In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is JAY-Z's second studio album featuring start-studded appearances from Foxy Brown, Babyface, Blackstreet, Teddy Riley, Too $hort, Lil' Kim, and Puff Daddy, among others. A majority of the production is handled by beatmakers from Puff Daddy's Bad Boy label, giving the album a glossier more commercial sound than its predecessor. In celebration of Def Jam's 30th anniversary, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is reissued on 2LP standard black vinyl for the first time in years.