Brooklyn Go Hard

{{Infobox song

| name = Brooklyn Go Hard

| cover = Jay-z-brooklyn_go_hard.jpg

| alt =

| type = Promotional single

| artist = Jay-Z featuring Santigold

| album = Notorious (soundtrack)

| released = December 1, 2008

| recorded = 2008

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 4:02

| label = {{hlist|Bad Boy|Fox Searchlight}}

| writer = {{hlist|Shawn Carter|Kanye West|Santi White}}

| producer = Kanye West

}}

"Brooklyn Go Hard" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring guest vocals from American indie singer Santigold, released as a promotional single by Bad Boy Records/Fox Searchlight Pictures on December 1, 2008 for the Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious. Serving as the film's theme song, both performers co-wrote the song with American rapper Kanye West, who produced it.

During the song's hook, a sample of Santigold's 2008 song "Shove It" is heard, although she herself contributes a separate performance to "Brooklyn Go Hard" in the latter song's final verse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/990/Jay-Z-Santigold-Brooklyn-Go-Hard-Santigold-Spank-Rock-Shove-It/|title=Jay-Z feat. Santigold's 'Brooklyn Go Hard' sample of Santigold feat. Spank Rock's 'Shove It' / WhoSampled|website=WhoSampled }}{{ cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600597/20081203/notorious_big.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205100911/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600597/20081203/notorious_big.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 5, 2008 | title='Notorious' soundtrack details revealed: features Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Faith Evans, Biggie's Son | author=Shaheem Reid | work=MTV News | publisher=MTV | date=2008-12-03 | access-date=2008-12-11 }} It was initially downloadable exclusively through a subscription to (RED)Wire, with a portion of the profits going towards Bono's Product Red organization. Upon Jay-Z's acquisition of TIDAL, the song was released through the service. As of 2024, it remains unavailable on any other streaming platform.{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/jay-z/41412 | title=Jay-Z, Santigold, Killers, U2 launch new Red charity download service | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=2008-12-02 | access-date=2008-12-11 }}

Santigold first hinted at a collaboration in an interview with NME, stating that she "may also do something with Jay-Z, it's kind of secret – it's not for anything, it's just 'cause we want to."{{ cite web | url=http://web.nme.com/news/santogold/38353 | title=Santogold working with Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Roots Manuva | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=2008-07-22 | access-date=2008-10-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207050949/http://web.nme.com/news/santogold/38353 | archive-date=2008-12-07 | url-status=dead }}{{ cite web | url=http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/40681/JayZ_samples_Santogold_for_BIG_biopic | title=Jay-Z samples Santigold for B.I.G. biopic | work=In the Mix | date=2008-12-02 | access-date=2008-12-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204233020/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/40681/JayZ_samples_Santogold_for_BIG_biopic | archive-date=2008-12-04 | url-status=dead }} The use of a Kanye West-produced instrumental based around a female voice sample is reminiscent of Jay-Z and T.I.'s "Swagga Like Us", which was released months prior and sampled M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes".

In 2013, the song was used in television advertising for the Jackie Robinson biopic 42: The True Story of an American Legend.{{Cite web |url=http://theangiemartinezshow.com/2012/09/23/movie-news-jay-z-song-featured-in-42-jackie-robinson-biopic-trailer/ |title=[Movie News] Jay-Z Song Featured in "42″ Jackie Robinson Biopic Trailer « the Angie Martinez Show |access-date=2013-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113071933/http://theangiemartinezshow.com/2012/09/23/movie-news-jay-z-song-featured-in-42-jackie-robinson-biopic-trailer/ |archive-date=2013-01-13 |url-status=dead }}