Wanna compare This Can't Be Life, Where Have U Been, Intro, Soon You'll Understand, 1-900-Hustler to the Vol 2 shyt?
What are your opinions of Jay-Z Vol.2 Hard Knock Life album?
- Thread starter Alvin
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you realize DMX dropped 2 albums in 98, then had the Ruff Ryders Compilation, Ruff Ryders was a movement, Jay was a rapper
dynasty, vol.3 blueprint 2 and kingdom come his worst albums
threattonature
Veteran
Hold up folks shytting on It's Like That. I still love that shyt to this day. The only track I really ain't fukking with is Paper Chase.
I got this as a classic but probably 5th or 6th overall behind RD, Black Album, American Gangsta, Blueprint and Vol. 1.
I got this as a classic but probably 5th or 6th overall behind RD, Black Album, American Gangsta, Blueprint and Vol. 1.
Controversy
Superstar
I didn't say it was the best album
However, it was the biggest album
Em didn't start to blow until 99
HKL was the #1 album for 5 or 6 wks straight and all the singles were smashes
Controversy
Superstar
X album was better but Jay had the streets in a frenzy starting in summer of 98
I believe HKL came out in Sept of 98 & you couldn't find it NOWHERE
He basically had 4 singles released before the album drop: Money Ain't A Thang, It's Alright, Can I Get A, and Hard Knock Life
It's not his best album by any means but it was his biggest
No one was thinking about Jay in Spring 98 bc of X...but by Sept of that yr, Jay was in the MVP discussion
Controversy
Superstar
That Jay song off that album was played NON-STOP on the radio
criminology
hearse initiator
Overrated at the time, underrated now. Don't ask me how. 
I personally think it could be his best album bc it mixes the perfect of amount of street shyt with pop hits
not to mention it has this song
Tracks 3-7 were strait Piff Classics for me. Still sound great today. Money aint a thing is also a classic but that was an old song by the time the album dropped. ''Hard Knock life'' and ''can i get a'' were really big singles on the radio and on tv. All in all The album is a very good album, launched him into stardom. No complaints. he made better albums later though in BP and AG.
JayBaldacci
All Star
What do you mean by seeing? He said the biggest.
Vol3>Vol2. I listen to like, 4 songs max off of vol 2.
Vol3 I skip about 4 songs.
Vol3 I skip about 4 songs.
CashmereThoughts
Veteran
Jiggas home run 
The Mase subs
Kid kapri vocals
The bleak verse on the first track
Issa Classic.
The Mase subs
Kid kapri vocals
The bleak verse on the first track
Issa Classic.
