NF Adds a Fourth Top-Five Record on the Billboard 200 tally with "HOPE" entering at No.2

   American rapper, NF, makes an incredible debut with his fifth studio album, HOPE, which comes in at the runner-spot on the Billboard 200 record chart launching with 123,000 equivalent album units. The set released April 7, 2023, was released on April 7, 2023 via Capitol Music, his label NF Real Music, and Caroline with a total of 13 tracks. The album features three singles released between February and April 2023: "Hope", "Motto" and "Happy".  Rapper Cordae and American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels are the only guest appearances on the setlist. 

   HOPE has been a success elsewhere outside the US, peaking at No.2 on the Australian Albums list, No.2 on the UK Albums run (his best rank ever), No.1 in the Netherlands, No.6 in Germany, No.1 in New Zealand, No.2 in Norway, No.4 in Scotland, No.1 in Switzerland, No.2 in the UK and NO.1 on the equivalent UK R&B Albums chart. 

  NF released a commercial mixtape, Clouds (The Mixtape), in March 2021 through his own label. The set debuted at No.3 on the Billboard 200 chart while reaching No.5 in Australia, No.12 in the UK and peaking atop the US Independent Albums (Billboard) as well as the UK R&B Albums tally and at No.2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard). 

   Prior to that, NF has scored two consecutive number-one entries on the Billboard 200, starting with his third studio album, Perception (2017) and then his fourth, The Search (2019).  His best-charting single in regards to popular charts is 2017's "Let You Down". Nonetheless most of the tracks done by the rapper are noteworthy and are without a doubt a proper representation of the artist's thrilling musical talent