Praise
Studio album by
Emcee N.I.C.E.
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)
GenreChristian hip hop, gospel
LabelGypsy City Music
ProducerAulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton (exec.), Frank DeRozan (exec.), Jack "De'Jon" Clark (exec.), Chantal Grayson (exec.), BJ Luster (exec.), Sam Peezy, Richard Smallwood, DJ Fat Jack & ULP Productions

Praise is a studio album by Puerto Rican American rapper Emcee N.I.C.E., released on September 14, 2017.[1] Praise is Emcee N.I.C.E's first Christian hip hop album and earned him a Stellar Awards nomination for Best Gospel Rap CD of the Year.[2]

Singles

The lead single from the album, called "I Got Angels" was released on July 20, 2017.[3] The song peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Digital Song Sales[4] and Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart.[5] The music video for "I Got Angels" was released on April 19, 2018.[6] "Alright" featuring Stripped, Rahkua & The Georgia All-Stars was sent to the Praise stations on February 2, 2018 as the second single.

Commercial performance

Praise peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart[7] and spawned the single "I Got Angels", which reached No. 1 on both the Billboard's Hot Single Sales chart[5] and Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

“PRAISE”
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."PRAISE" (Scripture by: First Lady Sibrena Sinegal)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster3:49
2."On Your Way Up" (feat. Elia Esparza)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster4:20
3."Alright" (feat. Stripped & Rahkua)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster3:56
4."Hypocrites"A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster3:23
5."Light of Mine" (feat. Rahkua)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster3:49
6."I Got Angels" ((Inspired by Richard Smallwood))A. Hamilton, A. Avery, R. Smallwood, S. Ford, W. Luster3:54
7."Father, Father" (feat. Alonda Rich)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster5:15
8."Everything Around Me"A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster3:38
9."Oh Glory"A. Hamilton, J. Clark, W. Luster3:22
10."Blessed One" (feat. Alonda Rich)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, A. Twine, W. Luster3:37
11."I Believe" (feat. Selah Avery)A. Hamilton, J. Clark, W. Luster3:33
12."Rejoice" (feat. Shalonda Johnson)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster4:01
13."Praise - (Remix Bonus)" (feat. Raphael Leraux)A. Hamilton, A. Avery, A. Bosworth, W. Luster3:51
14."I Got Angels [ULP Remix}" ((Inspired by Richard Smallwood))A. Hamilton, A. Avery, R. Smallwood, S. Ford, E. Harrison, P. Harrison, W. Luster4:01

Credits

Executive producers

Gerard Harmon - Senior VP of A&R

Producers

  • Sam Peezy
  • DJ Fat Jack
  • Richard Smallwood
  • Steven Ford
  • DJ Cube & King Philip (ULP Productions)

Engineering

Charts

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryResult
2018-2019 34th Annual Stellar Awards[2] Gospel Rap CD of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Praise - Emcee N.I.C.E. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. 1 2 "2018 Stellar Award Nominees". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  3. ↑ "I Got Angels - Single by Emcee N.I.C.E. on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. 1 2 "Gospel Songs: Top Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. 2017-11-18. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  5. 1 2 "Hot Singles Sales : Page 1 | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  6. ↑ Published 1:07 p.m. MT May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19). "NMSU students, professor create music video for gospel hip-hop star". Lcsun-news.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2019-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. 1 2 "Gospel Albums Chart". Billboard. 2017-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Top Gospel Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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