Hope (Non-Prophets album)

Hope is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Non-Prophets. It was released on Lex Records on September 29, 2003.^[1] The album was produced entirely by Joe Beats and all vocal duties were handled by Sage Francis.^[1] "Damage" was released as a single from the album.^[2] The album peaked at number 9 on the CMJ Hip-Hop chart.^[3]

Hope
Studio album by Non-Prophets
Released	September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:20
Label	Lex Records
Producer	Joe Beats
Singles from Hope
"Damage" Released: 2004 (2004)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	B+[5]
Dusted Magazine	favorable[6]
HipHopDX	4.5/5[7]
Pitchfork	9.2/10[8]
PopMatters	mixed[9]
RapReviews.com	7.5/10[10]
XLR8R	favorable[11]

Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album a 9.2 out of 10, saying, "A highly valued reminder of the need for traditionalism in modern music, this album stands strong as one of the year's finest."^[8] Pitchfork placed it at number 19 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list.^[12]

In 2012, Complex placed it at number 28 on the "30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums" list.^[13] In 2014, Paste included it on the "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention" list.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:32
2.	"Any Port"	4:29
3.	"Damage"	5:04
4.	"That Ain't Right"	3:47
5.	"Disasters"	2:11
6.	"Fresh"	3:39
7.	"Mainstream 307"	4:02
8.	"A Mill"	0:42
9.	"Spaceman"	4:26
10.	"Xaul Zan's Heart"	5:06
11.	"New Word Order"	5:00
12.	"Tolerance Level"	4:07
13.	"The Cure"	5:09
14.	"Outro" / "Bounce"	5:06
Total length:		54:20

All tracks are written by Sage Francis

"Bounce" is a hidden track that plays after the instrumental "Outro".

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Sage Francis – vocals, executive production
• Joe Beats – production, executive production
• DJ Mek-a-lek – turntables
• Sixtoo – vocal recording, engineering, mixing
• Chris Warren – vocal recording, engineering, mixing

Hopestrumentals

Hopestrumentals
Studio album by Joe Beats
Released	2005
Genre	Instrumental hip hop
Label	Good Foot Records
Producer	Joe Beats

In 2005, Joe Beats released the album's instrumental version, titled Hopestrumentals. Unlike the original version, it includes 3 bonus instrumentals and "Bounce" is not a hidden track.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:31
2.	"Any Port"	4:29
3.	"Damage"	5:06
4.	"That Ain't Right"	4:49
5.	"Disasters"	2:11
6.	"Fresh"	3:24
7.	"Mainstream 307"	4:00
8.	"A Mill"	0:41
9.	"Spaceman"	4:25
10.	"Xaul Zan's Heart"	4:08
11.	"Interlude"	1:12
12.	"New Word Order"	4:40
13.	"Tolerance Level"	4:06
14.	"The Cure"	5:06
15.	"Outro"	2:19
16.	"Bounce"	3:37
17.	"Threewrite"	4:36
18.	"My Girl Was A Groupie"	4:06
19.	"Hey Bobby"	6:12

References

1. Hands, Steve (September 29, 2003). "Non Prophets – Hope". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
2. Diver, Mike (September 15, 2004). "Single Review: Non-Prophets - Damage". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
3. "Hip-Hop (Period Ending 1/6/2004)". CMJ New Music Report: 17. January 19, 2004.
4. "Hope - Non-Prophets". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
5. Christgau, Robert. "Non-Prophets". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
6. Becker, Daniel Levin (March 24, 2004). "Dusted Reviews: Non-Prophets - Hope". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
7. J-23 (October 26, 2003). "Non Prophets - Hope". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. Pemberton, Rollie (October 13, 2003). "Non-Prophets: Hope". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
9. Morris, David (March 8, 2004). "Non-Prophets: Hope". PopMatters. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
10. Jost, Matt (November 4, 2003). "Non Prophets :: Hope :: Lex Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
11. DJ Anna (October 24, 2003). "Non-Prophets: Hope". XLR8R. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
12. "Top 50 Albums of 2003 (page 4 of 5)". Pitchfork. December 31, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
13. Moore, Jacob (June 28, 2012). "The 30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums". Complex. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
14. Spinelli, Andrew (November 6, 2014). "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention". Paste. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

External links

• Hope at Discogs (list of releases)