Hope (Non-Prophets album)

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Hope
Hope (Non-Prophets) (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
Non-Prophets
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
GenreHip hop
Length54:20
LabelLex Records
ProducerJoe Beats
Singles from Hope
  1. "Damage"
    Released: 2004 (2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[2]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[3]
HipHopDX4.5/5[4]
Pitchfork9.2/10[5]
PopMattersmixed[6]
RapReviews.com7.5/10[7]
XLR8Rfavorable[8]

Hope is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Non-Prophets. It was released on Lex Records on September 29, 2003. The album was produced entirely by Joe Beats and all vocal duties were handled by Sage Francis.[9] It peaked at number 9 on the CMJ Hip-Hop chart.[10]

Critical reception[]

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."[5] Pitchfork placed it at number 19 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list.[11]

In 2014, Paste listed the album on the "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention" list.[12]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Sage Francis.

No.TitleLength
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" ("Bounce" is a hidden track that plays after the instrumental "Outro")5:06
Hopestrumentals
Hopestrumentals.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Beats
Released2005
GenreInstrumental hip hop
LabelGood Foot Records
ProducerJoe Beats

In 2005, Joe Beats released an instrumental album called Hopestrumentals. Unlike the previous album, it includes 3 bonus instrumentals and "Bounce" is not a hidden track.

Hopestrumentals
No.TitleLength
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

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Hope - Non-Prophets". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Non-Prophets". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Becker, Daniel Levin (March 24, 2004). "Dusted Reviews: Non-Prophets - Hope". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ J-23 (October 26, 2003). "Non Prophets - Hope". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Pemberton, Rollie (October 13, 2003). "Non-Prophets: Hope". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Morris, David (March 8, 2004). "Non-Prophets: Hope". PopMatters. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Jost, Matt (November 4, 2003). "Non Prophets :: Hope :: Lex Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  8. ^ DJ Anna (October 24, 2003). "Non-Prophets: Hope". XLR8R. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Hands, Steve (September 29, 2003). "Non Prophets – Hope". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Hip-Hop (Period Ending 1/6/2004)". CMJ New Music Report: 17. January 19, 2004.
  11. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2003 (4/5)". Pitchfork. December 31, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  12. ^ Spinelli, Andrew (November 6, 2014). "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention". Paste. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

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