With Blake9 on the beats, and the cuts plus Comel_15 ( Time Machine
) on the microphone these two are laying down some undeniable raw
energy full-flavored hip-hop. Blake9 and Comel_15 meet over at Time
Machine member Jaysonic's house during the winter of 2000. Jay and
Blake were playing back some tracks they had been working on for
a couple of days. Comel_15 just happened to be at the house that
evening and over heard the sounds from the living room couch. He
took interest in one of Blake's beats. Well, that beat happened
to be the first single for producer Blake9's then independent record
label, Irish Carbomb Music.
“Say what” dropped in July of 2000 and was successful in distributing
its first pressing of five hundred units. Six months later, another
pressing of five hundred units and a licensing deal for “Say What”
through UK label Puma Strut the duo realized that they might have
some musical chemistry and continued to work together. Having released
two 12-inch records under the name Nine:Fifteen , they continue
to break the barriers of hip hop music.