While Jay-Z was already well on his way to becoming a household name in the states, 1999's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" was the first of the Magna Carta Holy Grail rapper's singles to gain international popularity. Sampling the classic down on your luck anthem "It's a Hard Knock Life" from "Annie," this song convey's the progression of Jay-Z's sound and style as a rapper, while retaining the rags to riches theme present in many of his songs.
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