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 Thump Records 10/19/99 "Dip Into My Ride" Writer none

Albums Chart (1994)Peak position

As a member and lead vocalist/rapper of KansasCali 2002 to 2006 Year Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production 2002 KansasCali 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 {| class="wikitable" |- ! Artist !! Album !! Label !! Released !! Singles !! Contribution !! Production |- | PTtheGOSPELSPITTER || S.f.T.K.|| Serving The Peace || 1/2021 || "S.f.T.K."(feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)|| Writer & Performer || none |- | DJ Penny || Testify|| DJ Penny || 1/2021 || "Testify" (feat. Sammy Sas, Lekan Salamii, Lil Zig & Emcee N.I.C.E)(Remix)|| Writer & Performer || none |- | Harmini || Rise Up|| Harmini || 3/2021 || "Rise Up"(feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)|| Writer & Performer || none |- | RYZE Magazine Presents || This Is TBL|| RYZE Magazine Records || 4/2021 || "This Is TBL" (feat. Lamontt Blackshire, Emcee N.I.C.E. & DaLomonze)|| Writer & Performer || none |- | Emcee N.I.C.E. || ''Dancin|| Gypsy City Music || 4/2021 || "Dancin'" (feat. DaLomonze)|| Writer & Performer || none |- | Travis August || Chachos|| Travis August || 6/2021 || "Chachos" (feat. Emcee N.I.C.E.)|| Writer & Performer || none |- | Bryann Trejo || Precious Stones|| Kingdom Music Records || 6/2021 || "Precious Stones"[Remix](feat. Moe Grant & Emcee N.I.C.E.)|| Writer & Performer || none

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)" Writer & Performer none Emcee N.I.C.E. Rock The Body (The Remixes) Gypsy City Music 06/2020 "Rock The Body (feat. Alonda Rich)" Writer & Performer none

Charts (2014–2021) "Tonight" Title Date US Album "Tonight" (ft. Suhana Machete) November 29, 2014 No. 8 However U Want It

as a CHH Artist

YearSongChart positionsAlbum USChrist USGospel USGospel Album USGospel Digital Song2017"I Got Angels"174—1Praise"Praise"——1—Praise

YearSongChart positionsAlbum USChrist USGospel USGospel Album USGospel Digital Song2018"Glory to God" —20—1Glory to God

Artist Album Label Released Singles Contribution Production Emcee N.I.C.E. 50 Shades of L.O.V.E. – (Learning Our Various Emotions (2015) 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