Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton, better known by his stage name Emcee N.I.C.E., is an American Christian hip hop recording artist. Five No. 1 hit records on the ''Billboard'' charts in "I Got Angels" claiming two positions along with "Glory to God" (ft. Fred Hammond) &

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including a No. 1

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album in '' Praise''.

History

In 2015, under his real name Aulsondro Hamilton, he

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the character "Novelist" in a 3D animated music series entitled Da Jammies.

Productions, Releases and Guest Appearances

Albums , Singles , EP's

As a writer and performer A Lighter Shade of Brown

1994 to 1999

Charts (1994–1999)

Peak positions

Albums

As a member and lead vocalist/rapper of KansasCali

2002 to 2006

Charts (2002–2008)

Peak positions

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

2012

2013

2015

Tonight feat. Suhana Machete peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard

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Chart in 2014 (Billboard Albums)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2020-EP's

Charts (2014–2021)

13 Weeks on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart

as a CHH Artist

Music Videos

A music video for "Thugz Mansion" was shot. The video was nominated at the 2003

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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

As a member and lead vocalist/rapper of The Rocturnals

2008 (soundtrack)

2009 – 2011

Acting

Movies

Television

TV shows and special songs

Awards and achievements

Stellar Gospel Music Awards

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The Spin Awards

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The Gospel Hip Hop Awards

, - , rowspan="6" , 2021 , , rowspan="6" , Emcee N.I.C.E. , , Living Legend Recipient , , , - , - , rowspan="6" , 2022 , , rowspan="6" , Emcee N.I.C.E. , , Male Urban Artist of the Year , , , - , Best Gospel Hip Hop Song , , , - , Best Gospel Hip Hop Collaboration , , , - , Best Male Latino , , , - , Best Gospel Latino Collaboration , , , - , Best Gospel Hip Hop Radio Show , , The complete list of winners can be found here https://www.thegospelhiphopawards.com/team-4

Kingdom Image Awards

, - , rowspan="2" , 2019 , , rowspan="6" , Emcee N.I.C.E. , , Hip Hop Artist of the Year , , , - , Producer of the Year – (Sam Peezy) , , Awards/Nominations * 2019: Stellar Awards Nomination, Rap/Hip Hop CD of the Year – PRAISE * 2019: Stellar Awards Nomination, Internet Station of the Year – GH3 Radio (God's House of Hip Hop) – Curated by Emcee N.I.C.E. * 2019: Kingdom Image Awards Nomination, Producer of the Year – * 2019: The Spin Awards Nominees

Books

* ''50 Shades of L.O.V.E. – (Learning Our Various Emotions)'' (July 15, 2015) * ''Music Release University - The Indies' Guide to Releasing Music!'' (August 19, 2022) 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")

References

External links

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