Shawn Corey Carter, better known as JayZ, is a rapper and businessman from New York City He started his music career selling CDs out of his car and steadily rose to success with the release of 1998's Vol 2 Hard Knock Life It spawned the biggest hit of his career at the time, "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"Soundtracking The Hard Knock Life Tour The Hard Knock Life Tour featured one of the most legendary lineups of hiphop artists ever assembled Here's a playlist comprised of songs performed during the tour, plus other late '90s hits and collaborations by the artists on the bill, including classics by JayZ, DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ja Rule, Beanie Sigel, Memphis BleekThis beautiful "triple threat" hails from Seattle where she first stepped on the stage at the tender age of five — as the spunky orphan Molly in the beloved Tony Awardwinning musical Annie It wasn't a "HardKnock Life" for Kelsey, rather a HardWork one as she went on to star in over 30 stage productions
Dmx Performs At The Hard Knock Life Tour At The Continental Airlines News Photo Getty Images
