Nine Vicious
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July 12, 2002
Nine Vicious | |
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.jpg) Nine Vicious in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Trevon O'Ryan Echols July 12, 2002 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Label | Create Music Group |
Trevon Deronta O'Ryan Echols (born July 12, 2002), also known as Nine Vicious, is an American rapper. He rose to popularity as a now former member of the label YSL Records and has released three studio albums, Tumblr Music and For Nothing in 2025, with his third studio album, Emotions released on April 3, 2026.[1]
Trevon O'Ryan Echols was born on July 12, 2002, in Athens, Georgia.[2][3][4]
Career
Echols began releasing music professionally in 2024,[2] gaining a following on SoundCloud with the songs "I Love You" and "Ill Nva".[5] 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.[6][7] On May 9, 2026, Echols will make his Rolling Loud debut.[8] On January 31, 2026, Echols released B4EM, a ten-track EP which served as the prelude to his next studio album, Emotions.[9] In March of that year, he featured twice as background vocals on American rapper Kanye West's twelfth studio album, Bully, appearing on the tracks "Mama's Favorite" and "This a Must".[10] On April 3, 2026, he would officially release Emotions.[11]
Influences and artistry
Olivier Lafontant of Pitchfork compared Echols's mixtape Studio Addict to the early work of Young Thug and Ken Carson.[12]