With legendary NYC DJ Funkmaster Flex in his corner, the raspy-voiced Bronx MC Nine released his debut album in 1995.
The self-proclaimed straight-out-the-gutter MC tattoos his rabid delivery and distinctly salacious lyrical bravado all over the album.
The song that got the buzz going for this alley cat was "Whatchu Want," a slick radio-friendly joint despite its street mentality; the rest of the album belies the crossover appeal of this track.
Nine's lyrics scratch, thrash and claw on tracks like "Redrum" and "Everybody Won Heaven." The infectious, uneven groove supplied on "Redrum" is the artist at his grimy, lowdown best.
The Spinners' classic '70s soul tune "I'll Be Around" is the driving impetus behind arguably the best track on the album, "Any Emcee." It's smooth ruggedness pays homage to the B-Boy tradition by featuring a superb lyrical sample from the legendary Rakim.
Nine's throaty, expressive vocal tone gives this album a distinctively rugged slant.
While far from a classic, Nine Livez is an under-appreciated album from an underrated artist.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro (Death Of A Demo)/Ova Confident | Nine | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Redrum | Nine | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Da Fundamentalz | Nine | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Hit em Like Dis | Nine | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Who U Won Test | Nine | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Whutcha Want? | Nine | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Fo'eva Blunted | Nine | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Peel | Nine | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Retaliate | Nine | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Tha Cypha | Nine | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Ahh Shit | Nine | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Any EmCee | Nine | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Ta Rasss | Nine | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Everybody Won Heaven (Redrum the Remix) | Nine | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 60 mins | 137 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope Carr | Sampling |
| 2 | Kevin Crouse | Engineer |
| 3 | Tony Dawsey | Mastering |
| 4 | Chris Landry | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Rob Lewis | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 6 | Rebecca Meek | Art Direction, Design |
| 7 | Nine | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Joe Quinde | Engineer, Producer |
| 9 | Tony Stoute | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |