foot Out'' entered and peaked at number 4 on the

, becoming Nines' first chart entry. Nines became one of the few selective English rappers to receive a top 5 album in recent years, alongside the likes of Giggs and

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. The album charted at number 1 on the

and number 3 on the

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. To date, the album has sold over 35,000 copies.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional producer * "Going In" features additional vocals by Streetz, Topz, Fatz and Scrapz * "Love 2 the Game", "These Keys" and "High Roller" features background vocals by Jevon * "Getting Money Now" and "Nervous" features additional vocals by Mason Bay * "Trap Music" features additional vocals by Hudson East * "Make It Last" features additional vocals by RB * "Outro" features additional vocals by Shemzy Sample credits * "These Keys" contains a sample of "Alone" performed by

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, written by Christian Berishaj. * "Stacey Adams" contains a sample of " 21" performed by

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, written by Paloma Ayana, Reginald Perry and Natalie Llaina.

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References

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