Jay-Z had just reached a little too far. Immediately following up his undisputed classic debut, 1996’s Reasonable Doubt, with a Bad Boy–boosted stab at pop appeal, Marcy Projects’ coolest son actually ...
On Sept. 29, 1998, Jay-Z dropped the album that made him a mainstream star, Vol 2. Hard Knock Life. The track, produced by Mark 45 King, was incredibly catchy, anchored by a hook that sampled "It's ...
Jay-Z and his Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life producer Timbaland are facing a whopping $2 million lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement on the track “Paper Chase.” According to TMZ, the lawsuit was ...
On this date in 1998, Jay-Z and his Roc cohorts dropped his third album Vol.2…Hard Knock Life on their independent Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint. Recorded in some of NYC’s most coveted studio spaces, ...