Praise (album) explained

Praise
Type:	studio
Artist:	Emcee N.I.C.E.
Border:	yes
Genre:	Christian hip hop, gospel
Label:	Gypsy City Music
Producer:	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton, Frank DeRozan, Jack "De'Jon" Clark, Chantal Grayson, BJ Luster, 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 Billboards Hot Single Sales chart^[5] and Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.^[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[8]

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Credits

Executive producers

• Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton
• Frank DeRozan
• Jack “De’Jon” Clark
• Chantal Grayson
• BJ Luster

Gerard Harmon - Senior VP of A&R

Producers

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

Engineering

• Orlando Gomez @ Beacon Hill Recording Studios, (El Paso, Texas)
• Tony Touch @ Touch Tone Studios (Riverside, California)
• Ivan @ Clear Lake Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
• Dan Naim @ The Cave (Woodland Hills, California)
• Sam Peezy @ Peezy Institute of Technology (Carrollton, Georgia)

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Praise - Emcee N.I.C.E. | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2017-09-14 . 2019-10-14.
2. Web site: 2018 Stellar Award Nominees . 2019-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234743/http://www.thestellarawards.com/2018nominees.html . 2019-03-06 . dead .
3. Web site: I Got Angels - Single by Emcee N.I.C.E. on Apple Music . Itunes.apple.com . 2019-10-14.
4. Web site: Gospel Songs: Top Digital Song Sales Chart . Billboard . 2017-11-18 . 2019-10-14 . 2018-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180328055527/https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-digital-song-sales/2017-11-18 . live .
5. Hot Singles Sales : Page 1 | Billboard . . 2019-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170921032822/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/hot-singles-sales . 2017-09-21 . dead .
6. Web site: Published 1:07 p.m. MT May 19, 2018 . NMSU students, professor create music video for gospel hip-hop star . Lcsun-news.com . 2018-05-19 . 2019-10-14 . 2021-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418210902/https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/nmsu/2018/05/19/nmsu-students-professor-create-music-video-gospel-hip-hop-star-emcee-n-c-e/626076002/ . live .
7. Web site: Gospel Albums Chart . Billboard . 2017-12-02 . 2019-10-14 . 2018-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180328053705/https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-albums/2017-12-02 . live .
8. https://listen.tidal.com/album/78164350
9. Web site: Top Gospel Albums - Year-End . Billboard . 2019-10-14 . 2020-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023191321/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/gospel-albums . live .