In My Lifetime album series

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The In My Lifetime album series is a sequence of Jay-Z studio albums from the late 1990s that trace his rise from street hustler to mainstream hip-hop superstar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album series
discography segment
studio album
chronology pre-Blueprint Jay-Z albums
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Jay-Z NERFINISHED
endTime 1999
featuresArtist various guest rappers and singers
followedBy The Dynasty: Roc La Familia NERFINISHED
follows Reasonable Doubt NERFINISHED
Reasonable Doubt era
genre East Coast hip hop
hip hop
hasInfluenced mainstream acceptance of street-oriented rap narratives
hasPart In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 NERFINISHED
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life NERFINISHED
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject rise of Jay-Z from street hustler to mainstream star
narrativeTheme ambition
introspection
street life
success and fame
wealth and materialism
partOf In My Lifetime album series NERFINISHED
Jay-Z discography
performer Jay-Z NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1997
1998
1999
publisher Def Jam Recordings NERFINISHED
Roc-A-Fella Records NERFINISHED
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings
Roc-A-Fella Records
significantEvent Jay-Z commercial breakthrough
startTime 1997

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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life partOfSeries In My Lifetime album series