that consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure". In The A.V. Club, Nathan Rabin said the record was "an uneven if worthwhile" album whose best songs "strip gangsta rap of its superthug bravado and replace it with a more nuanced understanding of the human emotions behind the gangsta facade". Q called it "the epitome of mainstream hip hop" at the time. Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life was later ranked number 46 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums from the 1990s. Commercial performance Vol. 2... became Jay-Z's first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling over 350,000 copies in its first week, and spent a total of 5 consecutive weeks at the top spot. Vol. 2... charted at number one in its second week earning 208,000 copies and stayed at the top for a third consecutive week selling 186,000 copies. In its fifth week, the album sold just under 174,000 copies and once again stayed at number one. It is Jay-Z's best selling album and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA in 2000. By 2013, the album had sold 5,400,000 copies in the United States. The album won Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards. Though he won the nomination he boycotted the ceremony, citing what he sees as the Grammys' continuing disrespect of hip hop because they were not going to broadcast the rap nominations. He told MTV, "I am boycotting the Grammys because too many major rap artists continue to be overlooked. Rappers deserve more attention from the Grammy committee and from the whole world. If it's got a gun everybody knows about it; but if we go on a world tour, no one knows." Track listing Notes – co-producer – uncredited co-producer "If I Should Die" features additional vocals by Wais and Half Dead. "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" features additional vocals by Amil. "It's Like That" features additional vocals by Liz. Sample credits Intro (Hand It Down) "Are You Man Enough" by The Four Tops Contains lyrics from "Coming of Age" by Jay-Z feat. Memphis Bleek Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) "It's The Hard Knock Life" from Annie Money, Cash, Hoes "Theme of Thief" from Tohru Nakabayashi & Y. "Dolphin" Takada (from the Golden Axe soundtrack) A Week Ago "Ballad for the Fallen Soldier" by The Isley Brothers