Yeah, we’re gonna complete the whole Jigga sample collection. After this one, there are only 2 albums that haven’t been completed. You can thank Thomas again for this set. At nine samples though, I’m not completely sure this collection is complete. The problem is samples aren’t always documented. We do what we can to compile what we know, but I’m almost positive there’s more diggin’ left to be done on this album. For one, we all know Timbo samples and Swizz does too, for the most part. So I’d like to see if anyone else can contribute to this list. And no I’m not talking about the Jay verses that Premo scratched in ‘Hand It Down’. I left those out for obvious reasons.
Released on September 29, 1998, Vol 2… Hard Knock Life is Jay-Z’s third album and probably his most successful album commercially. Yes, I said commercially. I’m not a huge fan of this album and I cringe every time I hear ‘Hard Knock Life’, but this is the album that made Jay-Z a household name. Here are the samples…
- “Are You Man Enough” by The Four Tops
- Sampled in ‘Hand It Down’
- Produced by DJ Premier
- “It’s The Hard Knock Life” from the Annie Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Sampled in ‘Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)’
- Produced by The 45 King
- “Ballad For The Fallen Soldier” by The Isley Brothers
- Sampled in ‘A Week Ago’
- Produced by J-Runnah
- “Theme From Shaft” by Isaac Hayes
- Sampled in ‘Reservoir Dogs’
- Produced by Erick Sermon
- “24-Carat Black (Theme)” by 24-Carat Black
- Sampled in ‘Reservoir Dogs’
- Produced by Erick Sermon
- “The Beggar’s Song” by Wet Willie
- Sampled in ‘It’s Like That
- Produced by Kid Capri
- “The Hall of Mirrors” by Kraftwerk
- Sampled in ‘It’s Alright’
- Produced by Damon Dash & Mahogany
- “Once In A Lifetime” by Talking Heads
- Sampled in ‘It’s Alright’
- Produced by Damon Dash & Mahogany
- “Weak At The Knees” by Slave featuring Steve Arrington
- Sampled in ‘Money Ain’t A Thang’
- Produced by Jermaine Dupri
Download Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life: Original Samples:
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yo my dude if i have a mac i don’t think i can download off of this megaupload and rapidshare. is there something else i should be doing?
I don’t see why being on a mac would limit you from downloading from megaupload or rapidshare, but I’m not a mac guy. Can you not access the site? Or do you get an error when downloading? Can you download but just not unzip the package?
i can go to the site. it just wont let me click any thing to actually download it. i signed up and everything so that shouldnt be a problem. am i missing something?
hmmm, I don’t know what to say man. On megaupload, it should ask you for 2 letters to input before you can download. Then it takes about 45 seconds for the button to be activated. After that you should be golden. if you ain’t getting that, then I don’t know what to tell ya.
I have a mac and I can download off both sites using both firefox and safari. What browser are you using.
im also on a mac and they work fine for me just type the captcha in and press download
im using safari im gonna try and use fire fox and see what happens
PC’s >>>>>> MAC’s
Mirked. Calm down. We could have that argument and you would lose miserably, so lets not go there.
YOU GUYS NEED TO GET ZIPEG,.,.FOR DOWNLOADING OFF OF RAPID SHARE AND MEGAUPLOAD,.,.ZIPEG IS EASY TO GET,.,.ITS FREE,.,JUST FOLLOW THE INSTALLING INSTRCTIONS,.,.AND YOUR GOOD TO GO.,.,ON YOUR NEXT DOWNLOAD
I’ll check it out Big T!
Kev!
I just posted that “Weak At The Knees” sample on my blog, and was gearing up to find the other samples. . . . good look!
BTW, this is my favorite hov album of all time. . .
for some reason I cannot download from these two sites and I only need Its The Hard Knock Life
So kevin can u show me where to download this song ?