Hope (NF album)

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Hope | type = studio | artist = [[NF (rapper)|NF]] | cover = NF - Hope.png | alt = | released = April 7, 2023 | recorded = | studio = | genre = *[[Hip-hop]] | length = 49:31 | label = * NF Real Music II * [[Capitol Music Group|Capitol]] * [[Caroline Records|Caroline]] * [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services|Virgin]] | producer = * [[David Garcia (musician)|David Garcia]] * [[NF (rapper)|Nathan Feuerstein]] * Saint X * [[Tommee Profitt]] *Jeff Sojka | prev_title = [[Clouds (The Mixtape)]] | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = [[Fear (NF EP)|Fear]] | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Singles | name = Hope | type = studio | single1 = [[Hope (NF song)|Hope]] | single1date = February 16, 2023 | single2 = [[Motto (NF song)|Motto]] | single2date = March 9, 2023 | single3 = [[Happy (NF song)|Happy]] | single3date = April 7, 2023 }} }}

'''''Hope''''' is the fifth studio album by American rapper [[NF (rapper)|NF]], released on April 7,{{nbsp}}2023 through [[Capitol Music]], [[Caroline Records]], NF Real Music II, and [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services|Virgin Music]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kyann-Sian |date=2023-03-15 |title=NF announces new album 'Hope' with defiant new single 'Motto' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nf-new-single-music-video-motto-his-upcoming-album-hope-3413926 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> It was preceded by two singles: [[Hope (NF song)|"Hope]]" and [[Motto (NF song)|"Motto"]], with the third single "[[Happy (NF song)|Happy]]" coinciding with the album. It features guest appearances from [[Cordae]] and [[Julia Michaels]]. NF later announced a [[Hope Tour|47-stop world tour]] on March 30, 2023, in support of the album, with the former as a special guest.<ref name="SSM">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nf-hope-tour-dates-cordae-1235295500/|title=NF Announces the Hope Tour With Special Guest Cordae|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=March 30, 2023|accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref> It is his first studio album in four years since 2019's '' [[The Search (NF album)|The Search]]'', and his first project in two years since 2021's ''[[Clouds (The Mixtape)]]''.

==Promotion== The album was announced on February 16, 2023, along with the [[Hope (NF song)|title track]] and second single, and released along with the music video of the track "Happy" on April 7, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NF's New Single 'HAPPY' Takes Listeners On A Relatable Emotional Journey |url=https://kiss108.iheart.com/content/2023-04-07-nfs-new-single-happy-takes-listeners-on-a-relatable-emotional-journey/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=[[WXKS-FM|Kiss 108]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Musa |first=Hanen |date=2023-03-14 |title=NF's Upcoming 'HOPE' Album |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/645270-nfs-upcoming-hope-album |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hope-mw0003935194|title=Hope - NF {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=September 4, 2023}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' | rev2score = 7/10<ref name="clash">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nf-hope/|title=NF – Hope {{!}} Reviews|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=April 7, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref> }} Critic Robin Murray of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' wrote, "This is perhaps [NF's] most personal document yet, one that dares to deal with self-doubt and worthlessness in the public gaze. While some tracks hit harder than others,{{nbsp}}... it's a worthy attempt to look beyond the darkness, and embrace the light."<ref name="clash"/>

Khushboo Rathore from ''[[The Diamondback]]'' wrote, "As a whole, the album feels a little disorganized, but it's a positive turn on NF's usual content. It feels good to see him growing and becoming happy, and it gives me hope for my own future."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=Review: NF takes listeners on a vulnerable, soul-baring journey with 'HOPE' |url=https://dbknews.com/2023/04/10/review-nf-hope-album/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Diamondback |language=en-US}}</ref>

An anonymous writer of [[Allmusic]] gave the album a 3.5 star rating, describing the album as "building upon the emotional struggles that informed 2016's ''[[Therapy Session]]'' and 2019's ''[[The Search (NF album)|The Search]]'' with a sense that there is often a light at the end of a dark tunnel."<ref name="AllMusic"/>

==Commercial performance== ''Hope'' debuted at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 123,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, 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]]'', became NF's third top-ten album (and fourth top-ten project overall).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-number-one-sixth-week-billboard-200-chart-1235304084/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Tops Billboard 200 for Sixth Straight Week|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=April 16, 2023|access-date=April 19, 2023}}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Hope'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = [[Hope (NF song)|Hope]] | writer1 = {{hlist|[[NF (rapper)|Nathan Feuerstein]]|[[Tommee Profitt]]}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Jeff Sojka{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 4:24 | title2 = [[Motto (NF song)|Motto]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Careful | note3 = featuring [[Cordae]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|[[Cordae|Cordae Dunston]]|[[David Garcia (musician)|David Garcia]]}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Garcia}} | length3 = 3:29 | title4 = Mama | writer4 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Cole Walowac}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Saint X}} | length4 = 3:28 | title5 = [[Happy (NF song)|Happy]] | writer5 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Sojka{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length5 = 4:02 | title6 = Pandemonium | writer6 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Sojka{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length6 = 3:17 | title7 = Suffice | writer7 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Walowac}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Saint X}} | length7 = 4:25 | title8 = Gone | note8 = featuring [[Julia Michaels]] | writer8 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Julia Michaels|Profitt}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | length8 = 4:06 | title9 = Bullet | writer9 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Walowac}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Saint X|Sojka{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length9 = 3:42 | title10 = Turn My Back | writer10 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Walowac}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Saint X}} | length10 = 3:36 | title11 = Mistake | writer11 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt}} | length11 = 3:35 | title12 = Let 'Em Pray | writer12 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Walowac}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Profitt|Saint X|Sojka{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length12 = 3:33 | title13 = Running | writer13 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Garcia}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Feuerstein|Garcia}} | length13 = 4:13 | total_length = 49:31 }}

'''Notes''' * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer. * All tracks are stylized in all caps, such as "Hope" being stylized as "HOPE".

== Personnel == * [[NF (rapper)|NF]] – vocals, production * Alex Dobbert – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] (1–4, 6, 7, 12) * [[Mike Bozzi]] – mastering (5, 8–11, 13) * [[Tommee Profitt]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] (1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12), [[Programming (music)|programming]] (1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12) * Jeff Sojka – mixing (1–12), programming (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12) * [[David Garcia (musician)|David Garcia]] – mixing (10, 13), programming (3, 10, 13), [[Audio engineer|engineering]] (10, 13), keyboards (10, 13), guitar (13) * [[Cordae]] – vocals (3) * [[Capital Kings|Cole Walowac]] (Saint X) – programming (4, 7, 9, 10, 12), keyboards (10) * [[Julia Michaels]] – vocals (8)

== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Hope'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2023-04-17|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart/2023-04-17|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Austria|3|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|3|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|29|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|10|M|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=15&y=2023&list=a40|title=Album Top-40 Uge 15, 2023|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Finland|11|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{album chart|France|136|M|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=15?&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 15, 2023)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Germany|6|id=515439|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Hungary|38|year=2023|week=15|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Ireland3|16|date=20230414|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s15-2/|title=2023 15-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2023-04-14|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Norway|2|M|url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2023-w15/|title=Album 2023 uke 15|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Polish Albums ([[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/albumy|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]]|language=pl|access-date=April 20, 2023|type=Select week 07.04.2023–13.04.2023.}}</ref> | 43 |- {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20230414|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Spain|82|M|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2023/15|title=Top 100 Albums Weekly|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2023&dspp=15|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 15|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> | 15 |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=NF|album=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|2|date=20230414|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2023}} |- {{album chart|UKChristian|1|date=2023-04-14|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2026}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20230414|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |} {{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Hope'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2023|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref> | 78 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> | 162 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> | 60 |} {{col-end}}

== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Hope''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Hope|artist=NF|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=November 30, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Hope|artist=NF|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|id=2985-4558-2|access-date=March 23, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Hope|artist=NF|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=July 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

== References == {{reflist}}

[[Category:2023 albums]] [[Category:NF (rapper) albums]] [[Category:Caroline Records albums]] [[Category:Pop-rap albums]] [[Category:Emo rap albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Tommee Profitt]]