Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (album version, explicit)
~ Recording by Jay‐Z
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | 3:58 | Jay‐Z | Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life | Jay‐Z | Album |
| Roc‐A‐Fella Records | 314 558 902-2 |
| 2.17 | Hard Knock Life | 3:59 | Jay Z | The Hip Hop Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | MOODCD66 |
| 10.10 | Hard Knock Life | 4:01 | Jay‐Z | Back to Black | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), MWA | 5415182, 5415812 |
| 1.14 | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | 3:59 | Jay‐Z | Hip Hop - The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 980 0234 |
| 1.19 | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | 4:03 | Jay‐Z | Hip Hop: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 039 453-2 |
| 1.19 | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) | 4:02 | Jay‐Z | Hip Hop: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal’s subsidiary in New Zealand; DO NOT USE as an imprint) | 9809222 |
| 1.1 | Hard Knock Life | 3:59 | Jay‐Z | The History of Hip-Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD085 |
| 1.20 | Hard Knock Life | 3:59 | Jay‐Z | R&B Summer Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697559262 |
| 1.3 | Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem) | 4:00 | JAY‐Z | Throwback: Hip Hop (unmixed + mixes) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + DJ-mix |
| Ministry of Sound | |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Paul Falcon |
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| producer: | The 45 King (aka DJ Mark) |
| mixer: | Ken “DURO” Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill) |
| recorded at: | The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States |
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| mixed at: | Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States |
| samples: | It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie, 1977 original Broadway cast) by Andrea McArdle, Orphans |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/5rTSeRHImD71V5vIYu5g7k [info] |
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| streaming page: | https://tidal.com/track/33891628 [info] |
| recording of: | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) |
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Related works
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
| writer: | Martin Charnin Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark) Shawn Carter (US rapper) Charles Strouse |
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| publisher: | 45 Music EMI Blackwood Music Inc. Helene Blue Musique Ltd. Lil Lulu Music MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Hip Hop Mash Up |
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| later parody versions: | It's a Lockdown Life |
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