Praise (album)

Praise is a studio album by Puerto Rican American rapper Emcee N.I.C.E., released on September 14, 2017. 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.

Singles
The lead single from the album, called "I Got Angels" was released on July 20, 2017. The song peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Digital Song Sales and Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart. The music video for "I Got Angels" was released on April 19, 2018. "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 and spawned the single "I Got Angels", which reached No. 1 on both the Billboard's Hot Single Sales chart and Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.

Track listing
Credits adapted from Tidal.

{{Track listing
 * headline = “PRAISE”
 * extra_column = Artist(s)


 * title1      = PRAISE
 * note1       = Scripture by: First Lady Sibrena Sinegal
 * writer1     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer1       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length1     = 3:49


 * title2      = On Your Way Up
 * note2       = feat. Elia Esparza
 * writer2     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer2       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length2     = 4:20


 * title3      = Alright
 * note3       = feat. Stripped & Rahkua
 * writer3     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer3       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length3     = 3:56


 * title4      = Hypocrites
 * writer4     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer4       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length4     = 3:23


 * title5      = Light of Mine
 * note5       = feat. Rahkua
 * writer5     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer5       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length5     = 3:49


 * title6      = I Got Angels
 * note6       = (Inspired by Richard Smallwood)
 * writer6     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, R. Smallwood, S. Ford, W. Luster
 * producer6       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * co-producer6       = Richard Smallwood | Steven Ford
 * length6     = 3:54


 * title7      = Father, Father
 * note7       = feat. Alonda Rich
 * writer7     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer7       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length7     = 5:15


 * title8      = Everything Around Me
 * writer8     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * producer8       = Sam Peezy for Peezy Institute of Technology
 * length8     =  3:38


 * title9      = Oh Glory
 * writer9     = A. Hamilton, J. Clark, W. Luster
 * producer9       = DJ Fat Jack for Mass Men Productions
 * length9     = 3:22


 * title10      = Blessed One
 * note10       = feat. Alonda Rich
 * writer10     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, A. Twine, W. Luster
 * length10     = 3:37


 * title11      = I Believe
 * note11       = feat. Selah Avery
 * writer11     = A. Hamilton, J. Clark, W. Luster
 * producer11       = DJ Fat Jack for Mass Men Productions
 * length11     = 3:33


 * title12      = Rejoice
 * note12       = feat. Shalonda Johnson
 * writer12     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, W. Luster
 * length12     = 4:01


 * title13      = Praise - (Remix Bonus)
 * note13       = feat. Raphael Leraux
 * writer13     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, A. Bosworth, W. Luster
 * length13     = 3:51

}}
 * title14      = I Got Angels [ULP Remix}
 * note14       = (Inspired by Richard Smallwood)
 * writer14     = A. Hamilton, A. Avery, R. Smallwood, S. Ford, E. Harrison, P. Harrison, W. Luster
 * length14     = 4:01

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)