In April 2008, Nines' brother, Wayne Freckleton (also known as Brandszino usually shortened to Brands or Zino), was gunned down and murdered in an alleged gangland attack.
[6] Nines' first appearance in music was seen locally in his borough on the Running Wid The Streets (also known as RWDS) DVD Volume 2 in 2007.
He was featured freestyling at age 17 followed by some freestyles, which are now audio tracks on YouTube; such as "Piff,” “Fuck All the Hoes,” and "Nu Crack.” On 27 November 2011 Nines released his first single, “AJ’D OUT [JD SHUTDOWN]” and on 25 December 2011 Nines released his second single, "MY HOOD (Turkey Shutdown)”.
[9] He is part of the collective Ice City Boyz alongside Likkle T, Skrapz, J Styles, Fatz, Big Keyz, Conna "Three Chainz" Haines, Trapstar Toxic, Streetz and others.
The first promotional music video for One Foot Out was "Trapper of the Year", released on 27 August 2016, amassing more than 10 million views.
[11] In December 2016, Nines signed to British independent label XL Recordings, partnering with them to release his debut studio album One Foot Out (2017).
It was later revealed to serve as the lead single to Nines' second album, Crop Circle, which was announced three days before no release.
The album features guest appearances from Headie One, Roy Woods, Nafe Smallz, NorthSideBenji, NSG, Tiggs da Author, among others.
[16] Alongside the album, Nines confirmed the news of his last-ever headline show, which took place at London’s iconic O2 Arena on 27 November 2024.
Two days later at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court he was charged with supply and possession of cannabis, as well as three counts of breaching a serious crime prevention order for allegedly not informing the police of his home address and his second mobile phone and laptop.