However U Want It

However U Want It is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Emcee N.I.C.E. former Lead Vocalist/Rapper of the Urban Rock group KansasCali. The album features the single "Tonight" feat. Suhana Machete in which stayed on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart for 13 weeks. The album also features 13 more songs with contributions from Grammy nominated and award winning writers and producers along with a bonus track.

Background

In 2012 Emcee N.I.C.E. revealed plans for his debut studio album during an interview with the Las Vegas Informer Magazine ^[1] he was quoted as saying "The reason I wanted to do this album, was to bring fun back to music"... Then, original title for the album was "Way Back Now" that paid homage to the old school way of Hip-Hop music with the new school delivery.

The anticipation for the album picked up when (Actress/Fox News Correspondent) Stacey Dash was featured on a dance track entitled Life of The Party. The song received high praise from Russell Simmons Global Grind, saying that “Even though Emcee N.I.C.E. who is really Nice on the mic isn’t a household name as of yet, he soon will be.”.^[2] Media giant TMZ's TooFab exclusively debuted the music video^[3] and the album was slated to make a big impact. However Stacey Dash political support for Mitt Romney and statements against President Barack Obama caused a stir among the African American community and the backlash from it caused the public to turn on anything she was a part of, even though Emcee N.I.C.E. wasn’t involved and do to the backlash the label and distributors postponed the release date.

In October 2014 Emcee N.I.C.E. without fan fair and a lot of hype, would go on to release the second single from the album entitled "Tonight" feat. Suhana Machete.^[4] The single would gain momentum spending 13 weeks from November 1, 2014 - February 2015 peaking at #8 on the US Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart in 2014 (Billboard Albums).^[5] During the production of the album N.I.C.E. would change the title of the album to reflect the direction of music in which was geared towards women and entitled it "However U Want It"^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Got U Baby" (featuring Suhana Machete)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Curtis Flippin Armour	Kelly Keys	3:53
2.	"Tonight" (featuring Suhana Machete)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Armour Machete	Kelly Keys	3:40
3.	"She Is" (featuring Natasha Marie and Manny B)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Jaros Marie	Shawn “J” Jaros	4:14
4.	"We All On Fleek" (featuring Dennis Lorenzo)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Valerius Barlow Parker Togba	Young Kros	4:35
5.	"Life of The Party" (featuring Jus Blake)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Armour	Kelly Keys	4:07
6.	"I’m All About U"	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Stacy	Ralph B. “Phantom” Stacy	4:07
7.	"Fix It" (featuring Dennis Bettis)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Clark Bettis	DJ Fat Jack	3:35
8.	"Make It Easy 4 U" (featuring Dennis Bettis)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Armour Bettis	Kelly Keys	3:55
9.	"With U" (featuring Emanuel Officer)	Aulsondro “Novelist” Hamilton Armour	Kelly Keys	5:09
10.	"The Way I Do"	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Armour	Kelly Keys	4:09
11.	"I Like" (Featuring Jakkai Butler)	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Armour	Kelly Keys	4:01
12.	"However U Want It" (featuring Emanuel Officer Trumpet: Jon Barnes)	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Armour Officer	Kelly Keys	3:44
13.	"Isn’t Anybody Listening" (featuring Dennis Bettis)	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Bettis Stacy	Ralph B. “Phantom” Stacy	3:44
14.	"Thankful" (background vocals Mrald Johnson)	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Clark	DJ Fat Jack	4:12
15.	"My Cali Lean (Bounus)" (featuring D.B.I.)	Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton Chapman II Armour	Kelly Keys	4:06

Sample credits

"I Got U Baby" contains a sample of the song "Backstrokin" performed by Fatback Band.

Singles

Tonight feat. Suhana Machete peaked at #8 on the US Billboard Hot Single Sales Chart in 2014 (Billboard Albums) ^[5]^[7] The single

Artist	Album	Label	Released	Singles	Contribution	Production
Emcee N.I.C.E.	However U Want It (2015)	Gypsy City Music	November 2014	"Tonight" feat. Suhana Machete	Writer & Performer	none

Chart History

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)^[7]	8

Personnel

Emcee N.I.C.E. — executive producer, primary artist
Suhana Machete — primary artist
Natasha Marie — primary artist
Manny B — primary artist
Jus Blake — primary artist
Dennis Bettis — primary artist
Emanuel Officer — primary artist
Jakkai Butler — primary artist
D.B.I. — primary artist
Dennis Lorenzo — primary artist
Kelly Keys — producer
DJ Fat Jack— producer
Ralph B. Stacy aka "Phantom — producer, bass, guitar
Shawn "J" Jaros— producer

Frank DeRozan— executive producer
Chantal Grayson — executive producer
BJ Luster — executive producer
De'Jon J.H. Clark — co-executive producer
Jzhamael Kebulon Ashantee— executive
Maisha "Mrald" Johnson — background vocals
Laskey B — background vocals
Jon Barnes — trumpet
Will Togba— writer (track #4)
Earl "Slick TwoThree" Barlow— writer (track #4)
Brandino — bass
Dan "Deezy" Naim— head engineer, mixer
Thomas "Tomcat" Bennett Jr.— engineer
Eric Labson - mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	June 25, 2015	Digital download	Gypsy City Music
United States	June 25, 2015	CD	Gypsy City Music

References

^ "N.I.C.E. Is Not Your Average Emcee". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "Emcee N.I.C.E. Feat. Blake Smith & Stacey Dash "Life Of The Party (Dance Remix)" (NEW MUSIC) - Global Grind". Global Grind. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "Exclusive: Stacey Dash Makes Singing Debut in Emcee N.I.C.E.'s "Life of the Party"". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "iTunes - Music - Tonight (feat. Suhana Machete) - Single by Emcee N.I.C.E." iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Artist Index" (PDF). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
^ "iTunes - Music - However U Want It by Emcee N.I.C.E." iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

External links

[1] "N.I.C.E. Is Not Your Average Emcee". Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[2] "Emcee N.I.C.E. Feat. Blake Smith & Stacey Dash "Life Of The Party (Dance Remix)" (NEW MUSIC) - Global Grind". Global Grind. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[3] "Exclusive: Stacey Dash Makes Singing Debut in Emcee N.I.C.E.'s "Life of the Party"". Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[4] "iTunes - Music - Tonight (feat. Suhana Machete) - Single by Emcee N.I.C.E." iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[billboard.com-5] "Artist Index" (PDF). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

[6] "iTunes - Music - However U Want It by Emcee N.I.C.E." iTunes. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[billboard.com1-7] "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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