Jay z empire state of mind feat alicia keys11/26/2022 ![]() ![]() “That’s what ‘Empire’ is about! It gives me chills! In these crazy times, I hope we stay a city (and a country) where that remains true. ![]() “When people sing the lyrics to that chorus they are reminded to dream as big as they possibly can!” she says. Of course, New York City has greatly changed in the eight years since the song was released, but Keys - who was born and raised in Manhattan - believes that “Empire’s” mission statement remains the same. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009, becoming a live staple for both Jay Z and Keys, as well as one of the biggest hits to date for each veteran artist. “Empire State of Mind” spent five weeks at No. The chance to follow your dreams no matter who you are or where you come from.” ![]() Little did we know EVERYONE would understand it because it’s not just about New York, it’s about the HOPE that New York represents the possibility. “We wondered if everyone would be able to understand it. I used to cop in Harlem, hola, my dominicanos. I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere. I'm the new Sinatra, and since I made it here. Right next to De Niro, but I'll be hood forever. “When we first finished ‘Empire,’ we all wondered if it would be too ‘New York,’” Keys tells Billboard in an email. Alicia Keys) Jay-Z Yeah, yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).The 100 Greatest Choruses of the 21st Century 3.Empire State Of Mind 4.Jockin' Jay-Z5.On To The Next One 6.Reminder7.So Ambitious 8.Thank You9.Venus Vs. Get the embed code Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (Deluxe Version) Album Lyrics1.D.O.A. Put your lighters in the air everybody say yeah, yeah, Street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien ![]() Mommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust outĮverybody ride her, just like a bus routeĪnd Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church endĬame here for school, graduated to the high lifeīall players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight Good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them Then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple, EveĬaught up in the in-crowd, now you're in styleĮnd of the winter gets cold, en vogue, with your skin out Lined with casualties, who sip to life casually So they can step out of bounds quick, the sidelines is Long live the King yo, I'm from the Empire St. Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley If Jesus payin' Lebron, I'm payin' Dwayne Wade Me, I got a plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made" Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla backįor foreigners it ain't for, they act like they forgot how to actĮight million stories, out there in it nakedĬity is a pity, half of y'all won't make it Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin' rockĪfrika Bambataa shit, home of the hip-hop You should know I bleed blue, but I ain't a Crip thoughīut I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though Shit, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can Let's hear it for New York, New York, New YorkĬatch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game These streets will make you feel brand new Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from Nigga I be Spike'd out, I could trip a referee Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high five Say whattup to Ty-Ty, still sippin' Mai Tai's Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me Me, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie Pull me back to that McDonald's, took it to my stashbox, 560 State St.Ĭatch me in the kitchen like a Simmons wippin' pastry's I can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhere I used to cop in Harlem,Īll of my Dominicano's right there up on Broadway, I'm the new Sinatra, and, since I made it here Right next to DeNiro, but I'll be hood forever Yeah, yeah I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca ![]()
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