At this time In Hip Hop Historical past: Jay-Z Dropped His Third LP ‘Vol.2…Arduous Knock Life’ 26 Years In the past

On this date in 1998, Jay-Z and his Roc cohorts dropped his third album Vol.2…Arduous Knock Life on their unbiased Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint.

Recorded in a few of NYC’s most coveted studio areas, Vol. 2…Arduous Knock Life featured among the video games finest producers, together with Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland, Hov’s third album was the proof that Jigga had discovered the method to provide essentially the most profitable full-length mission of his profession at the moment.

Debuting at no 1 on the Billboard 200 and promoting 350K in its first week, Vol.2 …Arduous Knock Life was licensed 5x platinum inside two years of its launch, setting Hov’s album bar so hight that it received a Golden Phonograph for Finest Rap Album on the forty first Grammy Awards. A number of the high singles from the 14 monitor gem embrace “Nigga What, Nigga Who(Originator 99)”, “Arduous Knock Life,” “Can I Get A…” and “Cash Ain’t A Thang” that includes Jermaine Dupri.

Salute to Jigga, Dame, Biggs, Memphis Bleek, Sauce Cash, and the remainder of the Roc for placing out such a timeless piece of Hip Hop historical past!