Listen to Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) by JAY-Z on Apple Music. 2009. Duration: 4:37. Song · 2009 · Duration 4:37. Listen Now; Browse; Radio; Search; Open in Music. Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) The Hits Collection, Vol. One (Deluxe Edition) · JAY-Z · October 20, 2009 "Empire State of Mind" is a worthy successor of New York City song classics, capturing its hidden corners, residents, celebrity, smells, and the glitz and glamour and grit of the city through Jay-Z's scattered homages pulled from his own life—from Yankees games and gypsy cabs to the street he used to live on 560 State Street. He even "Empire State Of Mind" is victorious in the tradition of big-screen rap, its tone aspirational/inspirational in the tradition of a certain kind of New York song. Jay-Z "made it" in New York. He's done. That simple tense change to the most famous line in the most famous song about "New York, New York" epitomizes Jay-Z's attitude in "Empire State of Mind." He's not dreaming about what the city has to offer; he's already got it. He's already "out that Brooklyn" (where the real-life youngster known as Shawn On his new album Blueprint 3 Jay-Z has been receiving some "feedback" about his song "Empire State of Mind," which features Alicia Keys on the hook. Many have been concerned about a particular line in the song that seems to take a knock at Jesus Christ. Here is the excerpt from verse 3. Mommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust out JAY-Z, American rapper and entrepreneur, one of the most influential figures in hip-hop in the 1990s and early 21st century. His songs included 'Izzo (H.O.V.A.),' '99 Problems,' 'Empire State of Mind,' 'No Church in the Wild,' and 'Holy Grail.' He also had a portfolio of business ventures. .

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