History

The duo came to people's attention with their first effort, the "Drop Bass" b/w "Bounce" 12" single on Emerge Music in 1999. The follow-up release came in 2000 as the "All Word, No Play" vinyl single.

Shortly after the Non-Prophets singles caught a buzz, Sage verbally committed to the then up-and-coming label anticon. for the release of his first solo album. Until Personal Journals

Personal Journals

Personal Journals has received high reviews from critics. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars. Pitchfork Media gave it a 8.7 out of 10 ratings. RapReviews.com gave the album a 9.5 out of 10. Robert Christgau gave it a "*" which means an honorable mention...

 official unveiling in 2002, Francis self-released his "Sick Of" series which included Non-Prophets material.

Around the same time Beats created his first compilation of instrumentals, Reverse Discourse

Reverse Discourse

Reverse Discourse is an album by producer Joe Beats released in 2002.-Track listing:# "The Clock with No Hands"# "Wander’s Lust"# "Born Mimic"# "Number 4 Disease"# "One Trick Pony"# "Andy Kaughman"# "Confessions of a Trump Card"# "Impatient"...

. Here Joey introduces his unpaused/uninterrupted style of producing. With Sage's help the album saw the light of day on his label, Strange Famous Records

Strange Famous Records

Strange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B...

.

Their debut album, Hope

Hope (Non-Prophets album)

Hope is the debut album by the hip hop duo Non-Prophets, released on Lex Records in October 2003 . The album is produced entirely by Joe Beats and all vocal duties are handled by Sage Francis....

 was released on Lex Records

Lex Records

Lex Records is an independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. The label was an imprint of Warp Records and run from their North London offices, until September 2005.Lex has a low volume of releases, rarely releasing more than three albums annually...

 in 2003, and was described by Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 as "one of the year's finest", also receiving a positive review from CMJ New Music Monthly

CMJ New Music Monthly

CMJ New Music Monthly was a monthly music magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each issue included a compact disc with 15 to 24 songs by well established bands, unsigned bands, and everything in between...

. In early 2004, they toured the United States on Sage Francis' infamous "Fuck Clear Channel

Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...

" tour.

Today, the two are established as soloists. In 2004 Sage signed to punk label, Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

. In 2010 his Li(f)e

Li(f)e

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 was the third and final record to come out on one of Epitaph's sister labels ANTI-

ANTI-

ANTI- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records.While Epitaph's focus has shifted over the last decade from mostly punk rock, nowadays ANTI- has a more diverse roster, ranging from country , hip hop , reggae , Soul , folk , rap-rock , indie rock...

. In 2005, Joey released Indie Rock Blues

Indie Rock Blues

Described as danceable melancholia for the depressed, Indie Rock Blues is an uninterrupted mix of songs from various rock groups remixed by Joe Beats. The album was originally released on Arbied in 2005. In 2006, 24-7 Records released a vinyl version of it.-Track listing:-External links:**...

 on independent label, Arbeid and 24-7 Records.

Albums

Album information
Hope Hope (Non-Prophets album) Hope is the debut album by the hip hop duo Non-Prophets, released on Lex Records in October 2003 . The album is produced entirely by Joe Beats and all vocal duties are handled by Sage Francis.... Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Lex Records Lex Records Lex Records is an independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. The label was an imprint of Warp Records and run from their North London offices, until September 2005.Lex has a low volume of releases, rarely releasing more than three albums annually... Singles: "Damage"
Hopestrumentals Hopestrumentals Hopestrumentals is an album of the instrumentals of the Non-Prophets album, Hope, released by Joe Beats on GoodFoot records in 2004.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "Any Port"# "Damage"# "That Ain't Right"# "Disasters"# "FRESH"# "Mainstream 307"... Released: October 2004 Label: Goodfoot Records

12” singles

Details
"Bounce" Released: February 1999 Label: Emerge Music
"All Word, No Play" Released: February 2000 Label: Emerge Music
"Damage" Released: February 2004 Label: Lex Records Lex Records Lex Records is an independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. The label was an imprint of Warp Records and run from their North London offices, until September 2005.Lex has a low volume of releases, rarely releasing more than three albums annually...