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"Empire State of Mind" is a hip-hop song that features rap verses from Jay-Z and vocals during the song's chorus from Keys. The piano component that runs throughout the song contains a sample of the 1970 single "Love on a Two-Way Street", written by Burt Keyes and Sylvia Robinson, performed by The Moments. [7]
According to Perry, "California Gurls" is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind" (2009), by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Its mid-tempo production incorporates disco-pop and funk-pop with influences of new wave and electropop. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised.
"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" was generally well received by contemporary music critics in their reviews for The Element of Freedom. [7] [8] [9] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post noted that the track, which is a pop ballad, had replaced "Empire State of Mind" sports team references and ruminations with "even milder and less controversial string of generalities ...
The cast of Alicia Keys' "Hell's Kitchen" Broadway show performed "The Gospel" from the stage musical and the show's version of "Empire State of Mind," the singer's rousing New York anthem with Jay-Z.
Alicia Keys and JAY-Z were certainly in the "Empire State of Mind" as the duo hit the stage at Sunday's 2024 Tony Awards to perform their hit collaboration for the first time in more than five years.
"Empire State of Mind" contains samples of "Love on a Two Way Street" performed by The Moments. "On to the Next One" contains samples of "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice. "A Star Is Born" contains samples of "Touch Me" by The Mother Freedom Band. "Already Home" contains a sample of "Mad Mad Ivy" by Gladstone Anderson and the Mudies All-Stars.
MTV News reported that Keys and rapper Jay-Z recorded "Empire State of Mind Part 2", a second version of "Empire State of Mind" from Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3. [9] The final product, titled "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", did not feature Jay-Z. [ 10 ] In mid-November 2009, Brothers revealed on Twitter that Canadian recording ...
The Democratic National Convention ceremonial roll call vote on Tuesday was a vibe.. Emceed by DJ Cassidy, songs were selected by each delegation as they cast their ceremonial votes for Democratic ...