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Release Date
28 September 1998
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Length
14 tracks
"Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life" is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on September 29, 1998, on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. The album propelled Jay-Z into superstar status and cemented him as a household name in the post Biggie/Tupac Shakur era of hip-hop. This album also won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 1999. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and also went to #1 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart. This marks the first of nine consecutive chart-topping albums on both charts to date from Jay-Z, not counting the collaboration albums with R. Kelly or Kanye West. Upon its release, the album received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics, while hip-hop purists felt his aims to be a crossover success had compromised the quality and complexity of his music.
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