Vol. 2 Hard Knock Life doesnt deserve the hate it gets. The album is a classic.

[Cladyclad]

2nd most street album after RD from Jay


One of the few rap albums with no r&b hooks that went plat
3 Classic collabs
Classic phrases introduced A Week Ago/ Money Ain't A Thang (it blew up off vol 2 not RD)
Crazy Intro
Controversial line that started a legendary beef
Classic dis track
Just a Classic album all day

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

2nd most street album after RD from Jay


One of the few rap albums with no r&b hooks that went plat

hmm Interesting

 

[Travellin' Man]

yeah, i stand by this album. this is the album that made "jigga that nikka" this album was huge!

people hate on it now and say this or that now, but it's a really good album. in fact, i don't think i ever skip a track on it

reasonable doubt, vol. 2, and the blueprint round out my top 3 favorite jay z albums of all time

 

[Ohene]

Who the fukk hates on it though


I've always laughed at these type of threads, where people appreciate something by claiming that people hate on it.
Or in most cases, claiming that something is underrated when shyt gets nothing but love.

breh I searched Hard Knock Life (thread titles) looking to bump appreciation thrads and I saw hatred. I also saw one where ppl were apparently outraged that it got 4.5 mics when it dropped. Said fukk it...lemme make the thread then

 

[Ohene]

i love this song


aint enough hand movements in rap nowadays

 

[Cladyclad]

hmm Interesting

People think just cuz it sold 5 milli it was bubble gum.

Intro
Hard knock life (lyrics)
If I should die
Ride or die
Jigga What
Money Cash...
A week ago
Coming of Age
Paper chase
Reservoir Dogs
It's like that
It's alright
Are all street oriented songs

Can I Get A & Money ain't a thang are the only commercial songs which were on other albums before vol 2. And besides these two songs are classic.

 

[THE K-MAN]

Always been one of my fav Jay albums

 

[BiggWebb79]

It was/is a great balanced album.

 

[Redwing80]

This is not a classic album and it sounds mad dated. The only song timeless song on that album I can think of off top is Jigga What

 

[nieman]

Most people loved it when it dropped, well Jigga fans did. I didn't care for it too much then. It started the collabo-album trend, the lyrics on most of the tracks were hella basic, and was a very commercialized album. It's also the album that catapulted him into A-list status. I think over time, people have grown to realize that it was a so-so album, and that's where it now stands amongst the general hip-hop public.

 

[Bolzmark]

Great album. Not sure if I would give it classic status, but a great album.

 

[TheyCallMeAzul]

It's cool, outside of my top 5 Jay albums tho

 

[jadillac]

The term "did not age well" is the dumbest sh!t I ever heard

So you think every old movie and TV show that you thought was funny as a kid is still funny now?

Far as this album goes, i never liked it outside of the singles. The production wasn't ever my fav.

It put Jay on the map tho big time tho

 

[BulletProof]

No.

No.

Its not.

 

[b@squ1@t]

nope