A week or so ago, Nines was spotted meeting up with Larry June and The Alchemist. Earlier this week, Twitter was arguing about which UK artists Al should work with. Rightly, someone pointed out that there aren’t many UK rhymers who would mesh with that sound, either because of style or experience. One exception that came up, however, was Nines and, as it turns out, Crop Circle 2 goes a long way to proving that point. The soul samples (proper sampling, by the way; no over-the-top botch jobs here) and the laid-back swagger, maybe it would make sense, maybe it wouldn’t. But it’s hard not to think Nines would be the best contender.