Ghetto Anthem

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Ghetto Anthem is the subtitle of Jay-Z’s hit single “Hard Knock Life,” a track famous for sampling the musical Annie and reflecting on urban struggle and success.

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Ghetto Anthem canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
song subtitle ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life ⓘ
artist Jay-Z ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Jay-Z ⓘ
associatedWithSong Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ⓘ
chronology Jay-Z singles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact helped popularize Broadway sampling in mainstream hip hop ⓘ
describes life in the ghetto ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasSubtitle Ghetto Anthem ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus transition from hardship to success ⓘ
notableFor commercial breakthrough for Jay-Z ⓘ
sampling the musical Annie ⓘ
partOf Annie (musical) ⓘ
performer Jay-Z ⓘ
producer Jay-Z ⓘ
The 45 King ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1998 ⓘ
sampledWork It’s the Hard Knock Life ⓘ
subtitleOf Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ⓘ
theme aspiration and success ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
urban struggle ⓘ
usedAsSubtitleFor Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ⓘ
usesChildrenChorusSample It’s the Hard Knock Life ⓘ
writer Charles Strouse ⓘ
Jay-Z ⓘ
Mark Batson ⓘ
Martin Charnin ⓘ

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Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) → hasSubtitle → Ghetto Anthem ⓘ
subject linked to: Ghetto Anthem