To have a life that is difficult, where the elements of the world seem to be against you all the time.
For example, life on the streets, the life of a hustler or a dealer.
Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life"
It's a hard knock life for us, it's a hard knock life for us, instead of treated, we get tricked, instead of kisses, we get kicked, it's a hard knock life
by cErTiFiEd November 24, 2004
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actually the song is originally from annie. it's harder to be a red headed orphan then a gangsta.
you think you got it bad? annie had a hard knock life, bitch.
by ashleywhaat? December 16, 2010
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Someone who lives a life full of hardships.
I'm homeless, lost an eye, got shot, I'm addicted to drugs, and persistently tortured by God for all my sins. It's a hard knock life...
by joe tim March 2, 2011
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a song by Jay Z. Also used by Dr Evil in the film 'Goldmember' when him and mini me are in jail.
its a hard knock life for us, its a hard knock life for us, steada treated, we get tricked, steada kisses, we get kicked....
by lewis April 7, 2004
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Dr. Evils rap song from the movie 'Goldmember'.
Repeated throughout song in background:
"It's a hard knock life for us.
It's a hard knock life for us.
'Steada treated, we get tricked.
'Steada kisses, we get kicked.
It's a hard knock life."

The Rap:
"I didn't know how to be, no crib on MTV. God only knows. Got my mini-me in the GP, see how it goes. Evil's all that I see, you ask me my name?
D to the Rizzo, E to the Vizzo, I to the Lizzo. I'm a crazy Mother******,
y'all knew that. Austin caught me in the first act, it's all backwards, what's with that? So I'll make a prophesy from the dogs to the mini-me.
Gimme an escalay to two-way bling-bling on eBay. Domino, M***********.
Yeah. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. Uh-huh. It's for all my homies in Brouge. Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh. Ah, crystal, mymoto, a couple 'o bee-hotches, why not?
I gotta bust-a-move, drop-in bust-a-groove, feelin' fine.
Got an evil crew, Goldmember too, lick my nine. 'Till the I'll *** on my ********* brains out ***** I'll call and spooge in your ****. That's all, foshizzlemynizzle, y'all.
by person yo-yo March 6, 2005
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