Derrick Keyes (born September 19, 1969), known professionally as Nine, is an American rapper from
The Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
, New York City. He is also known as 9MM or Nine Double M. Keyes got his break in early 1993 as a featured guest on
Funkmaster Flex
Aston George Taylor Jr. (born August 5, 1968), professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 9 ...
and the Ghetto Celebs' "Six Million Ways to Die".
Keyes originally recorded under the moniker 9MM (or Nine Double M) before changing his name to simply Nine. He stated, "I didn't want to be just be named after the gun (
9mm)."
His stage name refers to his date of birth (September 19, 1969), his shoe size, and his lucky number.
Career
Portions of Nine's "Whutcha Want?" were featured in advertisements by US automobile manufacturer
Jeep. The ads used the song "Steady Bounce" by
KRS-One from his album ''Strickly For Da Breakdancers & Emceez'', which also used a sample from Nine's "Whutcha Want?". According to an interview conducted with HalftimeOnline.net, Jeep never sought permission to use the sample, and Nine pursued legal action.
After Nine joined the
Snowgoons
History
Snowgoons is a German underground hip hop production team composed of DJ Illegal (Manuu Rückert) and Det Gunner (D. Keller). In 2011, producers Sicknature (Jeppe Andersen) from Denmark and J.S. Kuster (Johann Sebastian Kuster) from Ger ...
on their album ''Goon Bap'' in 2016, they have been talking about new music and finally decided to move forward on a collaboration album. In February 2018, Nine and Snowgoons announced a new studio album for summer 2018. The first single/visual "The Revenant" from the forthcoming album was released on February 7, 2018. On July 6, 2018, Nine and Snowgoons announced the release date for their album, ''King'', as September 9, 2018. 4 days later, the second single/visual "Pull Up" was released.
Nine acted in an episode of the
police drama
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eithe ...
television series ''
New York Undercover
''New York Undercover'' is an American police drama that aired on the Fox television network from September 8, 1994, to February 11, 1999. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torre ...
'' (1997).
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Discography
Albums
Singles
References
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''Billboard'' chart history
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Rappers from the Bronx
1969 births
Living people
Profile Records artists
Songwriters from New York (state)
East Coast hip hop musicians
Hardcore hip hop artists
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
American male songwriters