| Song | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) |
| Artist | Various Artists |
| Album | Def Jam Recordings 25th Anniversary |
| [ti:hard knock life] | |
| [ar:jay z] | |
| [00:03.39] | Take the baseline out...uh huh |
| [00:07.30] | Jigga..uh huh uh huh uh huh |
| [00:11.54] | Annie Sample: |
| [00:12.10] | It's the hard knock life for us （uh-huh） |
| [00:14.46] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [00:16.76] | Stead of treated...we get tricked |
| [00:19.42] | Stead of kisses...we get kicked |
| [00:22.95] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [00:24.74] | Verse 1: |
| [00:25.20] | From standing on the corners boppin... |
| [00:26.43] | To driving some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen... |
| [00:29.65] | For dropping some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard... |
| [00:32.36] | From the dope spot...where the smoke lock |
| [00:34.92] | Fleeing the murder scene...you know me well |
| [00:37.99] | From nightmares of a lonely cell...my only hell |
| [00:40.09] | But since when ya'll niggas know me to bail?Fuck Naw |
| [00:43.00] | Where all my niggas with the rubber grips...bust shots |
| [00:45.61] | And if you with me ma I rubbing your tits...and what not |
| [00:48.88] | I'm form the school of the hard knocks...we must not |
| [00:52.06] | Let outsiders violate our blocks...and my plot |
| [00:54.51] | Let's stick up the world and split it 50-50...uh huh |
| [00:58.09] | Let's take the dough and stay real jiggy...uh huh |
| [01:01.32] | Let's sip the Crys and get pissy pissy... |
| [01:04.09] | Flow imminently like the memory of my nigga Biggie,baby! |
| [01:07.00] | You know it's hell when I come through... |
| [01:10.12] | The life and times of Shawn Carter nigga Volume 2...ya'll niggas get ready |
| [01:13.90] | Annie Sample: |
| [01:14.93] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [01:16.41] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [01:19.17] | Steada treated...we get tricked |
| [01:20.55] | Steada kisses...we get kicked |
| [01:22.14] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [01:27.61] | Verse 2: |
| [01:28.12] | I flow for those droned out... |
| [01:29.24] | All my niggas locked down in the 10by 4controlling the house |
| [01:32.37] | We live in hard knocks we don't take over...we bomb blocks |
| [01:35.49] | Burn 'em down and you can have 'em back daddy,I'd rather that |
| [01:39.48] | I flow for chicks wishing...they ain't have to strip to pay tuition |
| [01:42.14] | I see you vision mama...I put my money on the longshots |
| [01:45.62] | All my ballers thats born to glock Now I'ma be on top whether I perform or not |
| [01:51.35] | I went from lukewarm to hot |
| [01:53.49] | Sleeping on guitars and cots...the king size,dream machine to grief |
| [01:56.51] | I've seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life's ills |
| [02:00.34] | Then I put it down tight grill |
| [02:02.19] | I'm tight grill with the phony...rappers you might feel we homeys |
| [02:05.05] | I'm like still you don't know me...shit |
| [02:10.62] | I'm tight grill when my situation ain't improving |
| [02:13.08] | I'm trying to murder everything moving,Feel Me!! |
| [02:16.04] | Annie Sample: |
| [02:16.56] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [02:18.09] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [02:21.77] | Stead of treated...we get tricked |
| [02:24.28] | Stead of kisses...we get kicked |
| [02:27.50] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [02:30.57] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [02:33.90] | Stead of treated...we get tricked |
| [02:36.66] | Stead of kisses...we get kicked |
| [02:40.24] | It's the hard knock life!!! |
| [02:41.77] | Verse 3: |
| [02:42.13] | I don't know how to sleep..I gotta eat..stay on my toes |
| [02:44.69] | Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes |
| [02:47.81] | Hustlin still inside of me and as far as progress |
| [02:50.47] | You be hardpressed to find another rapper hot as me |
| [02:53.89] | I gave you prophecy on my first joint...and ya'll lamed out |
| [02:56.91] | Didn't really appreciate it till the second one came out |
| [03:00.29] | So I stretched the game out..X'ed your name out |
| [03:03.20] | Put Jigga on top..and drop albums non-stop for ya nigga |
| [03:05.76] | Annie Sample: |
| [03:06.58] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [03:08.27] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [03:11.23] | Stead of treated...we get tricked |
| [03:14.51] | Stead of kisses...we get kicked |
| [03:17.52] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [03:20.64] | It's the hard knock life for us |
| [03:24.07] | Stead of treated...we get tricked |
| [03:25.76] | Stead of kisses...we get kicked |
| [03:28.11] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [03:31.90] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| [03:52.00] | It's the hard knock life!! |
| ti: hard knock life | |
| ar: jay z | |
| [00:03.39] | Take the baseline out... uh huh |
| [00:07.30] | Jigga.. uh huh uh huh uh huh |
| [00:11.54] | Annie Sample: |
| [00:12.10] | It' s the hard knock life for us uhhuh |
| [00:14.46] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [00:16.76] | Stead of treated... we get tricked |
| [00:19.42] | Stead of kisses... we get kicked |
| [00:22.95] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [00:24.74] | Verse 1: |
| [00:25.20] | From standing on the corners boppin... |
| [00:26.43] | To driving some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen... |
| [00:29.65] | For dropping some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard... |
| [00:32.36] | From the dope spot... where the smoke lock |
| [00:34.92] | Fleeing the murder scene... you know me well |
| [00:37.99] | From nightmares of a lonely cell... my only hell |
| [00:40.09] | But since when ya' ll niggas know me to bail? Fuck Naw |
| [00:43.00] | Where all my niggas with the rubber grips... bust shots |
| [00:45.61] | And if you with me ma I rubbing your tits... and what not |
| [00:48.88] | I' m form the school of the hard knocks... we must not |
| [00:52.06] | Let outsiders violate our blocks... and my plot |
| [00:54.51] | Let' s stick up the world and split it 5050... uh huh |
| [00:58.09] | Let' s take the dough and stay real jiggy... uh huh |
| [01:01.32] | Let' s sip the Crys and get pissy pissy... |
| [01:04.09] | Flow imminently like the memory of my nigga Biggie, baby! |
| [01:07.00] | You know it' s hell when I come through... |
| [01:10.12] | The life and times of Shawn Carter nigga Volume 2... ya' ll niggas get ready |
| [01:13.90] | Annie Sample: |
| [01:14.93] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [01:16.41] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [01:19.17] | Steada treated... we get tricked |
| [01:20.55] | Steada kisses... we get kicked |
| [01:22.14] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [01:27.61] | Verse 2: |
| [01:28.12] | I flow for those droned out... |
| [01:29.24] | All my niggas locked down in the 10by 4controlling the house |
| [01:32.37] | We live in hard knocks we don' t take over... we bomb blocks |
| [01:35.49] | Burn ' em down and you can have ' em back daddy, I' d rather that |
| [01:39.48] | I flow for chicks wishing... they ain' t have to strip to pay tuition |
| [01:42.14] | I see you vision mama... I put my money on the longshots |
| [01:45.62] | All my ballers thats born to glock Now I' ma be on top whether I perform or not |
| [01:51.35] | I went from lukewarm to hot |
| [01:53.49] | Sleeping on guitars and cots... the king size, dream machine to grief |
| [01:56.51] | I' ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life' s ills |
| [02:00.34] | Then I put it down tight grill |
| [02:02.19] | I' m tight grill with the phony... rappers you might feel we homeys |
| [02:05.05] | I' m like still you don' t know me... shit |
| [02:10.62] | I' m tight grill when my situation ain' t improving |
| [02:13.08] | I' m trying to murder everything moving, Feel Me!! |
| [02:16.04] | Annie Sample: |
| [02:16.56] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [02:18.09] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [02:21.77] | Stead of treated... we get tricked |
| [02:24.28] | Stead of kisses... we get kicked |
| [02:27.50] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [02:30.57] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [02:33.90] | Stead of treated... we get tricked |
| [02:36.66] | Stead of kisses... we get kicked |
| [02:40.24] | It' s the hard knock life!!! |
| [02:41.77] | Verse 3: |
| [02:42.13] | I don' t know how to sleep.. I gotta eat.. stay on my toes |
| [02:44.69] | Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes |
| [02:47.81] | Hustlin still inside of me and as far as progress |
| [02:50.47] | You be hardpressed to find another rapper hot as me |
| [02:53.89] | I gave you prophecy on my first joint... and ya' ll lamed out |
| [02:56.91] | Didn' t really appreciate it till the second one came out |
| [03:00.29] | So I stretched the game out.. X' ed your name out |
| [03:03.20] | Put Jigga on top.. and drop albums nonstop for ya nigga |
| [03:05.76] | Annie Sample: |
| [03:06.58] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [03:08.27] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [03:11.23] | Stead of treated... we get tricked |
| [03:14.51] | Stead of kisses... we get kicked |
| [03:17.52] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [03:20.64] | It' s the hard knock life for us |
| [03:24.07] | Stead of treated... we get tricked |
| [03:25.76] | Stead of kisses... we get kicked |
| [03:28.11] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [03:31.90] | It' s the hard knock life!! |
| [03:52.00] | It' s the hard knock life!! |