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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 a vocal and pitch-modified instrumental sample [1] of the song "It's the Hard Knock Life" from the 1977 musical Annie.
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 Recordings . It went on to become his most commercially successful album, selling over 6 million copies in the United States.
"It's the Hard Knock Life" is a song from the musical Annie [1] with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. [2] [3] [4] The song is sung by the eponymous protagonist, together with her fellow orphan girls, and is about how the girls are treated by Miss Hannigan.
Hard Knock Life, 1998) " Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem) " Featuring Jaguar Wright ( Jay-Z: Unplugged , 2001) "Hate" Featuring Kanye West ( The Blueprint 3 , 2009)
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 (Ghetto Anthem)", a song from the album, which samples the showtune from Annie
Hard Knock Life (1998), and led it to debut atop the Billboard 200. His fourth album, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999), became his second album to do so, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Jigga My Nigga" and "Big Pimpin'" (featuring UGK); the latter received platinum certification by the RIAA.
Hard Knock Life was released in September 1998 and became his first number-one album in the United States. [8] The album featured the international hits "Can I Get A..." and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which both reached top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100. [8]
When Major Coins broke up, Amil decided to follow a solo career with Jay-Z's label, Roc-A-Fella Records, and joined the 1999 Hard Knock Life Tour. After the tour, she appeared on songs with Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Jermaine Dupri, AZ, DJ Kay Slay, LL Cool J, and Funkmaster Flex. [3] [4]