Album
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Why this album mattered
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998) is a Jay-z album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It peaked at #1 and spent 5 weeks at #1 across 69 total chart weeks. Major singles from the album include "Hard Knock Life Ghetto Anthem".
The music
- 1
Intro – Hand It Down
2 Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
- 3
If I Should Die
- 4
Ride or Die
- 5
Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
- 6
Money, Cash, Hoes
- 7
A Week Ago
- 8
Coming of Age (Da Sequel)
- 9
Can I Get A…
- 10
Paper Chase
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- Oct 17, 1998#1
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
