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October 30th, 2009

Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind

I guess they were waiting for the Yankees performance.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 5:21 pm and is filed under Featured, Music Videos. You can skip to the end and leave a response.

33 Responses to “Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind”

D-TrainToConeyIsland Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
FIRST lol
cali bud Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
great video. mayb vid of the year. hov should dump b and try 2 get inside of alicia….
Hi Hater! Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
shit is cool!! Alicia is fine as fuckkk
noelle Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Beautiful!!! Ahhhhh at 3:21..he look good in his office!!!!!!!!!!!! That piano is specially designed??? I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Lol at the © symbol at the end of the video..so Shawn Carter is en “empire” now, huh??
sosoloco Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Sad video man. Where’s Beanie? When you were on that line like “now me and all my boys made it” you were looking mighty lonely. I guess he did say TaTa.
Youngnfocused Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Great video, it makes to release the night after performing at the Yankees stadium, getting mentions in the air. The video represanting all sides of New York with the sexy A.Keys it makes it that much better.
D-TrainToConeyIsland Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
This video is awesome, but i think they left out couple of New york city culture things perhaps like trains,graffiti,statue of liberty and the 5 boroughs etc…… Video mostly shot in the Manhattan but its still amazing video and one of the best.
from 718 to Whole World One Love.
lex north Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
this should be put on display in the museum of modern art surounded by security ,
and i dont even like JAY Z , word to life, realtalk my niggas
SouthPaw Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
love that last verse….

video is video of the year hands down. Jay-Z just keeps pushing the envelope…I must say Jay-Z is the Sinatra of hip hop.
SouthPaw Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
that shots of that last verse meat packing district = CLASSIC..damn!!! sick video.
Hazer Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
This video is wack!! How they gonna leave Lil Mama out like that, Fuck Gay-z, always shittin’ on people Lil Mama made this song popular.
ToKeepit100... Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
lil mama deserved to be in this video
Trinity Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Why we never can’t have a comment with out some ignorant ass nigga saying some hateful shit?
BUM ASS NIGGA does it said on the video or below the video to make sure to post your ignorant ass comment if you don’t like this video? NOOOOO damn niggasalways gotta be mad jealous and start writing their little comment on the blogs.
noelle Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I agree Trinity
j Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
SouthPaw – were we watching the same video????? U serious?
Backlash Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Lmao@Hazer …the videos dope , the song is dope .. it matches what he’s saying perfectly ..but I still can’t look at jay the same way anymore …knowing how he did my nigga sigel ..
leave that boy alone Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
song is dope ..vid is dope…but after that segal shit today ..mane i dunno Jay u looking awfully shady!
scorpio Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Beans done gave Jay free promo! lol

Nice vid!

@ 2, Swizz is already there.
G UNIT Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
# 17 C/S took the words rite off my keyboard
SAMFROMTHEBAY Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
When I was watching it, I was thinking…”This would look so much better in color” then towards the end. BAM! The color comes out and the lights gives me chills. They know what they are doing with the black and white then transition into the come up by switching it to color.

I can dig it!! Love the video, love the song! DOPENESS!!!!!
Guest Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
the people make the city. They deff should have gotten all of new york up in that video

that shit would have been legendary
Ye Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
The mosaic of pics in the beginning makes this vid’ HoT..
zwazoe Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
jay-z did beans wrong.. who agree
niko Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
this song is crazy as fuck but their should be more New York rapper b’cuz even though Jay crazy as fuck he aint gonna be hear forever cuz all we hearing now adays is southern hip hop n it sucks!!! i mean like it use ta be crazy back then wit Luda, eastside,ying yang twins,out cast, young jeezy, cash money, n Ti but now all they doing is killin hip hop wit all these wack dance songs wit no lyrics in it auttotune n jus wack hip hop n up north cities like philly n New York have sick niggaz in dur under ground but they aint gettin signed b’cuz all they lookin for now adays is the next guy who can make the next hot dance thats why the only shit we heard from NY from rappers that havent already made a name for themself wuz dat gay chicken noudle soup song n the extremely gay aunt jackie song nothin from pap, cory gunz, murda mook, or slaughterhous n as for philly they have prolly the illiest unda ground they got reed dollaz, gillie the kid, meek millz,beanie segal, jeoy jihad, chic raw, n d jones but like reed said they aint lookin for lyrics no more
King Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
@#15 what do u mean…are we watching the same video, I’m confused – the video is dope.
J.R Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Who cares about Beanie? I love him as a rapper but Hov obviously moved on to bigger and better things. Married to a beautiful and talented woman, successful BUSINESS MAN, another BP album with this classic on it…. shit ya dudes act like ya know Beanie in real life. Jay on the other hand is a success story and if you can’t respect that you’re a bum. Beanie can stay in the hood talking about the past and ya niggas can dwell on that aswell…. fuck that!
southern Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
still say nas shoulda been on it…or he shoulda done a remix and put nas in the vid…
E$ Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 12:09 am
That Skyline ain’t the same without them towers….damn. Still a good look, he should talk about the history of NY more in his flow
DJMAC Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 3:45 am
THE SONG WUDNT HAVE BEEN THIS BIG IF NAS WAS ON IT. HOV SHIT IS HOT BUT A KEYS GIVE THE FEMALE A HOOK THEY CAN SING. NAS WOUDNT HAVE DONE THAT. PERFECT BLEND, JAY Z GRITTY REALISTIC LYRICS WITH A KEYS MORE FRIENDLY SOULFULLNESS.
AS FAR AS BEAN. HE WAS AN EMPLOYEE WHO DIDNT DO HIS JOB. HE WAS GIVEN BONUSES AND INCENTIVES AND STILL CUDNT FOLLOW THRU. 2 BENTLYS, RECORD LABLE AND CLOTHING LINE. NONE OF G UNIT GOT THAT AND THEY WENT PLATINUM AND BEANS DIDNT. BEANS IS SUPPOSE TO BE RICHER THAN LLOYD BANKS. HE DONT HAVE THE BENTLYS OR MAZARATI ANYMORE. HE IS DRIVING A CROWN VICTORIA. MAJOR FAIL. I LIVE IN PHILYY. HE AINT THE BROAD STREET BULLY. MIKE KNOX KNOCKED HIM OUT.
shine95 Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 4:11 am
man this my joint, but I can’t front though, that beanie sigel shit, is fuckin up my vibe watchin this vid. see how everybody talkin about beanie now, like Beanie timed up to put his song out the same day Jay and Alicia perform this at the World Series Game 2. another anti climatic moment. first the lil mama shit, now this beanie shit. I’m like why Beanie bringin up some fuckin 2005 shit. move on you had your chance to hold your stance and hold your own like a real mc should and now you complainin that hov didn’t hold your hand long enough. man fuck that shit, back to this vid. this shit go hard. it would have been tite to have KOOL HERC on the video where he talk about Afrika Bam. real talk
Guest Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 5:31 am
@ #27

You that’s an interesting topic. I don’t thinkg if Nas was in it the song would be as big of a hit as it is. Something about Nas’ style and image that doesn’t appeal to the majority of the crowd.

I would love for him to be on it, but as a consequence the song would lose some popularity. I like the remix idea.

Just my thought…
meok Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
the song is great. if nas was on it , it would still be great. how can nas lessen the popularity of the song, i mean damn, he is top five mc all time. A jay, nas, keys song cant be unpopular!!!! Nas not being as popular and mainstream as jay, and keys wouldnt lessen it hottness. If he is so not good for the song, why did jay ask for him to be on it and why do so many ppl want him on it or at least want him on an official remix!!!! The song is hott, hot beat, lyrics, vocals, NY STAND UP!!!!!!!!!
istilleatrappersmmscrumptious Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 6:52 pm
yes niko because ying yang twins and the eastside boyz were a great addition to hip hop..they basically were their year’s version of soulja boy

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