Old heads....just how powerful was "Hard Knock Life" when it dropped?

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But on topic. that song went hard. It updated his status because this last album flopped. Can I Get A, and nikka What were better songs though.

:skip: Are you stupid? why did you post a link to this song and say its better?

What you did would be the equivalent of someone making a thread and asking how big was "If I rule the world" when it dropped

and you saying memory lane was better?

WTF???
 

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The song Hard knock life was everywhere, it kinda made me not like it you know hearing it all the time, the tracks with amil >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
 

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they used to play this bytch on the box 24/7. which was ironic because i thought the song was awful. hell i still kinda do.

Always hated that song and never understood why it blew up. There's no arguing that it was the song that made Jay a superstar though, just can't grasp why to this day.
 

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Always hated that song and never understood why it blew up. There's no arguing that it was the song that made Jay a superstar though, just can't grasp why to this day.

:salute: I completely agree. I'll go so far as to say this is one of my least favorite samples all time. Can't stand this joint, and I'm confused as to why it ever blew up. Nails on chalkboard type ish. Funk dat. I fart in this song's general direction.
 

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Coming of Age da sequel, and a week ago >>>>


i remember when camel could spit

now hes all up in the skinny jeans living with another dude in his appt

smh


RD is obv his best album but i think HKLvol 2 will always be my fav

Are u dumb?

You just said "u remember when he can spit"

Then as a contrast u talk about his fashion sense and some stupid gossip thread we had 2 days ago?

Dude do u know what lyrical means?

Dont u realize how much u let your perception of an artist affect your perception of their lyricism?

Good God you're an idiot

This nikka has to be a cac...it'd be funny if he is too :pachaha:
 

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I was in High School when it drop. Being from Louisiana, NYC nor the East Coast got any love down there except for Biggie and a few Nas hits. Hardknock life made me pay attention and give NYC artist a listen. I always saw NYC artist like we see foreign rappers. When I saw Jay walking out of the corner store drinking a quarterwater I was like these nikkas are like us.

:myman:


Then Juvenile 400 dropped and Ridin Dirty dropped, I forgot about the eastcoast for a few more years.
 

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i didnt like it.it sounded like it was made for kids.
 

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Hard Knock Life was pure Piff. It was the song "Anything" that didn't hit like HKL, but it was aight tho. Volume 2 took him over to that mainstream market.
 

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That was the album that made most of these 80's babies Camel fans. even tho they front and act like RD was always in they rotation :mjpls:

Jigga was that dude when this album dropped. HKL was getting heavy MTV play and damn near every track on the album got some type of radio play.

One of the greatest commercial albums ever.

Then camel went to the well one too many times with



didnt get the same kinda love :skip:. Good record tho
 
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