Nine Lives is the debut studio album of American rap-rock artist Deuce , known as a former member and founder of Hollywood Undead . The album was released on April 24, 2012 in North America through the label Five Seven Music . [5] The standard edition includes seven new songs and four previously published songs. The first single from the album “ Let's Get It Crackin ' ” was released on November 28, 2011. The second and most successful single was the song “ America ”, which was released on January 10, 2012. The third single “ Help Me ” was released on April 3, 2012. All three singles have video clips. The fourth pre-album single was the song “ Nobody Likes Me ”, recorded jointly with the leader of the Falling in Reverse group Ronnie Radka and published the day before the album's release on April 23 via the iTunes Store . The album debuted at 37 positions on the Billboard 200 chart . [6]
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After Deuce won the trial with the label A & M / Octone Records , he began recording his debut solo album, the work on which was completed in the fall of 2011. [7] Ronnie Radke , soloist of the post-hardcore band Falling in Reverse , rapper Skee-Lo , singer and transsexual model Jeffrey Star , member of hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes Travis McCoy and colleagues Deuce on the movement 9Lives: Truth a close friend and founder of the movement; Gadjet from rap rock band Kinda Major, as well as Veze Skante. Initially, the release date was scheduled for March 27, 2012, but later postponed to April 24.
The first single from the album, the song “ Let's Get It Crackin ' ” featuring Geoffrey Star , was released on November 28, 2011 along with a music video. The second and most successful single from the album was the song “ America ”, first performed live in the spring of 2011. The single release was set for January 17, 2012, but due to the leakage of the video clip, the date was moved to January 10. The song ranked 16th on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 20th on the Active Rock chart . [8] According to Deuce, the single sold 3,000 copies a week. [9] In February, the album cover was presented, its tracklist, and it was announced that Deuce would take part in the Fight to Unite Tour with the Brokencyde , Blood on the Dance Floor and other scrimo / krankkor performers. The third single was the song “ Help Me ”, the release of which was postponed for a month and a half, starting in February 2012. The song leaked to the network on March 27, 2012, the single was released on April 3. The video for the song appeared on April 17 on the Hot Topic website. On the same day, the album was merged on the Spotify website. The day before the official release of the album, April 23, the iTunes store had the opportunity to download the song “ Nobody Likes Me ” for free, which was censored. Before the release of the album, nine short videos about the upcoming release were presented.
This album has a similar sound and is similar in style to my part of the album Swan Songs , but only now my work is unlimited and has a rating of +17. I took everything that I like on Swan Songs and raised it to a new level in Nine Lives . If you liked what I did before, then you will like the new album too ...
Original Text (Eng.)
I love you, I’ve been on the track with the NC-17. I wasn’t getting any shit. If you liked what I did before, you will love this ... "
- Deuce [10] [11] [12]
The album contains both songs suitable for parties (“Let's Get It Crackin '”, “I Came to Party”, “Freaky Now”), as well as serious, even gloomy compositions (“America”). Deuce left many references to his former Hollywood Undead band: Help Me was dedicated to Aron’s former label and his band, Nobody Likes Me to the public’s attitude to him after leaving the band. The composition “Till I Drop” is a peculiar hymn of the 9Lives movement ( “Theres no more Undead, it's Ninelives” - lines from the song ). The song "Walk Alone" - an appeal to the party Hollywood Undead Johnny 3 Tears (George Reagan). The album also has lyrical compositions: “The One”, “Gravestone”, “Now You See My Life”.
Most of the songs are performed in hip-hop and rap-rock styles. “America” is the hardest song on the album, which can be attributed to the nu-metal genre. “I Came to Party” combines Deuce pop- couplets, hip-hop part of Travi McCoy , rock guitars and dubstep . “The One”, “Freaky Now”, “Gravestone”, “Now You See My Life”, “Don't Approach Me”, “Deuce Dot Com” and “Don't Speak Bitch” were released before, but re-recorded for an album featuring instruments. “Freaky Now” is not in the censorship of the album.
April 24, 2012 
