{"product_id":"nines-lost-tapes","title":"Nines - Lost Tapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritish rap legend, director, and filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eNines\u003c\/strong\u003e is giving his fans something they've waited years for. Today he releases \u003cem\u003eLost Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of unreleased music recorded across his career as a full-time rapper, arriving on streaming platforms today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e pulls from Nines at his most prolific, the period during \u003cem\u003eCrabs in a Bucket\u003c\/em\u003e, his UK Number 1 album, when everything changed for him and he committed to rap full time. He recorded more in those years than he could ever release, and a lot of it never made it to the fans who needed it most. Two years into retirement, and with the clarity that only distance can bring, Nines has decided it's time the world finally heard it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNines closed the book on his rap career in 2024 with \u003cem\u003eQuit While You're Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e, his sixth and final album, released via his own independent label, Zino Records. The farewell arrived alongside a sold-out show at London's O2 Arena, a night The Guardian called a \"career highlight\" – and one of the most talked-about headline rap shows of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe hasn't slowed down since; Nines has simply redirected the same instinct for storytelling behind the camera. \u003cem\u003eIce City\u003c\/em\u003e, his most recent project, is a five-part drama series that sees him cast exciting new talent and tell the kind of stories his audience have long been asking for. It follows \u003cem\u003eCrop Circle Farm\u003c\/em\u003e, one of his most ambitious directorial projects to date – a bright, satirical comedy short that premiered alongside \u003cem\u003eQuit While You're Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e and saw Nines step into a modern, twisted take on \u003cem\u003eWilly Wonka\u003c\/em\u003e opposite an ensemble cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, with \u003cem\u003eLost Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e, Nines hands his fans the missing piece – the music that captures him at his sharpest, most focused, and most hungry, recorded in real time as he was becoming the rapper the culture would come to call a legend. \u003cem\u003eLost Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e is out now on all streaming platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EMPIRE \/ Zino Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":58665163424089,"sku":"SDZ-49285","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SRD_20260723_1726_162806_300_p_ERE1400_001.jpg?v=1784886892","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/nines-lost-tapes","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}