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Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

1998 single by Jay-Z
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Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

Summary

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) is a single[1]. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s genre is East Coast hip-hop[4].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) followed Can I Get A...[5].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was followed by Money, Cash, Hoes[6].
  • Among the performers on Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was Jay-Z[7].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s record label is recorded as Roc-A-Fella Records[8].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[9].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) is part of Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life[10].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was released on October 27, 1998[12].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s lyricist is recorded as Jay-Z[13].
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s samples from work is recorded as It's the Hard Knock Life[14].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2972654a-c306-3ebd-8cba-0e754ff172a6[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was performed by Jay-Z[7].

Publication

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was published on October 27, 1998[12]. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'s genre is East Coast hip-hop[4]. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) is part of Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) followed Can I Get A...[5]. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was followed by Money, Cash, Hoes[6].

Why It Matters

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).[2] Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Def Jam Recordings Jay-Z United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · 2027 vision in my · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Record label → Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings
    Title → Hard Knock Life
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