Jon Hope

’s editorial playlist reaching over 4 million followers. The album featured collaborations with DipSet legend Jim Jones and Grammy Award winning producer Bongo By The Way, who produced the infectious single ‘Bluest Moon’. Through the guidance of legendary DJ/Producer Statik Selektah in the mid 2000’s also known as the Blog Era , Jon Hope built his reputation by releasing songs and securing placements on high profile sites and publications like XXL, 2DopeBoyz, and Billboard Magazine. His charismatic flow mixed with street inspired rhymes created the narrative of a scholarly African boy bouting trauma derived from project living and being taken away from his mother at age 10. Cole, Mac Miller, and Big KRIT. The defiant approach needed no assistance from traditional radio and music industry gatekeepers. The journey began with a series of mixtapes and projects Somekind of Wonderful in 2008 Waterfire: Collection of Emotions in 2009 followed by Work In Progress in 2011. The releases yielded career highlights that included cracking rotation on MTV and landing a spot on the heralded BET’s 106 and Park. Jon Hope continued to elevate in the 2010’s with releases A Guy Named Harry and Savage Beauty making him the first ever Rhode Island Hip Hop artist to be interviewed by legendary Hip Hop journalist Sway Calloway on Shade 45 Sirius Radio. In 2018, Hope expanded his reach by founding his company Zayn Butler Media Group which is a multimedia company focused on storytelling through music, content, and events. Additionally, Hope enhanced his passion for Hip Hop and education by creating the Hope Scholars Initiative (HSI), a non profit Hip Hop Ed program that involves mentorship, curriculum, and motivational workshops. Through HSI, Jon Hope has activated partnerships nationwide with over 20 institutions and orgs and is serving over 500 youth. In February of 2021, He was featured in the Boston Globe for his positive impact in the classroom and community.