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)
Someone 2024?😂
Yep!
Still here 2025
😌🔥🔥🔥
😎
Heyyy
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 💀💀💀💀
Someone in April 2024?
Mee
Great @@floptok_3
MEEEEE
MEEE
Meee
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.
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
Its November 2023 reply if you're still here🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
🎉😂
I'm here 🎉
yup!
Here😊😊
Yes!🎉
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
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!!
Amo essa musica ❤
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 literally gives me chills
I like the song
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 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
It’s January 2024 any OG’s listen to it still? 😁
Me!!
me
me🗿
make that 5
Count me in 👌
This is definitely a feel-good song
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.
I'm listening to this as I get into the city ❤️
🏃
The chorus (Alicia) puts this song on another level.
Yes!!
amo dms essa msc❤
Listening today 9/11 . Crying thinking of how everything change that day forever. God bless all
❤
I feel the song entering my body in 2023❤❤😍😍😍
What a time to be living in NY (via DC) when this was released!!! Magical feeling. ❤️
Such a vibe
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!!! 🥹🥹
It's September 2023 let's see how many people still going to listen to this masterpiece
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? 😅.
Went to New York this last weekend and this song was on replay. Loved New York ❤️
..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 REALLY APPRECIATE THIS MASTERPIECE !! DEEP DOWN FROM THE CORE OF MY HEART
I was really young when this came out.I still remember though.This song made me the person i am today. LITERALLY!!!
I am singing my heart out right now I love this song!
This song is still legendary
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OUR SOULS
I love it ❤❤❤. Listen to it, 14 times
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.
This song is such a vibe ong
Jesus save us...life is nothing without Jesus...life goes on by chruch!! JayZ
YES 🙌 #repent
Still hits october 2023 💫
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!
It's feb 2024 but still lookin for this kind of vibe❤
Eyy 🔥
fr
Heard it the first time in Step Up 3 and had this song stuck in my head ever since! Love it!
Favorite song now no doubt❤🙏
Childhood song
I CANNOT GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
this type of song that makes me get up and start singing along- someone from 2024 march.
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.
I remember when I was younger
“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?
@@Lonerman_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
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 Classic speaks Loudly😂😂❤
Ahhhhh this song is so rich!!!
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 is my favorite song♥
This music hit on my phone last Sunday when I just arrived in NYC.
One of my favorite song ever
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 😂🤣
Watch out for GTA 6 now hahah
I miss this stuff it makes me cry listening to it
❤
Let's hear it for NEW YORK! ❤
❤❤ masterpiece
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.
Listen to this right now cause my giants going to the Playoffs for the first time since 2016💪🏼💙
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 ❤
the song just pop in my mind, like " you're in newyork🎵🎶".
Such a masterpiece..
It’s November 2023 are there still any legends that listen to this masterpiece?
December 2023,here I am! I surely believe such creativity is the true worship!
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.
THE MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL I LOVE THE MUSIC💙
Me trae muchos recuerdos agradables 😊
i love this so so much
Nostalgia af, used to listen to this during my way back as a highschooler in a bus :')
Im from Pakistan and i wish if these streets can make me feel brand new Respect to London, New York and Berlin
Jay Z yo!!!! 2023 still listening 🎧🎶
A decade later and I still love this song
Mib 3
بعد ثلاث سنوات راح اشغل ذي الاغنيه بشقتي يلي بنيوروك
Got back from New York two days ago and heard this song around every corner
Adoro esse música 😍😎👍🏻
Come Brazil 😅
IN NEW YOOOOOOOOOORK
Concrete jungle wet dreams tomato!!
I'm not from NY, but I rep the east coast. This classic always got me feeling positive and blessed 🙏🙏🏾
uno dei rarissimi pezzi (forse l'unico) che trovo valorizzato dalla parte rap.. quasi meglio con che senza!
THIS SONG STILL A BOP
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
this song gives off the best vibes ever
MY CHILDHOOD ❤❤
Megusta Esa 🎶
Alicia Keys is what makes this song worth listening to, I wish there's a version where there's only the Alicia Keys parts. 😅
Going to NYC in May for the first time, I’m quite excited!
Playing this song in the cab when you first go to nyc is a fucking vibe , Everyone needs to experience that ong
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 🤷
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
New York is a special city
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
..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
It’s 2024 🤙🏼 who’s still jamming
If you listen to this is 2024 your a legend
The best when coming in live music 🎵🎶
0:58 Concrete jungle Where dreams TOMATO!! 🍅
Desde Ecuador vibrando con esta canción que eleva más de un sentido
Hey somos del mismo país
i love this song i can’t wait to be in new york one day walking in time squares listening to this!
One of my favourite song from school days till today 30 Nov 2023