Emcee N.I.C.E.

Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton, better known by his stage name Emcee N.I.C.E., is an American Christian hip hop recording artist, rapper, singer, songwriter, record and film producer, record executive, actor, inventor, entrepreneur and former lead vocalist/rapper of the duo KansasCali. He is the co-creator of the animated music series Da Jammies, The co-founder of The Stellar Award winning radio station God's House of Hip Hop Radio powered by Dash Radio, A Best Selling Author for his book “Music Release University”. He is president of two non-profit organizations, The iTL Foundation (Information, Technology & Literacy) of Los Angeles and Urbanomics 101, the Managing Editor for RYZE Magazine, a Christian hip hop lifestyle magazine and an American Inventor. He is the co-producer of 2 Pac's Thugz Mansion acoustic, the first single released from the certified triple platinum album Better Dayz and the Nas acoustic Thugz Mansion (N.Y.), off of the certified platinum album God's Son.

Emcee N.I.C.E.’s debut recording as a Christian Hip Hop Recording artist came when the album Praise was released in 2017 and became his first solo project to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums and “Billboard Gospel Album Sales” the album would yield Five No. 1 hit records on the Billboard charts in "I Got Angels" claiming two positions along with "Glory to God" (ft. Fred Hammond) & Nielsen BDS including a No. 1 gospel album in Praise.

Emcee N.I.C.E. received nominations for Rap Hip-Hop Gospel CD of the Year and Gospel Hip Hop Radio Station of Year at the 34th Annual Stellar Awards, the last of which he won. He is also a 12 time "The Gospel Spin Awards" winner, in the categories of "Internet Radio Personality of the Year," 2 time "Best Radio Show 2 or More – (God's Calamari w/ Emcee N.I.C.E. & The God Squad)," 2 time "Voice of the Year, Station Manager/Program Director of the Year" are the notables, he received a total of 17 Nominations in Gospel radio from the Gospel Spin Award and in 2021 Emcee N.I.C.E. was honored as "Radio Man of the Year."

Emcee N.I.C.E. also known as Novelist with the duo KansasCali, has been on six motion picture soundtracks, Oscar Award Winning film Crash song "If I...", Mr. & Mrs. Smith (International Soundtrack) song "If I Never See You Again", Haven Original Soundtrack song "Uuuh", Kickin' It Old Skool song "The Life", Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos song "U Gotta Fight!"

History

In 2015, under his real name Aulsondro Hamilton, he voiced the character "Novelist" in a 3D animated music series entitled Da Jammies.

As a writer and performer A Lighter Shade of Brown 1994 to 1999 Year Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production 1994 Lighter Shade of Brown Layin' in the Cut Mercury Records 05/31/94 If You Wanna Groove (ft. Novelist) Writer & Performer 1994 Lighter Shade of Brown Layin' in the Cut Mercury Records 07/26/94 Hey DJ, If You Wanna Groove & Dip into My Ride Writer & Performer none 1999 Lighter Shade of BrownIf You Could See Inside Me Greenside Records 08/10/99 "Next To Ball" Writer none 1999 Lighter Shade of Brown Lighter Shade of Brown Greatest Hits Thump Records 10/19/99 "If You Wanna Groove (ft. Novelist)" Writer & Performer none 1999 Lighter Shade of Brown Lighter Shade of Brown Greatest Hits Vegas One (The beginning) Familia Records 10/15/02 B4 U Say No Writer & Performer 2002 Tupac Better Dayz Interscope Records 11/26/02 Thugz Mansion ft. Nas Production Co-Producer 2002 Nas God's Son Sony Records 12/22/02 Thugz Mansion ft. Nas Production Co-Producer 2005 Christal Ray N/A Platinum Plug Records 04/05/05 C'Mon ft. KansasCali Writer & Performer none 2005 Aaron Hall Adults Only Bungalo | Universal Music Group 07/26/05 Serve That Body ft. KansasCali Writer & Performer none 2005 KansasCali Hello World (EP) Superb Records 09/20/05 Hello World Writer & Performer none 2006 K-Ci Hailey My Book Bungalo | Universal Music Group 10/03/06 "It's All Love" ft. KansasCali (Track #3) Writer & Performer Co-Producer Track No. 13

Charts (2002–2008) Chart (2002–03)Peakposition

As Emcee N.I.C.E. (Novelist Is Constantly Evolving)

2012 Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. Way Back Now Gypsy City Music 06/2012 "Life of The Party" ft. Blake Smith Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. Way Back Now Gypsy City Music 06/2012 "King Kong In My Trunk" Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. Way Back Now Gypsy City Music 06/2012 "My Cali Lean" feat. D.B.I. Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. Way Back Now Gypsy City Music 11/2012 "Life of The Party" ft. Stacey Dash & Blake Smith (Dance Remix) Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. N/A Activate | InGrooves 12/2012 "Christmas With U" feat. Who Am I? Writer & Performer none

2013 Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. Way Back Now (EP) Gypsy City Music January 2013 "Life of The Party" Writer & Performer none

2015 Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. However U Want It (2015) Gypsy City Music June 2015 "Tonight" feat. Suhana Machete Writer & Performer none

Tonight feat. Suhana Machete peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart in 2014 (Billboard Albums)

2016

Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. All About U Gypsy City Music September 15, 2016 "All About U" ft. Darius McCrary Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. N/A Gypsy City Music 07/2016 "Tout Le Monde en Fleek" feat. Choco Charnell Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. N/A Gypsy City Music 07/2016 "Je Vais" feat. Choco Charnell Writer & Performer none Brandino and Friends Many Faces of Brandino N'House Records September 16, 2016 "If I Could Go Back" ft. Emcee N.I.C.E. Writer & Performer none

2017

Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. PRAISE (2017) Gypsy City Music September 2017 "I Got Angels" & "Alright" (ft. Stripped, Rahkua & The Georgia All-Stars) Writer & Performer none

2018

Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. Glory to God Gypsy City Music March 2018 "Glory to God" (feat. Fred Hammond) Writer & Performer none

2019

Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Sam Peezy The Last Word Peezy Tech February 2019 "The Last Word" (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E., Miz Tiffany, Rezurrection, C.A.S.H. & Selah Avery) Writer & Performer none Kyle Alexander Oh My God Kyle Alexander August 2019 "Oh My God" [Remix] featuring Steven Malcolm, Emcee N.I.C.E. and Peazy Writer & Performer none Michelle-Lee Used To Be Michelle-Lee August 2019 "Used to Be" featuring (Emcee N.I.C.E.) Writer & Performer none

2020 Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production RoShawn Eve "MGIF"[remix]-(ft.Emcee N.I.C.E.) Right Way Records 2/2020 "MGIF" (My God is Faithful) Writer & Performer none Kim Cash Tate Cling Series Spechouse Media 03/2020 "If I Didn't Have You (Remix) [Original Motion Picture]" Writer & Performer none Selah Avery Dance 4 Him (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.) Peezy Tech 05/2020 "Dance 4 Him (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)" Writer & Performer none MAINMAIN CUJO 2 MainMain 06/2020 "POPEYE (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)" Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. Rock The Body (The Remixes) Gypsy City Music 07/2020 "Rock The Body (feat. Alonda Rich)" Writer & Performer none Rezurrection ONE Shot G.O.S. Muzik 06/2020 "ONE Shot (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E., Shephard Boy & Jerrell Golden)" Writer & Performer none Rezurrection Back 2 Tha Truth G.O.S. Muzik 6/2020 "Can't Stop Praisin' (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)" Writer & Performer none Erica Mason X Emcee N.I.C.E. X Spechouse Holiday Love Spechouse Media 11/2020 "Holiday Love (feat. Erica Mason, Emcee N.I.C.E. & Spechouse)" Writer & Performer none DaLomonze Back 2 Christmas DaLomonze 11/2020 "Back 2 Christmas (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)" Writer & Performer none A Tribe Called Blessed Happy Hallelujah Peezy Tech 11/2020 "Happy Hallujah" Writer & Performer none

2021 Artist !! Album !! Label !! Released !! Singles !! Contribution !! Production

"Testify" (feat. Sammy Sas, Lekan Salamii, Lil Zig & Emcee N.I.C.E)(Remix)

"This Is TBL" (feat. Lamontt Blackshire, Emcee N.I.C.E. & DaLomonze)

2022 Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. Iron Dove (Act I) – [The Blessed Coast] Gypsy City Music 1/2022 "Yeah" (feat. Jarrett Burton) Writer & Performer none Ken Surry Ken Surry All God 2/2022 "Hallelujah!" (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E) Writer & Performer none PTtheGOSPELSPITTER S.f.T.K. (Remix) Serving The Peace 2/2022 "S.f.T.K." [Remix] – (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E. & J-Nibb) Writer & Performer none

2020-EP's Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. Iron Dove (The Prequel) Gypsy City Music 06/2020 "Rock The Body (feat. Alonda Rich)" Gypsy City Music 06/2020 "Rock The Body (feat. Alonda Rich)" However U Want It

as a CHH Artist

YearSongChart positionsAlbum USChrist USGospel USGospel Album USGospel Digital Song 2017"I Got Angels"174—1Praise"Praise"——1—Praise

YearSongChart positionsAlbum USChrist Gypsy City Music & Information Technology and Literacy Foundation August 2015 Author & Narrator none

Music Videos A music video for "Thugz Mansion" was shot. The video was nominated at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video.

other music videos includes: "If U Wanna Groove" with Lighter Shade of Brown "If I..." with KansasCali "The Life" with KansasCali "Life of The Party" with Stacey Dash & Blake Smith "I Got Angels" "This Is TBL" with Lamontt Blackshire & DaLomonze "Precious Stones" with Bryann Trejo

Motion Picture Soundtracks Year Movie Soundtrack Artist Label Released Singles Contribution Production 1994 I Like It Like That Lighter Shade of Brown Mercury Records 06/20/94 Blackout Writer none 2005 Crash: Music from and Inspired by Crash (Soundtrack) KansasCali Superb Records 06/07/05 If I... (Track #1) Writer & Performer none 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (International Soundtrack) KansasCali Edel Music 07/22/05 If I Never See You Again (Track #1) Writer & Performer none 2006 Once in a Lifetime Original Soundtrack KansasCali Superb Records 07/11/06 "U Gotta Fight" Writer & Performer none 2006 Haven (soundtrack) KansasCali Superb Records 09/19/06 "Uuuh" Writer & Performer none 2006 Kickin' It Old Skool KansasCali Superb Records August 6 "The Life" Writer & Performer none 2020 The Answer Emcee N.I.C.E. Gypsy City Music October 2020 "Lift Me Up" Writer & Performer none 2021 SfTK (Service for the King) The Movie PTtheGOSPELSPITTER Serving The Peace December 2021 "S.f.T.K. (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E." Writer & Performer none

As a member and lead vocalist/rapper of The Rocturnals 2008 (soundtrack) Year Movie Soundtrack Artist Label Released Singles Contribution Production 2008 Save The Brave (First Responders Documentary) KansasCali Feal Good Foundation August 8 "In My America" ft. The Rocturnals (Acoustic) Writer & Performer Co-Producer

2009 – 2011 Year Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production 2009 United Students of America "In My America" Tribute LP USOFA 2009 "In My America" ft. The Rocturnals (Track #1) Writer & Performer Co-Producer 2010 The Rocturnals 2010 NBA All-Star Rookie Game Black Casino Music 2010 This Is Where Amazing Happens ft. The Rocturnals Writer & Performer none 2011 The Rocturnals The Life Black Casino Music & Entertainment 04/2011 The Life Writer & Performer none 2011 The Rocturnals N/A Black Casino Music & Entertainment 01/2011 "Celebrate The Earth" Writer & Performer none 2011 Doctor Fink Doctor Fink presents A Tribute to Prince Tommy Boy Entertainment 8/2011 "Pop Life" Writer & Performer none

Acting Movies Year Film Type Role Contribution Writer Director 2021 S.f.T.K. Short Film Judge Co-Star Ashante P.T. Stokes Ray Knowledge 2012 Life of the Party Short Film Emcee N.I.C.E. Co-Star Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Kelly Schwarze 2012 Once In A Valentine Film DJ Emcee N.I.C.E. Supporting Javon Johnson, Mary Rivers-Martinez Javon Johnson

Television Year Show Network Role Contribution Episodes Show Runner 2015 Da Jammies Netflix Novelist Co-Creator, Co-Executive Producer, Actor 13 Ralph Farquhar 2015 Six Degrees of Everything TruTV Superman Performer 1 Marc Summers 2022 The Hip Hop Cookhouse with Emcee N.I.C.E. Network Television Emcee N.I.C.E. Co-Creator, Co-Executive Producer, Actor 13 2023 The Rookie ABC Elijah Stone's Bodyguard Actor 1 2023 The Rookie: Feds ABC Elijah Stone's Bodyguard Actor 1 2023 The Conners ABC The Sexton Actor 1 2023 9-1-1: Lone Star FOX Honor Dog Actor 1 2023 Raven's Home Disney Biker Gang Actor 2 2023 Mayans M.C. FX SOA Club Bouncer Actor 1 2024 Presumed Innocent Apple TV+ Victim at the D.A.'s Office Actor 1 2024 Shrinking Apple TV+ Tattoo Shop Worker Actor 1

TV shows and special songs

Year Show Network Release Song Contribution 2003 Emmitt Smith presents The Emmitt Zone KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ) 2003 Emmitt Zone ft. KansasCali Performer & Writer 2007 George Wilborn TVOne Comedy Special "I Don't Want to Be No Star" TV One (US TV network) October 2007 "I Don't Want To Be A Star" ft. The Rocturnals Performer & Writer 2008 Lil JJ present "Almost Grown" (Comedy Special) CodeBlack Entertainment 2008 "Almost Grown" ft. D.B.I. & The Rocturnals Writer & Performer 2009 Lav Luv TVOne Comedy Special "I'm Gonna Get In Trouble" TV One (US TV network) October 2007 "I'm Gonna Get in Trouble" ft. The Rocturnals Performer & Writer

Awards and achievements

Stellar Gospel Music Awards

Emcee N.I.C.E. (Amen Right There (ft. Canton Jones & Everett Drake)

The Spin Awards

Emcee N.I.C.E. Voice of the Year

Emcee N.I.C.E. Internet Radio Host of the Year God's House of Hip Hop powered by Dash Radio Curated by Emcee N.I.C.E. RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR Year Awards Category Nominee Host Result 2022 The Spin Awards BEST RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR Emcee N.I.C.E. 2022 The Spin Awards BEST RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR (2 or more hosts) Emcee N.I.C.E. 2022 The Spin Awards STATION MANAGER PROGRAM DIRECTOR of THE YEAR Emcee N.I.C.E.

Year Awards Category Nominee Host Result 2023 The Spin Awards BEST LIVE RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR - (God's Calamari) Emcee N.I.C.E.

Year Awards Category Nominee Host Result 2024 The Spin Awards BEST WEEKEND RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR - (God's Calamari) Emcee N.I.C.E.

The Gospel Hip Hop Awards

2019: Stellar Awards Nomination, Internet Station of the Year – GH3 Radio (God's House of Hip Hop) – Curated by Emcee N.I.C.E. Music Release University - The Indies' Guide to Releasing Music! (August 19, 2022) Songwriting Secrets - Mastering the Art of Songwriting (November 20, 2023) Note:''' (Music Release University - The Indies' Guide to Releasing Music! is an Amazon Books New Release Best Seller achieving No. 1 in the category of "Music Recording & Sound" and a Top 10 Best Seller in the category of "Music Business")