H.O.P.E., the young Cali-bred MC, is about to change how the whole world looks at the Westcoast. Born Marquis Wright, Hope grew up in the heart of Compton. He was raised purely off Hip-Hop stating " all my dad used to play was Tribe and alot of what we now consider old school Hip-hop." As he got older he played with rap, until he formed a group with some of his highschool friends, who were managed then by now friend/partner Julien Edwards. After the group fell out, he knew he had to succeed in the Hip-Hop game. <br /><br /><br />"If im not doing music, then what the hell am i here for?" exclaimed H.O.P.E. "I cant see myself doing anything other then this." With his freshly-unique flow and whitty, yet captivating lyrical content, people are already begining to whisper about H.O.P.E. being one of the best in LA. With influences like Jay-Z. 2pac, Biggie and NAS...H.O.P.E.'s future is looking brighter then ever... <br /><br />"I listen to the greats, cause thats what I'm aiming for. Nothing less." http://www.imeem.com/bighope Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss H.O.P.E. http://www.imeem.com/bighope/music/waPGnQTB/hope_love_lotus_feat_kent_jamz/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:24:43 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/music/waPGnQTB/hope_love_lotus_feat_kent_jamz/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/waPGnQTB.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> wLkT31BAlb <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/l9UlzFgyVc/"><img src="http://srv0204-04.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/a0de860e4277e018fb959ebdb80b3f22_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/l9UlzFgyVc/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:24:20 -0000 l9UlzFgyVc <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/hU5w6_6BKU/"><img src="http://srv0204-03.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/617329d8058482f0c12bef70552c3d29_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/hU5w6_6BKU/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:24:01 -0000 hU5w6_6BKU <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/ApPU8McThy/"><img src="http://srv0204-03.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/8fc7b4a0d687124508690746ed7a52dd_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/ApPU8McThy/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:23:37 -0000 ApPU8McThy <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/0BrWe2eUIP/"><img src="http://srv0204-07.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/22ed8bf54167c04f4f35a99f13f90ece_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/0BrWe2eUIP/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:23:17 -0000 0BrWe2eUIP <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/vKGHJHr6UA/"><img src="http://srv0110-05.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/bce59a41a813de63a53e1b4376448c10_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/vKGHJHr6UA/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:22:55 -0000 vKGHJHr6UA <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/y7IeTZwMvB/"><img src="http://srv0110-07.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/5a84aede4e84c00615996d2a69e11440_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/y7IeTZwMvB/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:22:31 -0000 y7IeTZwMvB <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/qBW4r-z0xE/"><img src="http://srv0110-06.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/49941beb7032e6a78a3c0240aef7ca4b_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/qBW4r-z0xE/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:22:12 -0000 qBW4r-z0xE <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/9qfzSHoLAd/"><img src="http://srv0110-06.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/b088382465a012ae7f1a1431f676c6c3_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/9qfzSHoLAd/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:21:52 -0000 9qfzSHoLAd <a href="http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/2sYBSGUwCe/"><img src="http://srv0204-02.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/a09f4e78bdb46eb4a24c099dd9c8fab4_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/bighope/photo/2sYBSGUwCe/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:21:40 -0000 2sYBSGUwCe