Quit While You're Ahead

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Quit While You're Ahead
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Studio album by
Released27 September 2024 (2024-09-27)
Length43:56
Label
  • Zino
Producer
Nines chronology
Crop Circle 3
(2023)
Quit While You're Ahead
(2024)
Singles from Quit While You're Ahead
  1. "Tony Soprano 3"
    Released: 13 September 2024
  2. "Going Crazy"
    Released: 26 September 2024

Quit While You're Ahead is the sixth and final studio album by British rapper Nines, released on 27 September 2024, through Nines' own independent record label, Zino Records. [1] It features guest appearances from Bee-Gee, Bellah, Chy Cartier, Fatz, Gappy Ranks, Henkie T, J Styles, K-Trap, Marnz Malone, NorthSideBenji, Rimzee, RM, Shocktown, Skrapz, Streetz, and Zino, while the album's production was primarily handled by JB Productionz with assistance from Cardo, Jacob Manson, Jungle, Show N Prove, Steel Banglez, and several other producers. [2] The album serves as a follow-up to Nines' fifth, Crop Circle 3 (2023) and was released alongside the film Crop Circle Farm. [3]

Contents

Release and promotion

On 13 September 2024, Nines released the album's lead single, "Tony Soprano 3". [4] The single was produced by JB Productionz, JC3, and RQ; it debuted at number 47 on the UK singles chart. [5] Alongside the release of the single, Nines announced the release of the album, Quit While You're Ahead, stating that it'd be his last release, officially confirming his retirement from music. [6] [7] He also announced a concert date for November 27, at The O2 Arena. [8] Just days prior to the release of the album, on September 24, Nines shared the a;bum's tracklist on his Instagram. On September 26, the night of the album's release, he shared the official music video for "Going Crazy". [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Thomas Hobbs for The Daily Telegraph wrote in a positive review that throughout the album, there's "enviable experimentation" and that on the project, "[Nines] reveals he’s actually just moved from the black market to the legal drug trade". Hobbs wrote that on the record, Nines "project[s] hyper-confidence and, amid synths". Despite noting that he believes that Nines will return despite his retirement, he stated that "Nines solidifies his place as one of UK rap’s greatest ever storytellers". [10]

Track listing

Quit While You're Ahead track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Courtney Freckleton
  • JB Productionz
  • Karlos
  • Mo on The Beat
2:02
2."Champagne Problems" (with Skrapz)
  • Freckleton
  • Christopher Kyei
2:10
3."Cocoa Butter" (with J Styles and Rimzee)
  • Freckleton
  • Jordan Lindsay
  • Ricardo Miles-Fuller
  • JB Productionz
  • Aaron Goedluck [a]
  • GX [a]
  • Mev The Renegade [a]
  • Soldado [a]
2:50
4."Going Crazy"Freckleton
  • JB Productionz
  • Karlos
  • Jacob Manson [a]
2:57
5."Millions" (with NorthSideBenji)
  • JB Productionz
  • Chrxs [a]
  • Tom French [a]
1:48
6."Pray For Me" (with Bellah)
  • JB Productionz
  • Show N Prove [a]
  • Kyle Evans [a]
2:13
7."Tony Soprano 3"Freckleton
3:35
8."Cap"FreckletonJB Productionz2:41
9."Johnny Cage" (with K-Trap and ShockTown)
  • JB Productionz
  • Karlos [a]
  • Michelin Shin [a]
2:15
10."Cold Hearted World 3" (with Marnz Malone)
  • Freckleton
  • Kimani Shaw
  • JB Productionz
  • Mike Allure
3:34
11."Don't Cry" (with BeeGee and Zino)
  • Freckleton
  • BeeGee
  • Zino
  • JB Productionz
  • KVXI [a]
  • Tekilla [a]
2:58
12."Circles"Freckleton
2:45
13."Line of Fire Pt. 9" (with J Styles, Chy Cartier, RM, Fatz, Streetz, Henkie T)
  • Freckleton
  • Lindsay
  • Chyna Dacrie
  • Rehmel Mendes
  • Fatz
  • Streetz
  • Henk Mando
JB Productionz4:24
14."Gran Turismo"Freckleton
2:56
15."Drug Dealer Poetry"Freckleton Jungle 2:30
16."Outro" (with Gappy Ranks)
  • JB Productionz
  • Maschine Man Tim
2:18
Total length:43:56

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Quit While You're Ahead
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Irish Albums (OCC) [11] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 4
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [14] 1

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