Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

Released on October 27, 1998 from Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, this single samples the song "It's the Hard Knock Life" from the 1977 musical Annie, produced by the 45 King. The song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, became Jay-Z's most commercially successful single at the time, and was certified Platinum in 2015, while earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1999.