One Foot Out

One Foot Out is the debut studio album by English rapper Nines. It was released on 10 February 2017 by XL Recordings for digital download.[1] It serves as Nines' debut commercial release after releasing four free mixtapes. The album features guest appearances from Akala, J Hus, 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.

One Foot Out
Studio album by Nines
Released	10 February 2017
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	British hip hop
Length	48:53
Label	XL Recordings
Producer	Maestro (exec.) 5ive Beatz Amaar Baz Cozmo Ey Hayzeus Fwdslxsh Jevon Karlos Maschine Man Tom Menace Nav Michael Show N Prove Slay Productions V!v X-Supply
Nines chronology
One Foot In (2015) One Foot Out (2017) Crop Circle (2018)
Singles from One Foot Out
"High Roller" Released: 3 February 2017

The album entered and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart, including number 1 on the UK R&B Chart.

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 XL Recordings 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 YouTube on 27 August 2016 on the Ice City TV channel, garnering 13 million views. The lead single, "High Roller" featuring J Hus, was released for digital download on 3 February 2017, including its music video.[2]

Commercial performance

One Foot Out entered and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart, 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 Skepta, Giggs and Krept and Konan. The album charted at number 1 on the UK R&B Chart and number 3 on the UK Independent Chart. To date, the album has sold over 35,000 copies.

Track listing

One Foot Out

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Courtney Freckleton	Ey 5ive Beatz^[b]	2:21
2.	"Going In"	Freckleton Streetz Topz Fatz Skrapz	Amaar Baz	3:04
3.	"Trapper of the Year" (featuring Jay Midge)	Freckleton Jay Midge	X-Supply 5ive Beatz^[b]	3:58
4.	"Love 2 the Game" (featuring Hudson East)	Freckleton Hudson East	Menace Jevon^[b]	2:38
5.	"Getting Money Now"	Freckleton Mason Boy	5ive Beatz	3:02
6.	"These Keys" (featuring Berner)	Freckleton Berner	Cozmo	3:34
7.	"Stacey Adams"	Freckleton	Nav Michael Karlos	3:02
8.	"Hoes" (featuring Tiggs Da Author)	Freckleton Tiggs Da Author	Show N Prove	3:31
9.	"Nervous"	Freckleton Mason Bay	Hayzeus	3:47
10.	"High Roller" (featuring J Hus)	Freckleton Momodou Jallow	Slay Productions	3:01
11.	"Break Away"	Freckleton	Jevon Fwdslxsh	3:36
12.	"I Wonder" (featuring Akala)	Freckleton Kingslee Daley	5ive Beatz Jevon^[b]	3:40
13.	"Trap Music"	Freckleton Hudson East	Nav Michael V!v	3:12
14.	"Make It Last"	Freckleton RB	Nav Michael V!v	3:45
15.	"Outro"	Freckleton Shemzy	Maschine Man Tim Jevon^[b]	2:42
Total length:				48:53

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Ice City" (featuring Likkle T, J Styles, Trapstar Toxic, Streetz, Fatz, Skrapz & Kezza)	Freckleton Likkle T Jstyles Toxic Streetz Fatz Skrapz Kezza	RXR Music

Notes

• ^{^[b]} 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 JMSN, written by Christian Berishaj.
• "Stacey Adams" contains a sample of "21" performed by Delilah, written by Paloma Ayana, Reginald Perry and Natalie Llaina.

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4]	3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[5]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	10 February 2017	Digital download	XL
	31 March 2017	CD

References

1. "iTunes - One Foot Out by Nines". iTunes. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
2. "iTunes - High Roller (feat. J HUS) - Single by Ninesnines". iTunes. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
3. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
4. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
5. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2017.