Hope is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Non-Prophets. It was released on Lex Records on September 29, 2003. "Damage" was released as a single from the album. The album peaked at number 9 on the CMJ Hip-Hop chart.
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."
In 2012, Complex placed it at number 28 on the "30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums" list. In 2014, Paste included it on the "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention" list.
Track listing
"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
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.