Empire state jay-z wikipedia biography

2009 single by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys

This article is about the song by Jay-Z. For the song by Alicia Keys, see Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down. For the book about Jay-Z's business dealings, see Empire State of Mind (book).

For other uses, see Empire State (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with N.Y. State of Mind or New York State of Mind.

"Empire State of Mind" is a song performed by American rapper Jay-Z featuring American singer Alicia Keys from the former's eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3 (2009).

It was released by his then-newfound record label Roc Nation and Atlantic Records on October 20, 2009.

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Produced by Al Shux, the song features a music sample of "Love on a Two-Way Street" performed by The Moments. Angela Hunte and Janet Sewell-Ulepic originally wrote it as a tribute to their hometown, New York City. The following month, they submitted it to Roc Nation, whose reviews were discouraging.

They later took the suggestion