#Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

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Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) 25th anniversary. Released October 27, 1998

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Tracklist:

Work It Out • Miss You (Dr. Dre Remix 2002) • Boys (Co-ed Remix) • Groove Me • Shining Star • Hey Goldmember • Ain't No Mystery • Evil Woman • 1975 • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem - Dr. Evil Remix) • Daddy Wasn't There • Alfie (What's It All About, Austin?)

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THE GREASER ANTHEM 💥💥💥💥💥 /hj

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Underpaid

Expensive childcare

Overwhelmed

Teacher

Lack of time

Overobligated

Debt

Unhappy

Trying

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Jay-Z: Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

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Songs Produced by The 45 King

*Partial List*

Gang Starr Movin' On, Bust a Move, To Be A Champion (1987)

Lakim Shabazz Pure Righteousness [album] (1988)

Big Daddy Kane Set It Off (1988)

Queen Latifah All Hail the Queen [album] (1989)

Eric B. & Rakim Microphone Fiend *Remix* (1989)

Digital Underground Packet Man *Remix* (1990)

Madonna Keep it Together *Remix* (1990)

MC Lyte Big Bad Sister (1991)

C&C Music Factory Do You Wanna Get Funky? *Remix* (1994)

Jay-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (1998)

Common Sense Car Horn (1999)

Eminem Stan (2000)

Fatlip I Got The Shit (2005)

Ghostface Killah Blood in the Streets (ft. AZ) (2014)

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JAY-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

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Okay okay okay. These are good, some of these are personal favorites, but here are a few songs that I think are pop culturally relevant (in no particular order):

Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.

Mo Money Mo Problems - The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, P. Diddy (fuck that guy)

Gin and Juice (already on the list) - Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz

Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg, Pharrell

Bandz a Make Her Dance - Juicy J, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz

Pull Over - Trina

Anaconda - Nicki Minaj

In da Club - 50 Cent

Crank That (Soulja Boy) - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

Bugatti - Ace Hood, Future, Rick Ross

Move Bitch - Ludacris, Mystikal, I-20

Big Momma Thang - Lil Kim

How Many Licks? - Lil Kim, Sisqo

Magic Stick - Lil Kim, 50 Cent

My Name Is - Eminem

The Real Slim Shady - Eminem

Get Money - Junior M.A.F.I.A., The Notorious B.I.G.

Shake Ya Ass - Mystikal, Pharrell

Mr. Tung Twista - Twista, Tyrone Chilifoot

1st of tha Month - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Party Up (Up in Here) - DMX

X Gon' Give It to Ya - DMX

O.P.P. - Naughty by Nature

Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty by Nature

Make 'Em Say Uhh! - Master P, Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal

Check Yo Self - Ice Cube, Das EFX

Hot Boyz - Missy Elliott, Lil' Mo

Work It - Missy Elliott

Right Thurr - Chingy

Holidae In - Chingy, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg

Back That Azz Up - Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Lil Wayne

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - Jay-Z

Can I Get A... - Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Amil

Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - Jay-Z

99 Problems - Jay-Z

Low - Flo Rida, T-Pain

Dance (A$$) - Big Sean

Get Low - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Ying Yang Twins

Whistle While You Twurk - Ying Yang Twins

Wait (The Whisper Song) - Ying Yang Twins

Gold Digger - Kanye West, Jamie Foxx

Stronger - Kanye West

Freaky Gurl - Gucci Mane

Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot

Racks - YC, Future

Push It - Salt-N-Pepa

Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa

Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wanz

As someone who grew up living under a rock in the early 2000s and was completely lost on what hip-hop and rap was good until earlier this year I would absolutely support a crash course playlist

Best listened to on shuffle. Very NSFW, including some lyrics from A Different Time. Tried to focus on the essentials and then a few noteworthy personal favorites. Look below the cut for some commentary on what’s what ⬇️

*this playlist is subject to change, and since it’s original posting has already been edited to add Beastie Boys, Salt N Pepa, and MF DOOM

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Voir les paroles de la chanson “Hard Knock Life” de Jay-Z

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Jay-Z: Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

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Throwback-Drake: Started From The Bottom

Drake's "Started From The Bottom" is the first single from his 2013 album, Nothing Was The Same. He co-wrote the single with Noah Shebib and Michael Coleman about his early life. Coleman also produced "Started From The Bottom" under his production name, Mike Zombie. Drake was on his third album and had already become a worldwide rap star but he wanted to get into the mindset of his younger self before he became successful. He cited Marvin Gaye's Here, My Dear as an influence because he never intended to make a straight rap album, wanting instead to "make songs for the people." Rapper Future was in the studio with Drake and kept telling the engineer to start the song from the bottom and Drake used it as the song's title.

"Started From The Bottom"'s shuffling snare drum and melodramatic piano grabbed ears and, with Drake's words, became one of the biggest aspirational rap hits since Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)." Director X was at the helm of the video that had appearances from Drake's mother, Noah Shebib, and Boi-1da. The song was one of seven singles that made Nothing Was The Same the seventh best-selling album of 2013 in the United States.

Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Papoose, Wyclef Jean, Chris Brown, Meek Mill, Ice Cube, Warren G, Chino XL, and Soulja Boy have recorded remixes of the single. Drake released his eighth studio album, For All The Dogs, in 2023. Drake had a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar in 2024 that started when Lamar dissed Drake and J. Cole on the song "Like That." Drake released the singles "Push Ups," "Taylor Made Freestyle," "Family Matters," and "The Heart Part 6."  Lamar fired back with "Euphoria," "Meet the Grahams," and "Not Like Us." Rap fans agreed that Lamar won the battle and "Not Like Us" became the biggest pop song of 2024. Drake celebrated his 38th birthday (Oct. 24) by giving away free chicken slider sandwiches from Dave's Hot Chicken. 

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It’s ugly out there man

He never could get sober he never could some people just can’t get through it

In some cultures, this is no layover

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Jay-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Chopped & Screwed