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Echols began releasing music professionally in 2024, gaining a following on [[SoundCloud]] with the songs "I Love You" and "Ill Nva".[{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Malcolm |date=2025-03-06 |title=Who Is Nine Vicious? The Young Thug Co-Signed Rapper Standing On “Slime Bidness” |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/who-is-nine-vicious-what-to-know-about-the-rapper-co-signed-by-young-thug |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322092846/https://www.rap-up.com/article/who-is-nine-vicious-what-to-know-about-the-rapper-co-signed-by-young-thug |archive-date=March 22, 2025 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[Rap-Up]]}}] He released his first mixtape, ''Studio Addict'', on December 13, 2024. The following year, on March 31 he released his debut studio album ''Tumblr Music''. On June 6, 2025, he released the EP ''B4FN'', the prelude to his second studio album, ''For Nothing'', which was released on July 4, 2025.[{{cite web |title=YSL’s Nine Vicious Announces Upcoming Project “Sorrow B4FN” |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/918072-ysls-nine-vicious-upcoming-sorrow-b4fn-hip-hop-news |access-date=21 February 2026 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |publisher=[[HotNewHipHop]]}}][{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2025-07-04 |title=Nine Vicious Continues His Meteoric Rise With "FOR NOTHING" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/926138-nine-vicious-for-nothing-stream |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}] On May 9, 2026, Echols will make his [[Rolling Loud]] debut.[{{Cite web |title=Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, NBA YoungBoy to Headline Rolling Loud 2026 in Orlando |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/antonio-johri/playboi-carti-don-toliver-rolling-loud-2026 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |language=en-US}}] On January 31, 2026, Echols released ''B4EM'', a ten-track EP which served as the prelude to his next studio album, ''[[Emotions (Nine Vicious album)|Emotions]]''.[{{Cite web |last=Bras Nevares |first=Gabriel |date=2026-01-31 |title=B4EM – Album by Nine Vicious |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/974497-b4em-nine-vicious |access-date=2026-01-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en-US}}] In March of that year, he featured twice as background vocals on American rapper [[Kanye West]]'s twelfth studio album, ''[[Bully (album)|Bully]]'', appearing on the tracks "Mama's Favorite" and "This a Must".[{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2026-03-27 |title=Kanye West Fans Aren't Loving Nine Vicious On "Bully" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/985935-kanye-west-fans-hate-nine-vicious |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}] On April 3, 2026, he would official release ''[[Emotions (Nine Vicious album)|Emotions]]''.[{{cite web] |
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Echols began releasing music professionally in 2024, gaining a following on [[SoundCloud]] with the songs "I Love You" and "Ill Nva".[{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Malcolm |date=2025-03-06 |title=Who Is Nine Vicious? The Young Thug Co-Signed Rapper Standing On “Slime Bidness” |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/who-is-nine-vicious-what-to-know-about-the-rapper-co-signed-by-young-thug |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322092846/https://www.rap-up.com/article/who-is-nine-vicious-what-to-know-about-the-rapper-co-signed-by-young-thug |archive-date=March 22, 2025 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[Rap-Up]]}}] He released his first mixtape, ''Studio Addict'', on December 13, 2024. The following year, on March 31 he released his debut studio album ''Tumblr Music''. On June 6, 2025, he released the EP ''B4FN'', the prelude to his second studio album, ''For Nothing'', which was released on July 4, 2025.[{{cite web |title=YSL’s Nine Vicious Announces Upcoming Project “Sorrow B4FN” |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/918072-ysls-nine-vicious-upcoming-sorrow-b4fn-hip-hop-news |access-date=21 February 2026 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |publisher=[[HotNewHipHop]]}}][{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2025-07-04 |title=Nine Vicious Continues His Meteoric Rise With "FOR NOTHING" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/926138-nine-vicious-for-nothing-stream |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}] On May 9, 2026, Echols will make his [[Rolling Loud]] debut.[{{Cite web |title=Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, NBA YoungBoy to Headline Rolling Loud 2026 in Orlando |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/antonio-johri/playboi-carti-don-toliver-rolling-loud-2026 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |language=en-US}}] On January 31, 2026, Echols released ''B4EM'', a ten-track EP which served as the prelude to his next studio album, ''[[Emotions (Nine Vicious album)|Emotions]]''.[{{Cite web |last=Bras Nevares |first=Gabriel |date=2026-01-31 |title=B4EM – Album by Nine Vicious |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/974497-b4em-nine-vicious |access-date=2026-01-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en-US}}] In March of that year, he featured twice as background vocals on American rapper [[Kanye West]]'s twelfth studio album, ''[[Bully (album)|Bully]]'', appearing on the tracks "Mama's Favorite" and "This a Must".[{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=2026-03-27 |title=Kanye West Fans Aren't Loving Nine Vicious On "Bully" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/985935-kanye-west-fans-hate-nine-vicious |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}] On April 3, 2026, he would officially release ''[[Emotions (Nine Vicious album)|Emotions]]''.[{{cite web] |