JAY-Z - Empire State Of Mind (Lyrics) ft. Alicia Keys
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- JAY-Z - Empire State Of Mind (Lyrics) ft. Alicia Keys
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Lyrics
[Intro: JAY-Z]
Yeah
[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
Yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
Right next to De Niro, but I'll be hood forever
I'm the new Sinatra, and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere
I used to cop in Harlem-hola, my Dominicanos (Dimelo!)
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's
Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street
Catch me in the kitchen, like a Simmons whippin' pastry
Cruisin' down 8th Street, off-white Lexus
Drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas
Me? I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me
Say what up to Ty Ty, still sippin' Mai Tais
Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high fives
N****, I be spiked out, I could trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from
[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z]
In New York (Ayy, aha) (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle (Yeah) where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (Yeah) (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Aha, aha, aha) (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new (New)
Big lights will inspire you (Come on) (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (You welcome, OG) (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh) (I made you hot, n****)
[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game
S***, I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can
You should know I bleed blue, but I ain't a Crip though
But I got a gang of n***** walkin' with my clique though
Welcome to the meltin' pot, corners where we sellin' rock
Afrika Bambaataa s***, home of the hip-hop
Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back
For foreigners, it ain't fair, they act like they forgot how to add
Eight million stories out there in the naked
City, it's a pity half of y'all won't make it
Me? I gotta plug Special Ed, "I Got It Made"
If Jeezy's payin' LeBron, I'm payin' Dwyane Wade
Three dice cee-lo, three-card Marley
Labor Day Parade-rest in peace, Bob Marley
Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade
Long live the king, yo-I'm from the Empire State, that's
[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z]
In New York (Ayy) (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (That boy good) (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Welcome to the bright lights, baby) (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh)
[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
Lights is blinding, girls need blinders
So they can step out of bounds quick, the side lines is
Lined with casualties who sip the life casually
Then gradually become worse - don't bite the apple, Eve!
Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in-style
Into the winter gets cold, en vogue with your skin out
City of sin is a pity on a whim
Good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them
Mami, took a bus trip, now she got her bust out
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
"Hail Mary" to the city, you're a virgin
And Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church end
Came here for school, graduated to the high life
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
MDMA got you feelin' like a champion
The city never sleeps, better slip you a Ambien
[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z]
In New York (Ayy, ow) (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh)
[Bridge: Alicia Keys]
One hand in the air for the big city (Oh)
Street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty (Oh)
No place in the world that could compare (Nah)
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
"Yeah, yeah" (Come on, come on)
"Yeah, yeah" (Come on)
[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
In New York (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh) - Zábava
Someone 2024?😂
Yep!
Still here
2025
😌🔥🔥🔥
😎
Heyyy
Nobody talks about how jay z says Jesus can't save you...life starts when the church ends....huh???!
I literally just watched an video on that and as an Christian I was like- oh my lord, and I had to come back to see if it actually said that but now I see your comment and now I know it is in it, that’s crazy I hope this world finds God
I just saw it
Same
What Jesus can't, God can. Jesus himself said that. It depends on one's belief..
@@Maddi-yf9xqstfu not everyone is Christian. I swear you people are so annoying
this song literally gives me chills
I like the song
This song will forever be a classic & never get old.
Fr
Real
for real
Thanks to Alicia Keys! What does Jay z do? Bark over a track "oh wow, amazing". Jay Z doesn't write lyrics or create music, he's not a musician just a free ride as all rappers are.
Classic, never gets old,
Have you dont hear that has the n word 💀💀💀💀
one of the most memorable moments of my life was when i was walking around the upper west side of New York City at like 11pm at night and i was feeling pretty down that day, plus it was super busy on the sidewalks so it was hard to get around, but someone drove by playing this song so loud out of their car, it was so amazing
i love reading these types of memories such a vibe
That was us one time I forgot when but when we where driving around our first time in New York after a blue moon
This shit happens on every corner in times square mud 😂
fr@@alohaxmayaroadto1507
i remember when this song got massively popular again in late 2013-early 2014 and this was played on every pop station... crazy to think that was almost a decade ago already... also seeing the new World Trade Center in the background makes this song even more powerful for some reason
I listened to this song all the time when I first started dating my now wife. It was getting played everywhere but honestly I was listening to it long before it was everywhere. We got married in 2010. I definitely know my dates though, 'cause I can remember playing this song loud on my PC while we would chat online, as we lived 700 miles apart initially. That would've been it's initial go round, it's crazy that 3-4 years later, it was right back on top. Not many songs have accomplished that. 😎👍✌️
@@charliebaileyandloganberry7557 I I wanna have what you and your wife have one day🤞
I was in new york just yesterday
Rebuild and regrow
It’s always been popular. This song is timeless.
NEW YORK GETTING BIGGER WITH THIS ONE🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
How songs make New York sound: *Inspiring, Beautiful, Nostalgic.*
What New York actually is: *Traffic.*
And crazy rent
How the rest of the world sees NYC: 🌆🗽😊🤩
How USA sees NYC: 💀
I'm here coz of james amendola :)
I really wish new york can be great again.
Not true
this song has such an awesome vibe, when one listens it, gets addicted, it really makes u feel like you're in new york and personally i've always wanted to go there, like a dream place, a city where awesome has no limit, city of talents, vibes !!
omg i went to new york like yesterday right and omg this song was replaying in my head while being there !! 😭
I lived in NY and moved to pa a year ago miss it so much
YESSSS!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊
I live in a state next to NY. Every time i go to new York its that one vibe even though I’ve been there so many times! I hope you can go one day. Try the pizza.
Yes man, NY is a magic place, until now, don't let nobody say that is not, or it is just a thing of your head, every place is magical, and NY has his magic condensed, because is one of the master polos of the World
The chorus (Alicia) puts this song on another level.
Yes!!
it still gives me chills
This sting is fully stuck in my head!!! In New York rn on holiday! It’s just so nostalgic 😭😭
THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T DOOOO!!! 🥹🥹
Am i the only one that thinks this song still hits hard to this day
I CAN VERY MUCH AGREE WITH THAT💚
Nah its not just you ❤ 🎉
your not!
I remember when I was a little kid singing my heart out to this song I’m the car like I felt it in my soul 😂 back when I didn’t have to worry about anything 😢
Same
You don't have to be a kid to enjoy everything
Same
Me too.
same
As a New Yorker and a Yankees fan, I can agree this is a certified classic.
As someone who is not from US, which NY team does the Yankees root for in NBA and NFL? 😅.
@@Aditya_Raj123the Yankees are a baseball team
Same I'm from there
Someone in April 2024?
Mee
Great @@floptok_3
MEEEEE
MEEE
Meee
Team June❤ still listening?😂😂🔥
ohh yeah
I'm listening to this as I get into the city ❤️
🏃
It's August 2022 ! let's see how many legend and fans are stills listening to this masterpiece.......❤💚💫〽️
Meee
Me 😎
Me boi
Me
Me
I CANNOT GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
This song is still legendary
This is definitely a feel-good song
..a masterpiece.....even though i've never to new york, the song touches me as if new york was my home.....i also love new york because of this song......don't stop make music with your heart...because dreams and longings keep us alive !!!!!
Yeah, but they should’ve mentioned the traffic
@@duckwithabs4537 🤣🤣
New york gives you that vibe every time you go, even if you’ve been there more then you can count. Well thats at-least the vibe I get. New york is my 3rd home.
oh well it’s an empire state of mind
I’ve been to NY twice before. Both times, felt like everything was brand new and fresh. I COULD NEVER, EVER turn my back and say NY sucked! It’s physically impossible, straight up! I’m married to the city, and wanna go back! Florida sucks, NY is my home and always will be!
I ADORE this song, I remember the first time hearing a bit of it in Men in Black Three and just falling in love with it!!
It’s January 2024 any OG’s listen to it still? 😁
Me!!
me
me🗿
make that 5
Count me in 👌
I was really young when this came out.I still remember though.This song made me the person i am today. LITERALLY!!!
This song will always remind me of riding the train from Stamford ,CT into the city. Yes, I know it's a burb of NYC, but the feeling in this song is always what I felt! The TRI STATE was all encompassing of this cut! I can see the whole tri bouncing to this, NJ, CT, NY. Sorry Yall just reminiscing about the late mid to late eighties.
This song makes me feel everything is possible
I miss this stuff it makes me cry listening to it
❤
Went to New York this last weekend and this song was on replay. Loved New York ❤️
Born in the Bronx, moved out in 2019, this song makes me feel like I’m still living in NYC, someday I’ll make my return back to the Empire State.
Part 3 of the Spider-verse HAS to end with this song playing when miles makes it home
Fax
Fr
😮 so true
That would be the perfect ending
this type of song that makes me get up and start singing along- someone from 2024 march.
Im from Pakistan and i wish if these streets can make me feel brand new
Respect to London, New York and Berlin
From pak too! I listen to this while on road trips lol
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS MASTERPIECE !! DEEP DOWN FROM THE CORE OF MY HEART
i got back from a nets game a few months ago. i started listening to this song while walking down the street in brooklyn, and i gotta tell ya, it is one of the best feelings in the world.
Heard it the first time in Step Up 3 and had this song stuck in my head ever since! Love it!
Ive been listening to this song since my childhood without knowing lyrics or come to NYC for real, now I am 25 years old and my dream came true. Here I am in Newyork. And understand the real meaning of the song 😌
12/12/2022
Fun fact: Man Eater by Hall and Oates is about New York City and how the lifestyle there consumes and destroys those who can't take it.
"I wouldn't if I were you, I know what she can do.
She's deadly man, she could really rip your world apart.
Mind over matter. Ooh, the beauty is there but a beast is in the heart.
Woah, here she comes. Watch out boy, she'll chew you up! Woah, here she comes... She's a man eater."
Great holidays… 👌
Nailed it! Hour south of Buffalo! Love niagara falls!
Same
This song is such a vibe ong
I will admit that I'm not the biggest Jay Z fan. One day, one of my friends was blaring this on call. Alicia Keys caught my ears on the hook. Since I was playing GTA at the time, it caught my attention in general. Here, I am willingly searched this to add it to my playlist. I will admit, this made me respect Jay Z more. I have a feeling that this is going to be a staple in my playlist. We'll see how good it bumps once I climb in the car. 😂
😂
@s0uls773 After careful research, this song does indeed bump 😂🤣
“Man I love this song!”
“oh, are you from New York?”
“No.”
“oh, well have you visited New York before?”
“No.” 🙂
I am from Brazil, and love this song. Some problem?
@@St4n_YTeu também kkkkkk e que ela e bem nostalgica faz lembrar do pés de manga que hoje não existem mais 😔
@@catrevagen Por mais que eu ache que nunca tenha ouvido essa música, ela me dá esse sentimento de nostalgia tbm!
@@catrevagenrealmente uma música com uma vibe muito boa
I am singing my heart out right now I love this song!
..when the music turns off the mind....it's called good music... I ❤NY !!!!!!!!!!
@CRUSTYP0T4T0 вам повезло жить в нью-йорке, безумно повезло.. мечтаю жить в нью-йорке.
а почему вас расстраивает, что автор комментария говорит на русском?
you are lucky to live in new york, insanely lucky .. I dream of living in new york.
why does it upset you that the author of the comment speaks Russian?
@•_M0NK3H_• he's black so it's ok besides it's n*gga not n***er so it's ok
I love how Jay-Z is in the background when alicia keys it saying New york! Conrete jungle where dreams are made of! She has a beautiful voice the piano and the drums in the background make the song AMAZING!
Amo essa musica ❤
I saw the lovely young lady in concert last September in Los Angeles, she was a true professional, concert started on time and she did her thing. Thank you Alicia we had a wonderful time.
Listen to this right now cause my giants going to the Playoffs for the first time since 2016💪🏼💙
It's September 2023 let's see how many people still going to listen to this masterpiece
Alicia Keys' vocals are as astounding as her piano.
Jesus save us...life is nothing without Jesus...life goes on by chruch!! JayZ
YES 🙌 #repent
AMEN JESUS IS KING !
❤amen!!!
Favorite song now no doubt❤🙏
Singing this in the car after leaving N.Y.C., my second home! Love this song. I’m grateful it’s 5 minutes long!❤
I thought you said 5 min ago
@@KitaKatt1988 lol I said I’m grateful the song is 5 mins long
Listening today 9/11 . Crying thinking of how everything change that day forever. God bless all
❤
This is my favorite song♥
I love this song so much. So, I’m from Buffalo, NY and I was forced to move to Florida in 2017. I have hypothyroidism and I cannot adapt to the heat here, I literally fear going outside during the summer because I’m scared I’ll get heatstroke, this song reminds me of the time back in 2021 I got to visit NY again and it was like I reached Nirvana.
Yep still living strong in 2024
Desde Ecuador vibrando con esta canción que eleva más de un sentido
Hey somos del mismo país
December 2023😢 YALL LISTEN TO THIS YALL HAVE GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC. I js love listening back to old music the times were everything was happy AND THIS MUSIC GET ME HAPPY
Me trae muchos recuerdos agradables 😊
i love this so so much
This music hit on my phone last Sunday when I just arrived in NYC.
Alicia Keys is what makes this song worth listening to, I wish there's a version where there's only the Alicia Keys parts. 😅
One of my favorite song ever
Men in black forever🖤
im super duper early to this comment (15 secs)
There's nothin' you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York 🤷
“IN NEW YORK… CONCRETE JUNGLE ARE A TOMATO”🔥🔥🗣️🗣️💯
A decade later and I still love this song
Mib 3
It's feb 2024 but still lookin for this kind of vibe❤
Eyy 🔥
fr
Let's hear it for NEW YORK! ❤
Jesus can SAVE YOU it starts when you accept him! ✝️🙏🏽
The devil leaves his trade mark in this song
amen!
Agenda in music industry. They know the truth is in the bible. And refuse it in order to be liked by Man
Period✝️
Amen
Come here to say, one day when I go to New York I will listen to this while walking down the street bye-
me too
Me too😁
doing that tmr lol
@@juntingiee2602 wow so ur saying me that ur in NY and going to listen this why walking??!! OMG I ENVY U. Hope u have fun
Same fr
Megusta Esa 🎶
Been years since I last listened to this song. Thanks Alan Fisher for reminding me of this classic.
This helped me with my anxiety, my family just went to Santa Cruz with me and today there’s a lot of fog.
Such a masterpiece..
JAY-Z THE KING 👑
New York is trashy as hell lmaooo RATS AND TRASH EVERYWHERE!!!!
True
@@sunnymane5646 u made me realize I had 187 likes on this video 😅
@@plushygang4442 😄
Jesus is ! Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess.
New York is a special city
It’s November 2023 are there still any legends that listen to this masterpiece?
This song will forever be in our hearts and may we grow old with it😄
Amen! 😁
Its hard to belive this song was made almost a decade ago
Song is 13 years old this from 2009
What a time to be living in NY (via DC) when this was released!!! Magical feeling. ❤️
MY CHILDHOOD ❤❤
amo dms essa msc❤
I'm from San Antonio, TX, always wanted to go to New York. I remember when I finally had the opportunity and I remember driving into the state. I pulled over to the side of the road to take a picture of the "Welcome to New York" sign. Some guy driving a company truck rolled down his window and yelled "Welcome to New York B!" I was cheesing hard as hell and felt like a kid on the inside. Got back in my car and played this song the rest of the way in site seeing the city.
Damn it felt good!
August 26, 2022
I’m from NY, I’m so glad you had a good time!
THIS SONG STILL A BOP
this song gives off the best vibes ever
Who is here in Feb 2024?
Meee!!
Me aswell addictive song for real
I’m here my boy!
me
Feb 28 2024
I've always loved this tune it was surfacing in 2012 when my daughter first visited New York to visit a college friend who had moved out there. Since leaving college & University she has chased her dreams & now a double with her fiance performing magic & illusions. Today posted a video of them on a neon billboard in Times Sq ❤.
Shaka
Congrats 👏
Moved out of here recently and I miss it 😭
F car dependency, I love the energy New York Gives, so energetic and alive unlike stupid car dependent soul crushing suburb
Tenho fé que um dia ainda vou escutar essa música em NEW YORK ❤😍
you can dooo itttt😻
I did !! I was there before Christmas
If you pass Brooklyn bridge you will hear this song for sure ❤️
escuchare y cantare esta cancion hasta lograr materializar misueño de conocer New York lo juro..
For future me- YOU STILL LISTEN TO THIS OMG ITS 2025!!! I CANT BELIEVE YOUVE MADE IT SO FAR WOOO!! YOU GO GIRL KEEP IT UP LOVE YOU♥️✌️
the year this song was out ,i was in New York in late November ... it really made you feel fantasticly happy to hear the song everywhere ,while we were walking around the city ❤
Adoro esse música 😍😎👍🏻
Come Brazil 😅
IN NEW YOOOOOOOOOORK
2023 and still I love ❤️ this song 🎵 ❤️
Can't get enough
Nostalgia af, used to listen to this during my way back as a highschooler in a bus :')
Def gonna play this when visiting New York someday (nyc…we will meet dw)
THE MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL I LOVE THE MUSIC💙
the thing is....Alicia sells dreams and longings like no other....but they keep us alive.....she could also sing about Moscow.....and men would be crazy about it.....the NY public relation department should give her a medal.......
IN NEW YOOOORK CONCRET JUNGLE WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE OF 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
0:54
Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high five 🏀