Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 29, 1998, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam...
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"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" is a single from American rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, released on October 27, 1998. It features...
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Amil (section Early life)
was looking for a woman to provide vocals on his third album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. Jay-Z asked Amil to freestyle and liked it, and selected her...
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The Hits Collection, Volume One (redirect from The Hits Collection, Vol. 1)
3 and one from each of Jay's other solo albums dating back to Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. The Hits Collection, Volume One was Jay-Z's first greatest hits...
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thirty-percent more than the first-week sales of Jay-Z's previous album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998). On February 14, 2001, it was certified triple platinum...
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Jay-Z (redirect from Life + Times)
In 1998, Jay-Z released Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life which spawned the biggest hit of his career at the time, "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". He relied...
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Hard Knock Life may refer to: "It's the Hard Knock Life", a song from the musical Annie Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, a 1998 album by Jay-Z "Hard Knock Life...
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Jay-Z albums discography (category CS1 foreign language sources (ISO 639-2))
I Get A..." and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which both reached top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100. Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life was certified five...
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Jermaine Dupri's 1998 album Life in 1472. It features rapper Jay-Z and appears as a bonus track on his album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It is produced by Dupri...
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"Brooklyn Go Hard" Featuring Santigold (Notorious Soundtrack, 2009) "Can I Get A..." Featuring Amil & Ja Rule (Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life/Def Jam's Rush...
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American rapper Jay-Z as the third single from his third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998). It was released on December 18, 1998. While the album...
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word "Nigga") is a single by rapper Jay-Z from his third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It was released on March 1, 1999. The song is produced by Timbaland...
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of the film Rush Hour, but also appears on Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life as its first single. The song is produced by Irv Gotti and Lil'...
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Jaz-O (section Early life)
(Originator 99)", a single that was released from Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. The song became a big hit in Jaz-O's career at the time. However...
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Best Rap Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, but lost to Jay-Z's Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It was also the first solo Latin hip hop record to go Platinum...
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Memphis Bleek (section Early life)
albums: Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998), Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999), The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000), and The Blueprint 2: The Gift...
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rap before moving into slower forms, and in the liner notes of Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life he describes this, saying of "The Originators" that "we was using...
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Jay-Z singles discography (category CS1 foreign language sources (ISO 639-2))
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which peaked at numbers 19 and 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Both preceded his third album, Vol. 2....
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(namesake of Irv's record label, Murder Inc.). Jay's 1998 album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, saw him largely depart from his previous entourage and venture...
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Volume Two (redirect from Vol. 2)
2, Volume II or Vol. II may refer to: Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, a 1998 album by rapper Jay-Z Volume 2 (Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album), 1963 Vol....
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It was later featured as a bonus track on Jay-Z's third album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It is produced by Damon Dash and Mahogany Music, who sample "Once...
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Doechii (section Early life)
diverse release" filled with "playful and melodic sides without skimping on hard-hitting hip-hop". The mixtape won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at...
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In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is the second studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 4, 1997, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings...
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Irv Gotti production discography (section Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life / Rush Hour (soundtrack))
Live" 15. "Can't Knock the Hustle" (Fool's Paradise remix with Meli'sa Morgan) 03. "Only a Customer" (performed by Jay-Z) 04. "Life N Lessons" (produced...
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15 March 2010. "Credits: Hard Core". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2010. "Credits: Reasonable Doubt/Hard Knock Life, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March...
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"Cheers 2 U" 09. "Ms. Parker" (feat. Missy Elliott) 10. "Top of the World" 11. "One Man Woman" (feat. Aaliyah) 12. "I'll B 2 C U" 01. "Intro (Life from da...
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where it was mashed up with lyrics of the song Nigga What from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. In May 2025, "Faint" became the band's fifth song to surpass...
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Outkast (redirect from 10 the Hard Way)
Television Networks. April 2, 2014; updated January 16, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019. Sources Norris C: "Funk Soul Brothers", Spin, vol. 16/12 (2000), 142–8...
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songs from The Black Album, one from Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter, one from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. Before the...
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life – Jay-Z". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2022. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Life in 1472 – Jermaine Dupri"...
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