Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
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Album Review
Release date: 29 September 1998
Volume 2... Hard Knock Life
...on the bright side, at no point does he feel an unusual bond with [I]Starlight Express[/I], or the need to share it with us....
An example of Jay-Z 's current self-belief came when he was accused of only having dollars in mind when sampling the squawking brats from Annie for his 'Hard Knock Life' single. Mr Z countered that it had more to do with him and those fictional orphans being united in battle against the establishment. Which can't be an easy line to deliver without blushing....
- Jan 18, 1999
Tracklisting click track to read more
- Intro - Hand It Down (feat. Memphis Bleek)
- Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
- If I Should Die (feat. Da Ranjahz)
- Ride Or Die
- Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) (feat. Big Jaz)
- Money, Cash, Hoes (feat. DMX)
- A Week Ago (feat. Too $hort)
- Coming of Age (Da Sequel) (feat. Memphis Bleek)
- Can I Get A... (feat. Amil of Major Coins and Ja Rule)
- Paper Chase (feat. Foxy Brown)
- Reservoir Dogs (feat. The Lox, Beanie Sigel and Sauce Money)
- It's Like That (feat. Kid Capri)
- It's Alright (Feat. Memphis Bleek)
- Money Ain't a Thang (feat. Jermaine Dupri)
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Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Lyrics
Jay-Z - A Week Ago Lyrics
Uh-huh
That's right
Uh-huh-uh, it was all good just a week ago
Last week I had everything
Jay-Z - Reservoir Dogs Lyrics
Fuck, shit is real right here
Roc-a-Fella, Lox, takin' the streets over motherfuckers
Don't get it twisted
Yo, aiyyo, aiyyo, aiyyo
Jay-Z - Nigga What, Nigga Who Lyrics
Uh huh, uh huh, gi-gi gi-geyeah
Roc-A-Fella y'all, uh huh, uh huh, Jigga
Timbaland shit, nine-eight beyotch
Say what, say what?
Jay-Z - Intro - Hand It Down Lyrics
Sorry boys
But all the money in the world can't bring me back again
Lay down, lay down
Gonna stretch my mic out in Ponce funeral home on Marcy
Jay-Z - Money, Cash, Hoes Lyrics
Turn the lights all the way
Turn the lights all the way down
What? Yeah, come on, Big flow
Come on, yeah, come on
Jay-Z - Paper Chase Lyrics
Uhh, uhh, uh huh
Uhh, paper chase
Bonnie n Clyde
Y'all motherfuckers know how it's goin' down
Jay-Z - It's Like That Lyrics
Yeah, un huh, watch this y'all, uhh
Watch this y'all, un huh jigga
Watch this y'all, un huh, uhh
Roc-a-fella ya'll, uhhhh, come on yea
Jay-Z - It's Alright Lyrics
Bounce if you wanna bounce, ball if you wanna ball
Play if you wanna play, floss if you wanna floss
It's alright, you heard? It's alright, holla back
You get if you wanna ill, smoke if you wanna smoke
Jay-Z - If I Should Die Lyrics
Come on, life, death
Here, gone, yo
If I should die don't cry my niggas
Jay-Z - Coming Of Age (da Sequel) Lyrics
Yeah
Come experience, life as we know it
As some of you should know it, yeah, yeah
Place, Marcy, Brooklyn
Jay-Z - Money Ain't A Thang Lyrics
Uh uh
So so def
Yeah, yeah
