Hard Knock Life (Dr. Evil Version)
Jay-Z · Other Songs - Jay-Z
*Spoken*
Take the base line out
No? You dont have to
Bounce with it
It's a hard knock life for us
It's a hard knock (yeah) life for us
Stead of treated, we get tricked
Stead of kisses, we get kicked
It's a hard knock life
I dont know how to be
no crib on MTV
God only knows
got my mini me
and the gps
see how it goes
Evil's all that i see
Youu ask me my name
D to the Rizzo
E to the Vizzo
I to the Lizzo
Im a crazy mother &&^*
Y'all knew that!
Austin caught me in the 1st act
its all backwards
what's with that?
so ill make a prophecy from the dogs
to the mini me
Gimme an escalade 2 way
Bling Bling on e-bay
domina mother &*^&
It's a hard knock life (yeah) for us
It's a hard knock life (Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!) for us
Stead of treated, we (Uh Ha) get tricked
Stead of kisses, (This is for my hommies in Brucchce).we get kicked
Its the hard knock life for us(Uh hu uh hu uh hu)
It's a hard knock life for us
Stead of treated, we get tricked
Stead of Kisses, (Aaahhhh, Cristal, my moto, a couple of bihatches, why not?)
It's a hard knock life
I gotta bust-a-move
drop and bust-a-groove
Feeling fine,
got an evil crew
Goldmember too
lick my nine
til then i'll #%$^
$^$@^ on my %^$
That's all
Fer shizzle my nizzle y'all
It's a hard knock life
This is a shout out to Hoova
God MC
You all know him, that's Jay-Z
I met him..
Well, I saw him in a restaurant once..
(it's a hard knock life)
*Spoken*
Stick that in your blunt and smoke it
Yeah! I said blunt!
Take the base line out
No? You dont have to
Bounce with it
It's a hard knock life for us
It's a hard knock (yeah) life for us
Stead of treated, we get tricked
Stead of kisses, we get kicked
It's a hard knock life
I dont know how to be
no crib on MTV
God only knows
got my mini me
and the gps
see how it goes
Evil's all that i see
Youu ask me my name
D to the Rizzo
E to the Vizzo
I to the Lizzo
Im a crazy mother &&^*
Y'all knew that!
Austin caught me in the 1st act
its all backwards
what's with that?
so ill make a prophecy from the dogs
to the mini me
Gimme an escalade 2 way
Bling Bling on e-bay
domina mother &*^&
It's a hard knock life (yeah) for us
It's a hard knock life (Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!) for us
Stead of treated, we (Uh Ha) get tricked
Stead of kisses, (This is for my hommies in Brucchce).we get kicked
Its the hard knock life for us(Uh hu uh hu uh hu)
It's a hard knock life for us
Stead of treated, we get tricked
Stead of Kisses, (Aaahhhh, Cristal, my moto, a couple of bihatches, why not?)
It's a hard knock life
I gotta bust-a-move
drop and bust-a-groove
Feeling fine,
got an evil crew
Goldmember too
lick my nine
til then i'll #%$^
$^$@^ on my %^$
That's all
Fer shizzle my nizzle y'all
It's a hard knock life
This is a shout out to Hoova
God MC
You all know him, that's Jay-Z
I met him..
Well, I saw him in a restaurant once..
(it's a hard knock life)
*Spoken*
Stick that in your blunt and smoke it
Yeah! I said blunt!
Hard Knock Life (Dr. Evil Version)
Jay-Z's 'Hard Knock Life (Dr. Evil Version)' stands as a standout track from his 2001 album 'The Black Album,' blending his signature streetwise lyricism with the iconic, synth-driven sound of the film 'Die Hard with a Vengeance.' The recording captures the artist's ability to weave personal struggle into a broader commentary on the American experience, all while maintaining the rhythmic precision that defined his career at the turn of the millennium. This collaboration between a rapper and a pop culture icon created a unique sonic landscape that bridged hip-hop and action cinema, cementing the song's place in both the artist's discography and the broader music history of the early 2000s.