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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]
Fans have speculated that Jay-Z had dissed American rapper Birdman in the song with the lyrics, "I blew bird money, y'all talk in Twitter feeds". Audio engineer Young Guru, a longtime collaborator and associate of Jay-Z, suggested that the line could have multiple meanings behind it and stated it was not a diss toward Birdman.
The song was released as a digital download on June 23, 2009, and as the first single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album, The Blueprint 3. The song made its world premiere on the New York radio station Hot 97 on June 5. [1] Its lyrics address the overusage of Auto-Tune in the music industry.
On May 10, West brought out Jay-Z to perform the song towards the end of his benefit concert for the annual party of the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, New York. [ 53 ] At festivals such as Mawazine , Splendour in the Grass , and The Big Chill from the spring to summer of 2011, West used "H•A•M" as the introduction to his set lists.
The new song, "Theme from New York, New York", begins with one of Kander's famous vamps, this one derived from the ragtime practice of putting the melody underneath a repeated note. [ 3 ] : 25–6 Liza Minnelli's performance was released as a single from the soundtrack album and peaked at #104 on the Billboard chart.
Jay-Z’s legendary 40/40 Club is readying itself for a rebirth. As the club prepares for a pop-up reimagining at Fanatics Fest in New York City this weekend, Jay-Z and his team have their sights ...
[1] Hence, the name of the song, which Jay-Z is apparently calling his "first song," even though it is the last song on what was to be his last album, as an allusion to what B.I.G. said in the interview. The song describes Jay-Z growing up on the streets of New York. Despite being described as his first song, Jay-Z also described the song as ...
Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, has launched his defense against allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000.. Since he was named on Dec. 8 in the civil ...