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It's Hard Being the Kane album cover

ISRC

USRE10100028

It's Hard Being the Kane✓2

Song: IT'S HARD BEING THE KANE

Big Daddy Kane
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Released 1990-01-01

Last verified: September 12, 2026

USRE10100028 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It's Hard Being the Kane” by Big Daddy Kane, released 1990-01-01. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. The underlying musical work is ISWC T9040392323.

Format

USCountry
RE1Registrant
01Year (2001)
00028Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2001):
Last two digits of the reference year (2001). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCIt's Hard Being the Kane
ISWCIT'S HARD BEING THE KANE

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9040392323IT'S HARD BEING THE KANE

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MLC Song Code

I90461
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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People also ask

What is the ISRC for "It's Hard Being the Kane" by Big Daddy Kane?+
The ISRC for "It's Hard Being the Kane" by Big Daddy Kane is USRE10100028.
What is an ISRC and what does it tell you?+
An ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a 12-character ISO 3901 identifier that uniquely tags a specific sound recording. The first two characters are the country code, the next three are the registrant (label or distributor), the next two are the year, and the last five are a unique recording number.
Is the ISRC the same as the ISWC?+
No. The ISRC identifies a specific recording, while the ISWC identifies the underlying musical composition. USRE10100028 is the ISRC for this recording; T9040392323 is the ISWC for the composition it is a recording of. One composition (ISWC) can have many recordings (ISRCs) — originals, remixes, live versions, and covers each get their own ISRC but share the same ISWC.

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What is ISRC USRE10100028?

USRE10100028 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “It's Hard Being the Kane” by Big Daddy Kane. ISRCs are 12-character alphanumeric codes defined by ISO 3901, used globally by streaming platforms, record labels, and rights organizations to track plays and distribute royalties.

This recording is linked to the musical work T9040392323, which represents the underlying composition. Multiple recordings can share the same musical work — for example, an original version, a remix, and a cover would each have their own ISRC but reference the same ISWC.

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Big Daddy Kane

USRE10100028 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It's Hard Being the Kane” by Big Daddy Kane, released 1990-01-01. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. The underlying musical work is ISWC T9040392323.

Big Daddy Kane

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