Having already produced tracks for elite hip-hop artists Rick Ross and Kodak Black and been sampled by DJ Khaled and Drake, professional NFL star turned rapper and music producer Chad Thomas has carved out a successful career in both sports and music. Better known under the stage name Major Nine, Thomas is a gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer with a penchant for bass-heavy beats and striking production. Major Nine came to the attention of the hip-hop world in 2017 after Rick Ross showcased his beat on Apple of My Eye, the opening track on his LP Rather You Than Me. Fellow Miami hip-hop artists Ice Billionaire and Ball Greezy soon lined up to work with him before Rihanna expressed an interest in buying one of his beats: from there on, his rise to hip-hop stardom has been swift.

Originally from Biscayne Beach in South-Florida’s Liberty City, Major Nine was a proficient multi-instrumentalist as a child. His father bought him his first drum-machine while he was in high school, nut it was American football that proved to be his first calling in life, and he soon began playing defence for the Miami Hurricanes after leaving high-school. However, the young footballer and musician led something of a double life, making beats for fellow rapper Lil Dread when off the field. Off the back of a successful season and with his music career going from strength to strength Major Nine seems as unstoppable in the hip-hop field as he is on the football field.