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, an American Inventor and a 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.
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 Hot Single Sales Chart in 2014 (Billboard Albums)
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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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 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video.