| Song | Hard Knock Life - Radio Edit |
| Artist | Jay-Z |
| Album | 90s Groove - Ministry of Sound |
| [00:00.00] | Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life（VOL.2） |
| [00:02.47] | |
| [00:02.32] | Check the bassline out' uh-huh |
| [00:06.54] | Jigga （bounce wit it）' uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh' yeahh |
| [00:11.35] | Let it bump though |
| [00:11.89] | It's the hard knock life （uh-huh） for us |
| [00:14.60] | It's the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [00:17.64] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [00:20.90] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [00:23.90] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [00:25.64] | From standin on the corners boppin |
| [00:27.71] | to drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen |
| [00:29.98] | For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard |
| [00:33.26] | From the dope spot' with the smoke Glock |
| [00:35.18] | fleein the murder scene' you know me well |
| [00:37.16] | from nightmares of a lonely cell' my only hell |
| [00:40.50] | But since when y'all niggaz know me to fail? Fuck naw |
| [00:43.55] | Where all my niggaz with the rubber grips' bust shots |
| [00:46.50] | And if you with me mom I rub on your tits' and what-not |
| [00:49.82] | I'm from the school of the hard knocks' we must not |
| [00:52.83] | let outsiders violate our blocks' and my plot |
| [00:56.01] | let's stick up the world and split it fifty/fifty' uh-huh |
| [00:58.94] | Let's take the dough and stay real jiggy' uh-huh |
| [01:02.06] | And sip the Cris' and get pissy-pissy |
| [01:04.52] | Flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie' baby! |
| [01:08.47] | You know it's hell when I come through |
| [01:10.76] | The life and times of Shawn Carter |
| [01:12.50] | nigga Volume 2' y'all niggaz get ready |
| [01:14.94] | It's the hard knock life' for us |
| [01:16.84] | It's the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [01:19.88] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [01:23.29] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [01:26.19] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [01:28.06] | I flow for those 'dro'ed out; all my niggaz |
| [01:30.33] | locked down in the ten by fo'' controllin the house |
| [01:33.20] | We live in hard knocks' we don't take over we borrow blocks |
| [01:36.50] | Burn em down and you can have it back daddy' I'd rather that |
| [01:39.76] | I flow for chicks wishin' they ain't have to strip to pay tuition |
| [01:43.43] | I see you vision mama' I put my money on the longshots |
| [01:47.15] | All my ballers that's born to clock |
| [01:49.16] | Now I'ma be on top whether I perform or not |
| [01:52.07] | I went from lukewarm to hot; sleepin on futons and cots |
| [01:56.00] | to King Size' dream machines' the green fives |
| [01:58.47] | I've seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life's ills |
| [02:02.06] | Then I put it down type braile |
| [02:04.16] | I'm tight grill with the phony' rappers y'all might feel we homies |
| [02:08.36] | I'm like still' y'all don't know me' shit! |
| [02:10.90] | I'm tight grill when my situation ain't improvin |
| [02:13.97] | I'm tryin to murder everything movin' feel me?! |
| [02:16.88] | It's the hard knock life' for us |
| [02:22.26] | It's the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [02:22.34] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [02:25.39] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [02:28.67] | It's the hard knock life' for us |
| [02:32.20] | It's the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [02:35.03] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [02:37.97] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [02:41.02] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [02:42.54] | I don't how to sleep' I gotta eat' stay on my toes |
| [02:45.29] | Gotta a lot of beef' so logically' I prey on my foes |
| [02:48.28] | Hustling's still inside of me' and as far as progress |
| [02:51.54] | you'd be hard-pressed' to find another rapper hot as me |
| [02:54.29] | I gave you prophecy on my first joint' and y'all lamed out |
| [02:57.53] | Didn't really appreciate it' til the second one came out |
| [03:00.55] | So I stretched the game out' X'ed your name out |
| [03:03.37] | Put Jigga on top' and drop albums non-stop for ya' nigguh! |
| [03:06.70] | It's the hard knock life' for us |
| [03:09.18] | It's the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [03:12.27] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [03:15.24] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [03:18.49] | It's the hard knock life' for us |
| [03:21.65] | It's the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [03:24.72] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [03:27.75] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [03:30.91] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [03:43.75] | .. It's the hard knock life!! |
| [03:55.90] | .. It's the hard knock life!! |
| [00:00.00] | JayZ Hard Knock Life VOL. 2 |
| [00:02.47] | |
| [00:02.32] | Check the bassline out' uhhuh |
| [00:06.54] | Jigga bounce wit it' uhhuh uhhuh uhhuh' yeahh |
| [00:11.35] | Let it bump though |
| [00:11.89] | It' s the hard knock life uhhuh for us |
| [00:14.60] | It' s the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [00:17.64] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [00:20.90] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [00:23.90] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [00:25.64] | From standin on the corners boppin |
| [00:27.71] | to drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen |
| [00:29.98] | For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard |
| [00:33.26] | From the dope spot' with the smoke Glock |
| [00:35.18] | fleein the murder scene' you know me well |
| [00:37.16] | from nightmares of a lonely cell' my only hell |
| [00:40.50] | But since when y' all niggaz know me to fail? Fuck naw |
| [00:43.55] | Where all my niggaz with the rubber grips' bust shots |
| [00:46.50] | And if you with me mom I rub on your tits' and whatnot |
| [00:49.82] | I' m from the school of the hard knocks' we must not |
| [00:52.83] | let outsiders violate our blocks' and my plot |
| [00:56.01] | let' s stick up the world and split it fifty fifty' uhhuh |
| [00:58.94] | Let' s take the dough and stay real jiggy' uhhuh |
| [01:02.06] | And sip the Cris' and get pissypissy |
| [01:04.52] | Flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie' baby! |
| [01:08.47] | You know it' s hell when I come through |
| [01:10.76] | The life and times of Shawn Carter |
| [01:12.50] | nigga Volume 2' y' all niggaz get ready |
| [01:14.94] | It' s the hard knock life' for us |
| [01:16.84] | It' s the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [01:19.88] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [01:23.29] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [01:26.19] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [01:28.06] | I flow for those ' dro' ed out all my niggaz |
| [01:30.33] | locked down in the ten by fo'' controllin the house |
| [01:33.20] | We live in hard knocks' we don' t take over we borrow blocks |
| [01:36.50] | Burn em down and you can have it back daddy' I' d rather that |
| [01:39.76] | I flow for chicks wishin' they ain' t have to strip to pay tuition |
| [01:43.43] | I see you vision mama' I put my money on the longshots |
| [01:47.15] | All my ballers that' s born to clock |
| [01:49.16] | Now I' ma be on top whether I perform or not |
| [01:52.07] | I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots |
| [01:56.00] | to King Size' dream machines' the green fives |
| [01:58.47] | I' ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life' s ills |
| [02:02.06] | Then I put it down type braile |
| [02:04.16] | I' m tight grill with the phony' rappers y' all might feel we homies |
| [02:08.36] | I' m like still' y' all don' t know me' shit! |
| [02:10.90] | I' m tight grill when my situation ain' t improvin |
| [02:13.97] | I' m tryin to murder everything movin' feel me?! |
| [02:16.88] | It' s the hard knock life' for us |
| [02:22.26] | It' s the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [02:22.34] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [02:25.39] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [02:28.67] | It' s the hard knock life' for us |
| [02:32.20] | It' s the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [02:35.03] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [02:37.97] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [02:41.02] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [02:42.54] | I don' t how to sleep' I gotta eat' stay on my toes |
| [02:45.29] | Gotta a lot of beef' so logically' I prey on my foes |
| [02:48.28] | Hustling' s still inside of me' and as far as progress |
| [02:51.54] | you' d be hardpressed' to find another rapper hot as me |
| [02:54.29] | I gave you prophecy on my first joint' and y' all lamed out |
| [02:57.53] | Didn' t really appreciate it' til the second one came out |
| [03:00.55] | So I stretched the game out' X' ed your name out |
| [03:03.37] | Put Jigga on top' and drop albums nonstop for ya' nigguh! |
| [03:06.70] | It' s the hard knock life' for us |
| [03:09.18] | It' s the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [03:12.27] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [03:15.24] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [03:18.49] | It' s the hard knock life' for us |
| [03:21.65] | It' s the hard knock life' for us!! |
| [03:24.72] | Steada treated' we get tricked |
| [03:27.75] | Steada kisses' we get kicked |
| [03:30.91] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [03:43.75] | .. It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [03:55.90] | .. It' s the hard knock life!! |