9lokkNine facts for kids
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Mug shot of 9lokknine from December 2018
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| Birth name | Jacquavius Dennard Smith | ||||
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| Born | May 1, 2000 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Rapper | ||||
| Years active | 2018–2021 | ||||
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Jacquavius Dennard Smith (born May 1, 2000), professionally known as 9lokkNine (pronounced and formerly typeset GlokkNine), is an American rapper and convicted felon from Orlando, Florida. He is best known for his feature on YNW Melly's 2019 single "223's", which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. He signed to Cash Money Records in 2018 and is also known for his own single "10 Percent".
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Early life
Smith, described as a "Haitian native", grew up in West Orlando, Florida. During his youth, he had aspirations of becoming a footballer, a prospect which was halted due to his numerous legal encounters as a teenager. He lists his musical influences as T-Pain and Lil Wayne. His stage name was derived from friends giving him the nickname "Glock", referential of the weapon's reliability in a tribute to Smith's "grind and determination".
Career
9lokkNine released his first extended play, Kold Face Kold Case with nine tracks on January 2, 2018. He released his first mixtape, Bloodshells Revenge with 18 tracks on April 17, 2018. On May 8, 2018, 9lokkNine released a music video for his single "I Don't Need No Help". On July 23, 2018, he released his 17-track mixtape, Loyalty Kill Love. On August 3, 2018, he signed to Cash Money Records and Republic Records. According to a press release, the contract was worth $2 million. On December 19, 2018, he released the 11-track mixtape, Lil Glokk That Stole Khristmas. In April 2019, 9lokkNine released his single "Party Pooper". 9lokkNine was featured on a YNW Melly track named "223's", though he was the one to originally release it as a part of his December 2018 mixtape, Lil Glokk That Stole Khristmas. The song became a sensation when it was popularized by the mobile app TikTok where numerous popular creators took to dancing to the song.
On October 25, 2019, 9lokkNine released his 16-track mixtape Mind of Destruction, which served as his first official mixtape release on Cash Money and Republic. On February 5, 2020, he released his single "Moods".
9lokkNine performed at the 2018 Rolling Loud Festival on May 13, 2018, in Miami, Florida.
Discography
Mixtapes
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| Bloodshells Revenge |
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| Lil Glokk That Stole Khristmas |
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| Loyalty Kill Love |
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| Mind of Destruction |
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| 7-14 14-7 (with Woop) |
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Extended plays
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| Kold Face Kold Kase |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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| "Beef"(featuring NLE Choppa and Murda Beatz) | 2019 | N/A |
As a featured artist
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US R&B/HH |
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NZ |
SWE |
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| "223's" (YNW Melly featuring 9lokkNine) |
2019 | 34 | 17 | 56 | 27 | 38 |
— | 75 | Melly vs. Melvin | |
| "Tour" (Blueface featuring Asian Doll, NLE Choppa, 9lokkNine, Sada Baby and Kiddo Curry) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Famous Cryp | |
