Hope (Non-Prophets album)

Hope
Studio album by Non-Prophets
Released	October 6, 2003 (UK) October 7, 2003 (U.S.)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:20
Label	Lex Records
Producer	Joe Beats

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Dusted Magazine	(favorable)[2]
Pitchfork Media	(9.2/10)[3]
PopMatters	(mixed)[4]
Robert Christgau	B+[5]

Hope is the debut album by American hip hop duo Non-Prophets. It was released on Lex Records in 2003. The album was produced entirely by Joe Beats and all vocal duties are handled by Sage Francis.

The album was something of a deliberate attempt by Sage Francis to move away from the weighty and introspective style of his previous album Personal Journals and make a record which acknowledged and paid homage to the classic hip-hop the duo listened to while growing up, including Black Sheep, Fu-Schnickens, Masta Ace, Mobb Deep, Nine and Y'all So Stupid.

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.	"Cure"	5:09
14.	"Outro"	5:06
15.	"Bounce" (hidden track)

References

1. "Hope - Non-Prophets". Allmusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
2. Becker, Daniel Levin (March 24, 2004). "Dusted Reviews: Non-Prophets - Hope". Dusted Magazine.
3. Pemberton, Rollie (October 13, 2003). "Non-Prophets: Hope". Pitchfork Media.
4. Morris, David (March 8, 2004). "Non-Prophets: Hope". PopMatters.
5. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

External links

• Hope at Discogs (list of releases)