What are your opinions of Jay-Z Vol.2 Hard Knock Life album?

[Danie84]

That Baby on Paper Chase, tho

 

[feelosofer]

Hate it, never liked it, always thought it was overrated and I think it's Jays weakest album out of maybe 4 or 5 songs. I will say this though, I wouldn't doubt that this was the album that put most 80's onto him and it is arguably the album that made him a national star.

 

[Headcase]

Half of it is great, the other half is garbage.

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

I never liked the album. Not saying it's wack but it's not good as a whole to me.
Even though it has some serious bangers.

 

[CM_Burns]

It's good, better than a lot of his later sh1t. He was still in his prime skill-wise.

Reservoir Dogs
Hard Knock Life
Week Ago

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

Vol. 1 was a much better album even though people at the time thought Vol. 2 was better.

 

[patscorpio]

had good to great songs..not a great album

 

[tuckgod]

Jay's disco is aging like milk.

He did too much trend hopping for his shyt to age well.

Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, Black Album, and American Gangsta hold up because they are soul sample based, timeless sounding albums.

Everything else has too much Swizz, Timb, whoever was hot that year production.

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

Influence, sales and popularity doesn't make an average album a classic

Half the album is mediocre-to-garbage (Ride Or Die, N What N Who, HKL, It's Like That...)

Half the album is good-to-classic (If I Should Die, Money Cash Hoes, A Week Ago...)

Just cause you busted your first nut to this LP doesn't make it a classic. Don't be blinded by nostalgia

 

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

Album is trash

 

[SirBiatch]

Jay's disco is aging like milk.

He did too much trend hopping for his shyt to age well.

Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, Black Album, and American Gangsta hold up because they are soul sample based, timeless sounding albums.

Everything else has too much Swizz, Timb, whoever was hot that year production.

 

[Zero]

Don't get me wrong, Jay came thru on most cuts, but the production was BASURA on these shyts...you like the NWNW instrumental? That boring piece of shyt It's Like That? Wannabe-futuristic It's Alright? repetitive bland-ass-sample Reservoir Dogs? Pisspoor Ride Or Die? Insomnia-cure Paper Chase?

Go broaden your horizon brehs

Production on this album shyts all over Vol2 HKL

that beat switch

 

[JustCKing]

Jay's disco is aging like milk.

He did too much trend hopping for his shyt to age well.

Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, Black Album, and American Gangsta hold up because they are soul sample based, timeless sounding albums.

Everything else has too much Swizz, Timb, whoever was hot that year production.

Much of the music he did with Tim and Swizz (more so Tim) aged gracefully. "nikka What, nikka Who" and "Big Pimpin" are staples in Jay setlists and still get a response to this day.

 

[75 Others]

If vol 2 is a classic, then Dynasty must be the greatest album ever

Vol 2 is trash, some good songs I admit, but not a very good album whatsoever

 

[Piffery]

If vol 2 is a classic, then Dynasty must be the greatest album ever

Vol 2 is trash, some good songs I admit, but not a very good album whatsoever

The Dynasty isn't near Vol.2, stop comparing them.