IN MY LIFETIME, VOL. 1 IS THE SECOND STUDIO ALBUM BY AMERICAN RAPPER JAY-Z, RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997, BY ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS AND DEF JAM RECORDINGS. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRODUCTION IS HANDLED BY PUFF DADDY'S PRODUCTION TEAM THE HITMEN FROM THE BAD BOY LABEL, GIVING THE ALBUM A GENERALLY GLOSSIER SOUND THAN ITS PREDECESSOR.
