Twenty plus years in the game, NYC based rapper, Mic Nickels, (aka Nickel Five or Nickel Killsmics) has been an inspiration for underground indie artists, with continued dedication to his craft. Whether as a solo artist, or frontman for jazz fused hip hop band, Nickel and Dime Ops, this emcee and producer has consistently recorded and released numerous albums, making countless collaborations with an international hip hop crew called MHB which he co-founded, as well as various artists across the globe. In the studio he has worked with several Grammy award winning and nominated artists, such as Ian Hendrickson-Smith from The Roots, Lawrence Leathers, Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon, Jean Baylor, and more. He has made hundreds of performances, carrying a weekly residency at Smoke Jazz Club in Manhattan for over eight years, and appeared in venues across the United States and in Europe, opening for acts such as Pitbull, Gregory Porter, Jeru the Damaja, The Alkaholiks, The Skatalites, Biz Markie, and more. His latest solo album, and tenth release, Bars for Days, will be available December 2021.