02-04-2010
WATCH: Apollo Performance Interview
Hope performed at Billboard Live's Alicia Keys & Friends Concert held at New York's Apollo this past January. Check out an exclusive interview with Hope on her performance HERE!

01-08-2010
Watch Hope's Perfomance at the Alicia Keys & Friends Concert
In case you missed it, head over to BillboardLive.com to watch Hope performing at the Alicia Keys & Friends Concert! Hope performed "Who Am I To Say" and "The Rain Dont Last". Click HERE to check out the entire concert which was streamed live on BillboardLive.com!

01-05-2010
Hope to Perform at the Alicia Keys and Friends Concert Streaming on Billboardlive.com
Hope will be performing this Thursday, January 7th in NYC at the Apollo Theatre as part of the Alicia Keys & Friends Concert! Watch her perform from home, as the entire event will be broadcast in a LIVE stream on BillboardLive.com!

The event airs this Thursday at 9pm EST, so make sure you mark your calendars and bookmark BillboardLive.com. This is one event you won't want to miss!

01-05-2010
Hope to Perform at the Alicia Keys and Friends Concert Streaming on Billboardlive.com!
Hope will be performing this Thursday, January 7th in NYC at the Apollo Theatre as part of the Alicia Keys & Friends Concert! Watch her perform from home, as the entire event will be broadcast in a LIVE stream on BillboardLive.com!

The event airs this Thursday at 9pm EST, so make sure you mark your calendars and bookmark BillboardLive.com. This is one event you won't want to miss!

12-28-2008
Hear Hope on the Series Premiere of MTV's 'The City'
Tune in to MTV's series premiere of 'The City' on December 29th, at 10pm ET/PT to hear Hope's song "Leave Me In New York"! The song is off of Hope's upcoming album, coming soon! To hear a preview of "Leave Me In New York" head over to Hope's myspace page now!

10-21-2008
Hope Featured in IFC Films' "Where God Left His Shoes"
Hope will be featured in "Where God Left His Shoes" from IFC Films, being released on December 12th.

"Where God Left His Shoes" is the story of Frank (John Leguizamo), Angela (Leonor Varela), and their two children. When they are evicted from their New York City apartment, they have no choice but to move into a homeless shelter. After a few difficult months, a glimmer of hope arrives on Christmas Eve: a nearby housing project has an apartment available immediately. The catch is that Frank needs a job in order to qualify. While the rest of the city prepares for Christmas, Frank and his ten-year-old stepson, Justin (David Castro), roam the cold streets of the city trying to find a job by day's end so that they have a home on Christmas morning.

For more information on "Where God Left His Shoes" please click HERE.

10-13-2008
Grab the Hope Widget Now on TrueAnthem.com
Grab free downloads of Hope's indie album on her TrueAnthem widget now! Help spread Hope's music by grabbing the widget HERE and posting it on your myspace page now!

01-03-2008
Listen To Hope's Hit 'Who Am I To Say'!

Click here to check out Hope's hit single 'Who Am I To Say' from the soundtrack for Tyler Perry's Movie 'Why Did I Get Married?'!

Also be sure to check out Hope's 'Fortress' which is featured on the soundtrack for the new feature film 'P.S. I Love You'!

Click here to check out Perez Hilton.com's recent comments on Hope!

11-12-2007
Hope News Update!
Catch Hope's 'Angel's' track featured in EA Games "The Sims - Castaway & Expansion Pack No.6" in stores everywhere as of October 23rd. Hope's new song "What Am I To Say" is featured in the Tyler Perry movie Why Did I Get Married? and also featured on the soundtrack in stores now!

08-07-2007
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A clear voice, a pure new sound, a petite musical messiah…No other name could be more fitting for the beautiful lady who has become something of a legend for music lovers everywhere. Whether its her gentle melodies that merge rock and soul, or sultry vocals over her acoustic guitar, her incomparable soothing voice says it all. Hope is like a breath of fresh air in step with the rhythms of life. Her harmony is so pure and her voice so sweet that it melts your soul.

By the way, Hope is her birth name. A native of New York, she was born into a talented family. Hope started singing and playing the piano when she was only three years old, and got her first guitar lesson from her dad at the age of five. While growing up she listened to a variety of music, including gospel, rock, and rhythm and blues.

Her mother was a familiar voice on Chicago’s top Black radio station and New York’s WBLS pick hit of the week for “Don’t Cry”, a song written by Hope’s father. Hope’s mother also graced the stage as the opening act for David Ruffin and Lou Rawls at the Apollo Theater.

Her father remains a prolific songwriter whose laurels include Musical Coordinator of the 1970s Broadway hit production of Hair. He also produced and managed bands such as Street and The Paupers, to name a few. He knew musical legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin, and Jim Morrison. Hope’s father is known for his songs about people and situations – songs that speak to real life social and political issues. Hope has continued this legacy of writing songs that matter.

Hope recalls her brother bringing home a tape of Sade’s Love Deluxe and how she had to hide it from her parents. In Hope’s words: “Sade was my musical secret. When I listened to Sade, I found a place of peace. In that place, I filled a well full of tears and joy that I could not yet express. I decided then my mission was to help that woman in Somalia -- every woman, man, and child who suffers like her and lives a life they did not choose.”

This was an epiphany that began to profoundly affect the music she composed. Hope knew that her destiny was to inspire others through her music. During her teens, the budding young songwriter continued to pen sensitive and pensive lyrics. However, it was the real world stage that beckoned her to hone her craft as a performing artist.

Hope’s music soon caught the ear of record producers. Her song, “Soldier”, was featured on the critically acclaimed documentary soundtrack, Thug Angel. This film explores the life of the late rapper icon, Tupac Shakur. Her song “Beside You,” was included on the soundtrack for the Emmy winning television series, Soul Food.

Hope also appears in Soundz of Sprit, a documentary film directed by Joslyn Rose Lyons that explores the relationship between the creative process and spirituality in hip hop culture. This film features Common, Andre 3000, and KRS1. Today, Hope appears in concert in the United States and abroad. She has also opened for bands such as Air Supply and Christopher Cross, and lent her musical support to charitable organizations such as the Denise Roberts Breast Cancer Foundation. Hope’s “The Rain Don’t Last” has recently been the most requested and most downloaded song on 100.3 The Beat, LA’s leading urban radio station.

Hope is clearly a musical genius. When you hear her, expect musical boundaries to disappear. Her Debut CD -- Hope -- is soul-baring storytelling set to music at its best. Each song is a delicately crafted blend of lyrical imagery, sultry rhythms, pure vocals, and universal truths. As one of her adoring fans says: “Hope is the searing voice of the collective imagination….Her subtle strength is her ability to capture the human experience and translate it into song .”