| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/def Jam | | UPC: 00731455890228 | | Release Date: 9/29/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 60115673 | | Item#: M3CC4F | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24321 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 1998 Def Jam/RAL
(C) 1998 Def Jam/RAL
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Jay-Z (rap vocals); Wais, Half Dead, Big Jaz, Amil, Liz (vocals); Steven Jordan, Lil' Rob (various instruments); Jake Carter, Mike (guitar); Kid Capri (programming); Memphis Bleek, Da Ranjahz, DMX, Too Short, Ja Rule, Amil, Foxy Brown, Jermaine Dupri, The Lox, Beenie Siegel, Sauce Money. | | Producers include: Premier, Mark 45, Swizz Beats, Steven Jordan, Timbaland. | | Engineers include: Eddie Sancho, Paul Falcon, Joe Quinde. | | VOL. 2 HARD KNOCK LIFE won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. | | "Hard Knock Life" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. "Money Ain't A Thang" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. | | Jay-Z is a rapper's rapper. He is the lyricist all other MCs want to be, and he has the beats over which every other MC wants to rhyme. His third album, VOL. 2 HARD KNOCK LIFE, further verifies Jay-Z's #1 status. Throughout his musical career, Jay-Z has shown that he has the skills to pay more than just the bills. Experimenting like few other rap artists have, Jay-Z uses the Broadway musical Annie's "Hard Knock Life" for his title track and first single. With its hardcore production, "Money, Cash, Hoes" allows Jay-Z to demonstrate his lyrical skill alongside DMX. "Paper Chase" features Foxy Brown and diversifies VOL. 2 with its Southern Timbaland-produced feel. |
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| Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.77)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."Q (12/00, p.144)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Boasts Timbaland, DMX, Jermaine Dupri, Foxy Brown and an infectious title track sampling the musical Annie. It couldn't fail: the epitome of mainstream hip hop, and intentionally so." The Source (11/98, p.190)
- 4.5 Mics (out of 5)
- "...On his third try for the trophy, the mayor of Marcy Projects took time during the offseason to perfect his method..." |
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