Over two decades in the game, Mic Nickels has become an inspiration for underground indie artists, with continued dedication to his craft. As a solo artist and frontman for Nickel and Dime Ops, this emcee and producer has consistently recorded and released numerous albums, making countless collaborations with an international hip hop crew he co-founded called MHB, as well as various artists across the globe. In the studio and on stage he has worked with 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 the world renown Smoke Jazz Club 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 many others.