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Hope (Non-Prophets album)

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Hope
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
GenreHip hop
Length54:20
LabelLex Records
ProducerJoe Beats
Singles from Hope
  1. "Damage"
    Released: 2004 (2004)

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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[5]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[6]
HipHopDX4.5/5[7]
Pitchfork9.2/10[8]
PopMattersmixed[9]
RapReviews.com7.5/10[10]
XLR8Rfavorable[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

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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"5:06
Total length:54:20

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

Personnel

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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

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Hopestrumentals
Studio album by
Released2005
GenreInstrumental hip hop
LabelGood Foot Records
ProducerJoe 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.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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.
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