Career
Nickelus F is also known for his collaborations with rapper Drake. On Cut the Check, Drake and Nickelus F made a song "Department of Administration and Management 2 Prime Minister" by File Transfer Protocol Productions, which was also included on Drake"s mixtape Room for Improvement. Also made a recent collaboration with Drake song "Number 15" released January 22, 2013 In 2000, Nickelus F got his first break into the hip hop industry when he competed against 300 contenders in the regional Source Unsigned Hype Emcee Battle where he placed second despite having no formal recording experience.
He was also named "Unsigned Hype" in The Source in 2000 at the age of 17.
Drake has described Nickelus F as "one of the most gifted people I know at finding flows". In November 2009, Nickelus F was featured in Complex"s "Ten Most Underrated New Rappers".
In 2015, Nickelus F collaborated with rapper/producer Lil Ugly Mane, under his production name Shawn Kemp, and released the album Trick Dice.