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I think we both are really happy with how it came out." Keys says that though "Empire State of Mind" was inspired by her hometown, it resonates with all people - which explains why the song is currently #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. I said, 'I love it, so let's do it.' We communicated a lot during the process. It felt classic, it felt so good the piano obviously was in there. "I really felt the energy of New York all through it. The national telecast of the 53rd Grammy Awards has only just begun, but Jay-Z and Alicia Keys 'Empire State of Mind' is already cleaning up.
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I feel like you could really do something with it.' Īlicia continued "I went by, took a listen to it," she continued. It has this big Frank Sinatra, take-it-there feeling. Theres nothin you cant do (okay) Now youre in New York (uh, yeah) These streets will make you feel brand new. In New York (ayy, ah-ha) (uh, yeah) Concrete jungle where dreams are made of. I feel its right for us to do it together. MDMA got you feelin like a champion (come on, come on, come on) The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien. He reached out to me said, 'I have this big New York record. Why Jay-Z’s venture fund is rapping on Southeast Asia’s door. The rapper earned his Rock Hall spot on his first year of. I always figured that we would do some type of collaboration, and finally, it came together with this. Jay-Z, one of rap’s most innovative and trailblazing stars, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday, Oct. Reasonable Doubt is my all-time favorite album, period, and he's been on the scene for long time. "Working together on ' Empire State of Mind' was incredible," Keys said. Directed by Hype Williams, the video will feature Alicia Keys who talked about working with Jay-Z on the song. With tons of fans watching HOV and Alicia shoot the video and hitting Twitter with the status, one person seemed to be absent from the set near Ground Zero, Lil Mama. Jay-Z is currently shooting the video for Jigga's " Empire State Of Mind" track in Tribeca, New York.