Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
by Jay-Z
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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is ranked 7th best out of 16 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 523 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,310.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life rankings
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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 12:12 | Mafedere | 686 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 11:27 | Cyrax | 1,860 | 61/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 04:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,354 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 06:35 | Olli | 7,771 | 62/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 21:04 |  MagicSix | 1,051 | 60/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.5/100, a mean average of 62.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.6.
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junodog4 08/05/2012 21:49 | #47894 | TOP COMMENT
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The album where Jay-Z launched to the top of the hip=hop game. Not his best, but his most audacious.
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