Genius Lyrics
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JAY-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
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The song that made Jay-Z a superstar. Famously sampling “It’s a Hard Knock Life” from the Annie movie (1982), Jay raps about his rags-to-riches story (it’s slightly different than
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Knowledge Drop: How JAY-Z Cleared The ‘Annie’ Sample For “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)”
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He wrote a letter based on a lie to the copyright holder of the theme song.
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JAY-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Interpolations
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JAY-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Samples
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Mike Myers – Hard Knock Life (Dr. Evil Remix)
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A parody of Jay Z’s song of the same name, which was featured in the third Austin Powers movie: Goldmember.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Jaguar Wright) – Hard Knock Life (MTV Unplugged)
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[Intro] / Bounce / Left and right / Left and right / Come on / Uh / Uh / Che / Uhuh / Yeah keep it best man / Nah nah you don't sing yet man / Sing now! / [Hook: Jaguar Wright (Jay
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JAY-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Samples
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JAY-Z – Hard Knock Life (MTV Unplugged) Samples
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Cher Lloyd – Hard Knock Life
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[Intro] / Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'? / Don't it seem like there's never any light? / Once a day don't you wanna throw the towel in? / It's easier than puttin
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Nipsey Hussle – Hussle & Motivate Samples
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beanie Sigel, The LOX, Pain In Da Ass & Sauce Money) – Reservoir Dogs
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Reservoir Dogs is the eleventh track on Jay Z’s Vol.2… Hard Knock Life album. It features Sheek Louch, The Lox, Sauce Money, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel and Styles P
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Mike Myers – Hard Knock Life (Dr. Evil Remix) Samples
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Aileen Quinn – It’s the Hard-Knock Life
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[ORPHANS] / It's the hard-knock life for us! / It's the hard-knock life for us! / [ANNIE] / 'Stead of treated / [ORPHANS] / We get tricked! / [ANNIE] / 'Stead of kisses / [ORPHANS
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Spotify – This Is JAY-Z
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1. JAY-Z- Izzo (H.O.V.A.) / 2. JAY-Z & Kanye West- Niggas In Paris / 3. JAY-Z- Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) / 4. JAY-Z- 99 Problems / 5. JAY-Z- Big Pimpin' (feat. UGK) / 6. JAY-
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DJ Blazin – Hard Knock Life remix
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(DJ Blazin) Intro: (0:00:00 – 0:00:12) / Hey man you know “Hard Knock Life's” / That was great by “Jay Z” / But this is the remix and it is / DJ Blazin / (Children) Chorus: (0:00:
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Cher Lloyd – Hard Knock Life Samples
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FLEE & StoopidXool – Hard Knock Trife
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(𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘨) / [Intro] / Hard knock life / Hard knock life (Uh) / Hard knock life / [Chorus] / Got a whole lotta sprite on us / Drinkin' dark never light on us / Drinkin' dirty, we love
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Aileen Quinn – It’s the Hard-Knock Life Samples
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Aileen Quinn – It’s a Hard-Knock Life Samples
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JAY-Z (Ft. Amil & Ja Rule) – Can I Get A…
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“Can I Get A…” features Jay-Z, almost counter-intuitively, letting women know that money can’t buy love. Under producer Irv Gotti’s watchful eye Hov employs new Roc-A-Fella Records
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Nipsey Hussle – Hussle & Motivate
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An obvious play on his own name (“Hustle”), Nipsey samples Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” to address the misconception of people who grew up in the hood wanting to live
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Dr. Evil – Hard Knock Life
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(spoken) / Take the base line out! / No? / You don't have to / Bounce wit it! / (it's the hard knock life for us, it's the hard knock life for us, 'stead of treated, we get tricked
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JAY-Z (Ft. Memphis Bleek & Pain In Da Ass) – Intro - Hand It Down
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“Intro/Hand It Down” is another classic introductory track from Jay-Z. After Pain in Da Ass delivers Jay’s threat to retire from the rap game, Hov passes the torch to his Roc-A-
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JAY-Z (Ft. Too $hort) – A Week Ago
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On “A Week Ago,” Jay-Z and Too $hort reflect on the age-old situation of things changing between close friends. In this specific context, they describe how partnerships in the drug
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UglyFace – RAP MUSiC FYT
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I've liked rap music the very fuckin first time / I heard that shit / What was the first song you heard that stuck? / Very first song? / That stuck / Jay-Z, Hard Knock Life, Volume
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JAY-Z – Moment Of Clarity
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This song, with beat by Eminem, shows Jay looking back on his life and career, and the roads taken – and not taken – therein
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Dyme – Ladies Are U Wit Me
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Mark The 45 King flips another old school sample ala Craig Mack’s ‘Wooden Horse’ and Jay-Z’s ‘Hard Knock Life’.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Memphis Bleek) – Coming of Age (Da Sequel)
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From Jay’s liner notes to this album:
Coming of Age: Y'all really have to take your time with this one. It’s all about thought. If you notice in the first verse I say “What’s up
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CJ Francis IV – Middle Class
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[Chorus] / It's the hard knock life for us / It's the hard knock life for us / Instead of treated, we get tricked / Instead of kisses, we get kicked / It's the hard knock life! / [
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JAY-Z – Anything
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“Anything” is a Jay-Z single found on Beanie Sigel’s 2000 album The Truth. It was also was included as a bonus track on the European version of Jay-Z’s Vol. 3… Life and Times of S
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Sudden Death – Star Trek Life
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{*a parody of Jay-Z's song "Hard Knock Life"*} / [Chorus] / It's a Star Trek life for us / It's a Star Trek life for us! / Steadda work-outs, feed my gut / Steadda drivin, beam me
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JAY-Z (Ft. Amil & Jaz-O) – Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator '99)
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This track finds Jay-Z linking with his early rap mentor Jaz-O for a sequel to one of their first collaborations; with the hook being delivered by one of Roc-A-Fella Records
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JAY-Z – Ride Or Die
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Jay-Z use this song to say, “Don’t fuck with me”. Jay gives you two options; either you ride with him or you die.
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Aileen Quinn – It’s a Hard-Knock Life Samples
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Nipsey Hussle Says JAY-Z Cleared The ‘Annie’ Sample On “Hard Knock Life” For All Future Rappers
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Jay did some important legal work back in 1998.
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Action Bronson – Funkmaster Flex Freestyle
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These are the lyrics to Action Bronson’s freestyle over the instrumental to Jay Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” on the Funkmaster Flex Show. The first verse can be matched up
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Aileen Quinn – It’s the Hard-Knock Life Samples
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JAY-Z – Reservoir Dogs Samples
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