Original Album Classics

~ Release by Jay-Z (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Reasonable Doubt
# Title Rating Length
1 Can't Knock the Hustle
1.5 ?:??
2 Politics as Usual
1.5 ?:??
3 Brooklyn's Finest
2 ?:??
4 Dead Presidents Ii
3 ?:??
5 Feelin' It
2.5 ?:??
6 D'Evils
2.5 ?:??
7 22 Two's
1.5 ?:??
8 Can I Live
1.5 ?:??
9 Ain't No Nigga
1 ?:??
10 Friend or Foe
1 ?:??
11 Coming of Age
1 ?:??
12 Cashmere Thoughts
1.5 ?:??
13 Bring It On
1.5 ?:??
14 Regrets
1.5 ?:??
15 Can't Knock the Hustle (Fool's Paradise remix)
?:??
▼ CD 2: In My Lifetime Vol. 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Intro. / A Million and One Questions / Rhyme No More
1 ?:??
2 The City Is Mine
1 ?:??
3 I Know What Girls Like
1 ?:??
4 Imaginary Player
1 ?:??
5 Streets Is Watching
1 ?:??
6 Friend or Foe '98
1 ?:??
7 Lucky Me
1 ?:??
8 (Always Be My) Sunshine
1 ?:??
9 Who You Wit Ii
1 ?:??
10 Face Off
1 ?:??
11 Real Niggaz
1 ?:??
12 Rap Game / Crack Game
1 ?:??
13 Where I'm From
1 ?:??
14 You Must Love Me
1 ?:??
15 Wishing on a Star (D Influence remix)
?:??
16 Wishing on a Star (Track Masters remix)
?:??
▼ CD 3: Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
# Title Rating Length
1 Intro - Hand It Down
1 ?:??
2 Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
3.15 ?:??
3 If I Should Die
1 ?:??
4 Ride or Die
1 ?:??
5 Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
2.5 ?:??
6 Money, Cash, Hoes
1 ?:??
7 A Week Ago
1 ?:??
8 Coming of Age (Da Sequel)
1 ?:??
9 Can I Get A...
1 ?:??
10 Paper Chase
1 ?:??
11 Reservoir Dogs
1 ?:??
12 It's Like That
1 ?:??
13 It's Alright
1 ?:??
14 Money Ain't a Thang
1 ?:??

Credits

CD 1: Reasonable Doubt

co-producer:
Dahoud Darien (track 1)
Damon Dash (track 3)
Sean C (US turntablist/hip hop producer, with The Hitmen) (track 1)
composer:
Jonathan Burks (track 13)
Rodolfo Franklin (tracks 11–12)
Todd Gaither (track 13)
Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. (track 8)
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) (tracks 6, 13)
David Willis (aka Ski Beatz) (tracks 2, 5)
Shawn Carter (US rapper) (tracks 2, 5–6, 8, 11–14)
guest performer:
The Jaz (track 13)
Sauce Money (track 13)
guest vocals:
Inga Fung Marchand (Rapper) (track 9)
Christopher Wallace (track 3)
Memphis Bleek (track 11)
Mary J. Blige (track 1)
lyricist:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) (track 14)
mixer:
The Jaz (track 9)
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) (tracks 6, 10, 13)
Irv Gotti (track 8)
Clark Kent (veteran hip-hop producer) (tracks 3, 11–12)
Knobody (track 1)
Peter Panic (US hip-hop producer & DJ) (track 14)
Ski Beatz (rap producer David Willis, a.k.a. Ski, DJ Ski) (tracks 2, 4–5, 7)
performer:
Inga Fung Marchand (Rapper) (track 9)
Mecca (Featuring artist on Jay-Z's track Feelin' It) (track 5)
Christopher Wallace (track 3)
producer:
The Jaz (track 9)
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) (tracks 6, 10, 13)
Irv Gotti (track 8)
Clark Kent (veteran hip-hop producer) (tracks 3, 11–12)
Knobody (track 1)
Peter Panic (US hip-hop producer & DJ) (track 14)
Ski Beatz (rap producer David Willis, a.k.a. Ski, DJ Ski) (tracks 2, 4–5, 7)
vocals:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) (tracks 1, 11)
writer:
Inga Fung Marchand (Rapper) (track 9)
Jonathan Burks (track 9)
Jerome Foster (track 1)
Rodolfo Franklin (track 3)
Dennis Lambert (track 9)
Christopher Wallace (track 3)
Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer) (track 9)
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) (track 10)
David Willis (aka Ski Beatz) (tracks 4, 7)
Shawn Carter (US rapper) (tracks 1, 3–4, 7, 9–10)
mash-ups:
Feelin’ the Landslide by The Melker Project (2013) (track 5)
remixes:
I Can't Knock H.E.R. (Oddisee remix) by Oddisee (track 1)
sampled by:
Usual Suspects by Rick Ross feat. Nas (track 4)
samples:
Dreams of Tomorrow by Lonnie Liston Smith (track 4)
Ecstasy by Ohio Players (track 3)
Inside You by Eddie Henderson (track 11)
It's So Easy Loving You by Hubert Laws and Earl Klugh (track 14)
Much Too Much by Marcus Miller (track 1)
Pastures by Ahmad Jamal (track 5)
Save Their Souls by Hamilton Bohannon (track 12)
Seven Minutes of Funk by The Whole Darn Family (track 9)
The Look of Love by Isaac Hayes (track 8)
The World Is Yours by Nas (track 4)
cover recording of:
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) (track 9)
recording of:
22 Two's (track 7)
Ain't No Nigga (track 9)
Bring It On (track 13)
Brooklyn's Finest (track 3)
Can I Live (track 8)
Can't Knock the Hustle (track 1)
Cashmere Thoughts (track 12)
Coming of Age (track 11)
D'Evils (track 6)
Dead Presidents II (track 4)
Feelin' It (track 5)
Friend or Foe (track 10)
Politics as Usual (track 2)
Regrets (track 14)

CD 2: In My Lifetime Vol. 1

performer:
Blackstreet (track 2)
Puff Daddy (also known as Puff Daddy & P. Diddy) (track 3)
Lil’ Kim (US rapper Kimberly Denise Jones) (track 3)
Sauce Money (track 10)
Too $hort (track 11)
producer:
Buckwild (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best) (track 7)
Poke and Tone (track 10)
recording engineer:
Michael Patterson (engineer) (track 3)
remixer:
D'Influence (track 15)
sampled by:
Control by Big Sean feat. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica (track 13)
samples:
I Got The by Labi Siffre (track 5)
Imaginary Playmates by René & Angela (track 4)
Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango (track 10)
What Am I Waiting For by The O’Jays (track 14)

CD 3: Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

drums [all drum programming] programming:
Kid Capri (track 12)
additional guitar:
Jake Carter (guitarist) (track 4)
Mike (guitarist) (track 4)
additional vocals:
Amil (track 5)
Half Dead (track 3)
The Jaz (track 5)
Liz (of Major Coins) (track 12)
Wais (US rapper) (track 3)
assistant engineer:
Dexter Tabou (track 1)
Todd Wachmuth (tracks 5, 10)
co-producer:
Darold "POP" Trotter (track 11)
instruments:
Lil' Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays) (track 9)
Steven "Stevie J" Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan) (track 4)
mixer:
Steven "Stevie J" Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan) (track 4)
Tony Black (track 4)
Kevin Crouse (track 12)
Ken "DURO" Ifill (tracks 2, 9)
Joe Quinde (tracks 3, 6–8, 11, 13)
Eddie Sancho (track 1)
Jimmy Douglass (tracks 5, 10)
performer:
Amil (track 9)
Memphis Bleek (tracks 1, 8, 13)
Foxy Brown (Rapper) (track 10)
DMX (track 6)
Jermaine Dupri (track 14)
Ja Rule (track 9)
Kid Capri (track 12)
The LOX (American hip hop group) (track 11)
Da Ranjahz (track 3)
Sauce Money (track 11)
Beanie Sigel (track 11)
Too $hort (track 7)
producer:
Mark 45 King (track 2)
Damon Dash (track 13)
Jermaine Dupri (track 14)
Irv Gotti (track 9)
J-Runnah (track 7)
Kid Capri (track 12)
Lil' Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays) (track 9)
Mahogany (US hip-hop producer) (track 13)
Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) (track 1)
Erick Sermon (track 11)
Steven "Stevie J" Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan) (track 4)
Swizz Beats (US hip hop producer) (tracks 3, 6, 8)
Timbaland (tracks 5, 10)
recording engineer:
Tony Black (track 4)
Joe Quinde (tracks 3, 6–9)
Eddie Sancho (track 1)
Jimmy Douglass (tracks 5, 10)
Paul Falcon (track 2)
D'Anthony (track 12)
Mike Rew (track 13)
Pat Viala (tracks 6, 11)
Doug Wilson (engineer) (track 4)
writer:
Martin Charnin (track 2)
Shawn Carter (US rapper) (track 2)
Mark James (real name of The 45 King) (track 2)
Charles Strouse (track 2)
mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (track 1)
Quad Studios in New York, New York, United States (track 11)
Sound on Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (tracks 6, 9)
Manhattan Center Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (tracks 5, 10)
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States (track 2)
Sony Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (tracks 3, 7–8, 13)
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (tracks 4, 12)
recorded at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (track 1)
Quad Studios in New York, New York, United States (tracks 6, 13)
Sound on Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (track 11)
Soundtrack Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (track 12)
Manhattan Center Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (tracks 5, 10)
Sony Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (tracks 3, 7–9)
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (tracks 2, 4)
sampled by:
Let It Out by Girl Talk (track 9)
Strawberry Bounce by Janet (track 9)
samples:
24-Carat Black Theme by 24-Carat Black (track 11)
Ballad for the Fallen Soldier by The Isley Brothers (track 7)
Beggar Song by Wet Willie (track 12)
It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie, 1977 original Broadway cast) by Andrea McArdle, Orphans (track 2)
Know How by Young M.C. (track 11)
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads (track 13)
The Hall of Mirrors by Kraftwerk (track 13)
Theme From “Shaft” by Isaac Hayes (track 11)
Weak at the Knees by Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame (track 14)
recording of:
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (track 2)