Maurice Brown's "The Mood" due out March 10 2017 (Mobetta Music/Ropeadope), Brown has released his latest single “Destination Hope,” featuring singer Chris Turner and spoken word poet J. IVY. It’s a jazzy, soul-infused number with straight hip-hop beats that will keep your head swaying even after the track ends.

“Destination Hope represents a place of encouragement & inclusion in place of resentment & division, a place where there is no racism or discrimination. A place where people have respect for one another, their communities and the environment. It’s very easy to get caught up in the negativity & that leads to hopelessness. In these trying times, I sought to create a mood that would uplift people and give them a sense of hope. The destination is in the journey to get there; to actively & compassionately stand up for something better for ourselves & future generations is to cultivate hope.” - Maurice Brown

Maurice Brown -- Trumpet / Vocals
Kris Bowers -- Piano / Keyboards
Solomon Dorsey -- Bass
Joe Blaxx -- Drums
Josh Connolly -- Guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Chelsea Baratz -- Tenor Sax & Vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Derek Douget -- Tenor Sax (tracks 2, 9)
Weedie Braimah -- Percussion (tracks 5, 8)
Saunders Sermons -- Trombone (track 3)
Talib Kweli -- Vocals (track 4)
Chris Turner -- Vocals (track 10)
J. Ivy -- Spoken Word (track 10)

Produced by Maurice Brown | Mixed by QMillion
Recorded at The Parlor Recording Studio, New Orleans, LA
Mastered by Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace
Engineered by Matt Grondin & Nick Guttmann
Album Photos: Zach Gross | Layout : Andy Hunter