Nicholas Street better know as Cloud9Ace , Raised in BALTIMORE , MD . Grew up listening to hip hop as an kid his favorite artist are Jay-Z , Bone Thugs & Harmony , Cassidy , Lil Wayne & J-Cole . He was in a music group at 12 starting out his music career . He was performing on stage before even stepping into a studio . After years of working on his skills from his flow to bars . With 4 projects out now ( Thru My Eyes 2019 , Smokin Aces 2020 , The Orientation 2021 , & Smokin Aces 2 . New music on the way 2023 .