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

[The_Third_Man]

What hate ya talking about?

Vol.2 is one of the most overrated albums ever. It's more of a compilation (with 3 previously released hits) than a solo album. The features and production were generic. Lyrically, vol.2 wasn't even in the same league as Vol.1.

Easily my least favorite Jay album

 

[Ohene]

...this is the problem here. Just because it isn't "trash" doesn't mean it's a "classic".

It was coo'.

nope, classic

 

[Kitsune]

All those Vol. albums were commercialized garbage, Vol. 1 was the only one that was halfway decent, Its a shame because dude would have truly been the GOAT if he wasnt in it for the money; soldout way too early in his career and his discography suffered for it. Reasonable Doubt is still top ten album in the genre though

 

[Wacky D]

volume 2 was the '90s rap version of thriller.

dam near an album full of hits.

 

[Big Mel]

Probably my 3rd fav Jay album.

 

[Shadow King]

Vol. 2 had hit records that were blanketed by filler out dated records..but that's just me

This!

 

[Mentch15]

It's not even the best of the Vol 1-3 albums. That belongs to #3, which I think is truly underrated

 

[Ohene]

at all the haters

 

[ManBearPig]

It didn't like it like that

 

[Ohene]

i love this song


aint enough hand movements in rap nowadays

that last fukkin verse man

 

[Farrinto]

I wouldn't call Vol. 2 a classic but it was a good album. It had too many lackluster songs to be a classic imo. Vol. 1 was a classic and definitely better. Vol. 3 on the other hand...

 

[Ohene]

Album was trash then and it's trash now. The production was wack and the lyrics were half assed.


Of course jigga warriors think everything jay z releases is classic so you can't take them seriously.

why you gotta neg back breh

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

why you gotta neg back breh

Neg for a neg

 

[razassin]

The album is prolly camels most commercial record... But it also has a bunch a classic jay-z shyt... This album did change him tho...

He sold 5 mill n focused on commercial beats n simple lyrics afterwards.... It still his most sold album to this day....

 

[AJtheOne]

yea I fukk wit this album