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A project riddled with personal and professional setbacks, Hope Rising exemplifies the artist, Doughboy. Hope Rising...the buildup of a new renaissance age in rap. Born out of frustration, The Keep Hope Alive mixtape was a direct call to those who love hip hop to do just that, Keep Hope Alive. Hope Rising is the sequel and is the progression in the views of this emcee. Multidimensional, Hope Rising is balanced and includes a variety of subject matters: beef (Chemistry), the potential pitfalls of pursuing a better life (Money), a cinematic description of a robbery gone wrong (Goodies) and of course, straight spittin' lyrical cipher (Collide). Hope Rising features diverse production from Deeboonthetrack, C.A.G. Beats, BattleZonedTJ, UK based producer The Passion HiFi, DJ Vudu Spellz, and hosting from the legendary, award winning DJ Slugo, of the Blok Club DJs and lyrical blessings from Ldorado Jones of The IL.Literits, Sycosis, K Dash, & C-Fix among others.