KSI x Nines x Headie One – Not Over Yet Remix
“A massive collaboration hits top level in the Rap scene with this remix. Full style vocals, killer beat and top quality percussion quickly captivate every listener. Those artists have managed to work as a strong fist and this is likely to become memorable.”
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After hitting No1 on The Official Big Top 40 with his summer smash, “Not Over Yet” featuring BRIT and Ivor Novello-nominated star Tom Grennan, 3x BRIT nominated KSI premiered the official remix during his highly anticipated return to the ring tonight at The O2, London drafting in trailblazing rappers Headie One and Nines. The remix is out now and available to listen to HERE.
The inaugural MF & DAZN: X SERIES 001, powered by Misfits Boxing witnessed KSI defeat rapper Swarmz after 2 rounds. Continuing to defy expectations and break the traditional boundaries of boxing, KSI also conquered 23-year-old professional boxer from Mexico, Luis Alacarez Pineda. In a showstopping finale, King of Drill, Headie One performed the remix in front of a 20,000 strong sold-out crowd at The O2 and a global livestream audience via DAZN PPV during KSI’s final ring walk of the night.
KSI says, “This collaboration is perfect for my fight return. Headie one and Nines came through and took this song to another level, capturing the spectacle of my boxing return at The O2.”
Witnessing the spectacle were some of the biggest names in music, sport and entertainment including Big Zuu, Bobby Brazier, Chris Eubank Jr., David Haye, Davide Sanclimenti, Ivorian Doll, Joel Dommett, Kano, Lady Leshurr, Logan Paul, Louis Theroux, Mo Gilligan, Saffron Barker and Snoochie Shy.
Tonight, marked almost 3 years since KSI’s initial record-breaking foray into boxing when he fought Logan Paul at a sold-out Staples Centre in 2019 which became the biggest white-collar fight in history. “Down Like That”, the track that was released during the 2019 bout featuring Rick Ross, Lil Baby & S-X remains one of KSI’s most successful singles.
“Not Over Yet” is produced by Digital Farm Animals (Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding Mimi Webb) and Billen Ted (Mae Muller, JC Stewart, Armin van Buuren) and written alongside Sara Boe (Anne-Marie, Birdy, Zara Larsson) and Rick Boardman (Marshmello, Louis Tomlinson, Clean Bandit).
ABOUT KSI
A pioneering, YouTuber (fourth most followed channel for a British artist behind Ed Sheeran, One Direction and Adele) approaching 20 billion cumulative views, his 40.8 million subscribers know him as a creator, an artist, a mate who brings the passion (and the jokes) to whatever he does. He’s a businessman with a portfolio of interests, from owning his own music label, The Online Takeover and his own boxing promotions company, Misfits Boxing to one of the fastest growing beverages, his Prime Hydration drink (recently partnered with Arsenal FC) is set to surpass USD140 million in revenue in its first year. As a performer and all-round entertainer, he can light up stages (Reading, TRNSMT, a Wembley headline) and screen: an upcoming documentary for Prime Video, produced by Louis Theroux, promises to lift the lid on the extraordinary life of the 29-year-old from Watford. And as a boxer, the amateur-turned-professional fighter is undefeated, with his last bout, against Logan Paul at Los Angeles Staples Centre in 2019, a global pay-per-view knockout. 27th August marks his return to the ring when he steps out at London’s O2 to fight rapper Swarmz and professional boxer, Luis Alcarez Pineda. As a musician with over 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, he’s also well-versed in coming out on top. His second album, summer 2021’s All Over the Place entered the charts at No1, an emphatic follow-up to the previous year’s debut, Dissimulation, a No2 hit which was the biggest selling debut album of 2020. In rapid succession there’s been a flurry of hits, on his own merits (making him the British Breakthrough Artist of 2020) and with others (Don’t Play with Anne-Marie, Lighter with Nathan Dawe), making for eight Top Ten singles in total. As prolific as he is innovative, KSI was the only artist to be nominated twice in the Song of the Year category at the 2022 Brit Awards. That’s KSI in 2022: in the ring and in the charts, he’s punching well above his weight. Get ready for his next knockout.
ABOUT HEADIE ONE
Headie One, the first artist to emerge from the Drill scene with a UK Official Chart top No10 single, rise has been fast but not without validation every step of the way. The 27-year-old rapper born and raised on the streets of Tottenham, one of the figureheads of the burgeoning scene, drew inspiration from the smooth melodics of southern and east coast Hip Hop to create his signature bouncy flow coupled with his acute wordplay. He surrounded himself with others who also needed an outlet to express their take on life and truly fell in love with music. In a way Headie’s rise seemed fated, as though he was destined to be one of the genre’s forefathers – like Wiley with grime, fellow Londoner Giggs with road rap, or So Solid Crew with UK garage – and has done so with a versatility that means, though he is centered in the drill scene, Headie also easily maneuvers between the other aforementioned, UK based genres and his aspirations are to showcase his art to the widest demographic possible. His long-awaited official debut album ‘Edna’ was the culmination of a steady progression that has seen Headie One amass over 100 million global streams and release multiple 10 singles. Upon its initial release, the album debuted at No.1 on the UK Albums Chart making history as the first drill album to achieve such a milestone. All the while scoring multiple hit singles like ‘Only You Freestyle’ featuring Drake, ‘Ain’t It Different’ featuring Stormzy & AJ Tracey and ‘Princess Cuts’ with Young T & Bugsey. Critically, the project earned rapturous praise from titles such as The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, The Fader, NME, CLASH, The Face, The Line Of Best Fit, GQ Magazine, Loud & Quiet and more.
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ABOUT NINES
Born and bred in the Church Road estate to Jamaican and Somali parents, everything about Nines – one of the UK’s most fabled and important rappers of recent years – feels intrinsically linked to the streets he’s grown up in; every verse on every on track on every mixtape, CD, album he’s ever released is a product of his environment. He released his critically-acclaimed debut album ‘One Foot Out’ – a natural extension of the ground covered on 2015’s ‘One Foot In’ – via XL in 2017, with the record hitting a peak chart position of 4 on the UK Album Chart. This ground swell of acclaim would ultimately lay the perfect foundations for 2018 follow up, ‘Crop Circle’ – an album that’d also spawn his first breakthrough chart single. ‘I See You Shining’ – a bouncy, infectious hood anthem produced by Steel Banglez and Zeph Ellis – spent nine weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 2018, peaking at 37. ‘Crop Circle’ itself entered the UK Album Charts at 4, mirroring the success of ‘One Foot Out’ and reinforcing Nines’ credentials as one of the UK’s most sought after and capable rappers. ‘Crabs In A Bucket’, his forthcoming third studio album, feels like his most ambitious and decisive yet.
Reviewed by Nagamag on September 5, 2022