It's So Hard (Big Punisher song)
| "It's So Hard" | ||||
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| Single by Big Pun featuring Donell Jones | ||||
| from the album Yeeeah Baby | ||||
| B-side | "Leather Face" | |||
| Released | March 30, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, Latin hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Distribution | |||
| Writer(s) | Richard "Younglord" Frierson, J. Garfield, Christopher Rios | |||
| Producer(s) | Younglord | |||
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"It’s So Hard" is the first single by Big Pun from his 2000 second album Yeeeah Baby. It features singer Donell Jones and was produced by Younglord and Jay "Waxx" Garfield. It was the first single released following his sudden death two months prior.
The song peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Music video
The music video of the song (directed by Chris Robinson) features cameo appearances from Alexis Fields, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star, Xzibit, Mack 10, P. Diddy, Nas, DJ Clue?, Wyclef Jean, Prodigy of (Mobb Deep), Raekwon, Method Man, Funkmaster Flex, The Beatnuts, Chino XL, DJ Premier and Guru of Gangstarr, Tash of the Alkholiks, Remy Ma Martin, Kayslay, Big Tigger, Cuban Link, Prospect, Triple Seis, Armageddon, Sunkiss, Tony Sunshine, Tony Touch, Fat Joe, Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, M.O.P., Missy Elliott, Noreaga, Jennifer Lopez, Black Rob, Dream and a then-unknown DJ Khaled.