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The project features 4 artists and will be the rapper 3rd project release since his debut mixtape This sh#ts ments, which dropped in 2018. The featured tracks include the previously released track “Do it for” featuring fellow 98s rapper DA and released 4 days ago with the east London duo going back to back with their elite wordplay. The video currently sits on 301 thousand views after only 4 days.

Da isn’t the only 98s rapper featuring on KOs upcoming project, Billy Billions features on track 5 “Without it”, Billy Billions is an artist who is able to master the drill sound as well as the wave which he showcased on his latest track “Tizzy” which currency sits on 1.2 million views after 8 months. Billys talent is undeniable but where it is able to take him is unknown with the rapper currently in jail after being found in possession of a gun in May 2021.

Unknown T is another 98s member featuring on KOs upcoming project. Unknown T is probably the biggest artist in the 98s and features on track 8 ”Tied up”. The rapper released his breakout track “Homerton b” in 2018 and has gone strength to strength with a recent top 10 mixtape and walking for Louis Vuitton spring summer 2022 collection.

The final feature is female songstress Morgan on track 12 “Disguise”. The feature doesn’t follow KOs normal formula, with it only being the second time the rapper will have featured alongside a singer the first coming on his debut mixtape This sh#ts ments on the track “ Hold you down” featuring Toaozay.

 The remaining tracks on the 13 track project are listed as Fine Line (Intro) the only other track to have previously been released by KO, “Better Days”, “Money on my head”,” We ain’t just”, “It is what it is”,” No Talking”, “Red Blazer”, “Make it happen” and “Life of mine”.

The 13 track project titled Fine Line will be KO third tape and is available to pre-order here with its official release on the 26th of November.

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Murk with a Mouth includes previously released tracks from V9, including “Hole in One” and “Change” that both came complete with visuals. Coming with a length of 15 tracks, the project promises a substantial glut of new tunes from V9. Long-time collaborator and fellow 9er Unknown T is to feature on the album, following his success earlier this year with Adolescence. Listen to one of the album cuts, “Hole in One”, released this summer and featuring Billy Billions, below:

Hailing from Homerton, V9 broke out in 2019 with the track “Charged Up”, containing some of his most iconic lyrics to date. With his instantly and highly recognisable Deadpool mask, V9 remains consistently on the rader in drill. Embracing imagery from Japanese popular culture and comic book culture, he dubs himself ‘sensei’ on Instagram and makes numerous anime references in his music. In an interview with Acclaim, he says “I played video games and that. Sports. You get it? Trust me, all of that. I was a video game head. Anime”, “Dragon Ball Z, old FIFA Pro, Sonic, Getaway. Copious games.”

Amid claims that the drill music that V9 produces encites or glorifies violence, V9 says “Brother, you got niggas like Eminem who be talking wild on songs it wasn’t called Drill music it was called hip-hop, even when hip-hop first came out they were going ‘hip-hop’s too violent’ and ‘we got to stop hip-hop.’” In the same interview with Acclaim, he goes onto say that “Rappers are just rapping, doesn’t mean it’s all true. It’s entertainment, we’re entertainers trying to get some money. Doesn’t mean it’s actually true. Doesn’t mean we’re going to go out there and do something mad.” The controversy around drill is well publicised, especially amid a rise in stabbings in the capital.

See the tracklist below and pre-order the album here.

01 Murk With a Mouth (Intro)
02 Hole in One (ft. Billy Billions)
03 McQueen
04 Arigato
05 Spaceship (ft. Mazza)
06 Master
07 Shoulda Woulda Coulda (ft. Ghetts)
08 Change
09 Mortal Kombat
10 Petty (ft. Jimmy)
11 MGW (No Pen No Pad)
12 Anger Problems (ft. Unknown T)
13 Sweeper
14 Double S (ft. ZnZe)
15 Acid Trip (Outro)