''Hope'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper
NF. It was released on April 7, 2023, through
Capitol Music
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, NF's label NF Real Music, and
Caroline
Caroline may refer to:
People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
* J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player
* Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player
Places Antarctica
* ...
with a total of 13 tracks. It was preceded by two singles
"Hope" and
"Motto". It features guest appearances from
Cordae
Cordae Amari Dunston (born August 26, 1997) known mononymously as Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae and Entendre), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He gained popularity by releasing remixes of popular songs, such as "My Name Is" by Eminem ...
and
Julia Michaels. NF later announced a 47-stop world tour on March 30, 2023, in support of the album, with the former as a special guest.
Promotion
The album was announced on February 16, 2023, along with the
title track and second single, and released along with the music video of the track "Happy" on April 7, 2023.
Critical reception
''Hope'' was met with generally favorable reviews. Critic Robin Murray of ''
Clash'' wrote, "This is perhaps
F'smost personal document yet, one that dares to deal with self-doubt and worthlessness in the public gaze. While some tracks hit harder than others,... it's a worthy attempt to look beyond the darkness, and embrace the light."
Commercial performance
''Hope'' debuted at number two on the US
''Billboard'' 200, selling 123,000
album-equivalent units, of which 80,500 were pure album sales. The album, which was blocked from the number one spot by country singer Morgan Wallen's ''
One Thing at a Time
''One Thing at a Time'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Morgan Wallen, released on March 3, 2023, through Big Loud Records. It features 36 tracks, including the singles "You Proof", " Thought You Should Know", " Last Nig ...
'', became NF's third top-ten album (and fourth top-ten project overall).
Track listing
Note
* signifies an additional producer.
Personnel
*
NF – vocals, production
* Alex Dobbert –
mastering (1–4, 6, 7, 12)
*
Mike Bozzi
Mike Bozzi is an American mastering engineer at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California. He won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for mastering Donald Glover, Childish Gambino's "This Is America (song), This ...
– mastering (5, 8–11, 13)
*
Tommee Profitt –
mixing (1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12),
programming (1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12)
* Jeff Sojka – mixing (1–12), programming (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12)
*
David Garcia – mixing (10, 13), programming (3, 10, 13),
engineering
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(10, 13), keyboards (10, 13), guitar (13)
*
Cordae
Cordae Amari Dunston (born August 26, 1997) known mononymously as Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae and Entendre), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He gained popularity by releasing remixes of popular songs, such as "My Name Is" by Eminem ...
– vocals (3)
*
Cole Walowac (Saint X) – programming (4, 7, 9, 10, 12), keyboards (10)
*
Julia Michaels – vocals (8)
Charts
References
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2023 albums
NF (rapper) albums
Caroline Records albums