ArtistInfo
Jay-Z
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Album US 1998 on Roc-A-Fella Records label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Thug Rap, Pop Rap)
Tracks 13 & 14 are bonus tracks. ℗ & © 1998 Roc-A-Fella Records, L.L.C. Made in the U.S. The bonus disc was included with the first print run of the Vol. 2 album
Musicians
 | Jay-Z voc, *1969 album by |
 | Shawn Carter , executive-producer, written by |
 | Memphis Bleek , *1978 US featuring |
 | Da Ranjahz , US featuring |
 | Half Dead voc, US vocals, additional |
 | Wais , vocals, additional |
 | Jake Carter , guitar, additional |
| Mike , guitar, additional |
 | Steven Jordan , producer, instruments, all instruments by, written by |
 | Big Jaz , *1964 US featuring, vocals, additional |
 | Amil voc, *1978 US vocals, additional, featuring |
 | DMX , *1970 US featuring |
 | Too Short key, *1966 featuring |
 | Ja Rule voc, *1976 US featuring |
| Lil' Rob , producer, instruments, all instruments played by |
 | Foxy Brown , *1978 US featuring |
 | Beanie Sigel acg, *1974 US featuring |
 | Sauce Money voc, US featuring |
 | The Lox , US featuring |
 | Kid Capri voc, key, *1967 US producer, featuring, drum programming |
 | Liz Leite voc, US vocals |
 | Jermaine Dupri voc, *1972 US producer, featuring, written by |
 | DJ Clue key, *1975 US performer on track |
| Jay-Z , Memphis Bleek , performer on track |
 | Diamonds In Da Rough , performer on track |
 | Rell , performer on track |
| Unknown Artist , performer on track |
 | Pain In Da Ass , performer on track |
Producers
| The Drawing Board art direction, design |
| Damon Dash executive-producer |
| Kareem Burke executive-producer |
| Herb Powers Jr. mastered by |
| Tony Gillis mastered by |
| Jonathan Mannion photography by |
| Lenny Santiago photography by |
| Dexter Tabou engineer, assistant |
| DJ Premier producer |
| Eddie Sancho recorded by, mixed by |
| Ken "Duro" Ifill mixed by |
| The 45 King producer |
| Paul Falcone recorded by |
| Swizz Beatz producer |
| Joe Quinde recorded by, mixed by |
| Stevie J mixed by |
| Tony Black mixed by, recorded by |
| Doug Wilson recorded by |
| Todd Wachmuth engineer, assistant |
| Timbaland producer |
| Jimmy Douglass recorded by, mixed by |
| Pat Viala recorded by |
| J-Runnah producer |
| Ken "DURO" Ifill mixed by |
| Irv Gotti producer |
| Darold Trotter co-producer |
| Erick Sermon producer |
| Kevin Crouse mixed by |
| D'Anthony Johnson recorded by |
| Mahogany producer |
| Mike Rew recorded by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro - Hand It Down | Jay-Z | Chris Martin, Malik Cox | 2:56 |
| 2 | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | Jay-Z | Charles Strouse, Mark James, Martin Charnin | 3:58 |
| 3 | If I Should Die | Jay-Z | Kaseem Dean, Malcolm Byer, Nigel La Guerre | 4:55 |
| 4 | Ride Or Die | Jay-Z | Steven Jordan | 4:48 |
| 5 | Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) | Jay-Z | Jonathan Burks, Timothy Mosley | 3:53 |
| 6 | Money, Cash, Hoes | Jay-Z | Earl Simmons, Kaseem Dean | 4:46 |
| 7 | A Week Ago | Jay-Z | Chris Jasper, Earl Simmons, Ernie Isley, J. Stoute, Kaseem Dean, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Todd Shaw | 5:00 |
| 8 | Coming Of Age (Da Sequel) | Jay-Z | Kaseem Dean | 4:21 |
| 9 | Can I Get A... | Jay-Z | Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Robert Mays | 5:09 |
| 10 | Paper Chase | Jay-Z | Timothy Mosley | 4:34 |
| 11 | Reservoir Dogs | Jay-Z | David Styles, Dwight Grant, Erick Sermon, Isaac Hayes, Jason Phillips, Sean Jacobs, Todd Gaither | 5:19 |
| 12 | It's Like That | Jay-Z | David Anthony Love, Frank Friedman | 3:45 |
| 13 | It's Alright | Jay-Z | Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Damon Dash, David Byrne, Imsomie Leeper, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth | 4:01 |
| 14 | Money Ain't A Thing | Jay-Z | Buddy Hankerson, Charles Carter, Jermaine Dupri, Roger Parker, Steve Arrington | 4:13 |
| 15 | Roc-A-Fella Presents This Thing Of Ours | Jay-Z | ||
| 16 | Snippets | DJ Clue | 5:01 | |
| 17 | Cru Love | Jay-Z , Memphis Bleek | 3:31 | |
| 18 | Respect | Diamonds In Da Rough | 3:02 | |
| 19 | Are You Ready (Sweaty) | Rell | 4:17 | |
| 20 | Can I Live | Memphis Bleek | 3:59 | |
| 21 | Freestyle | Beanie Sigel | 1:47 | |
| 22 | Things Groupies Say (Skit) | Unknown Artist | 4:13 | |
| 23 | Pain In Da Ass (Outro) | Pain In Da Ass | 0:41 |
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