With the Yankees one win away from winning the championship, their next set might be a victory parade route down 6th Avenue. Jay debuted the song live at his “Answer the Call” concert at Madison Square Garden on September 11th and performed it again two days later (with Keyes) at MTV’s Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall. For a little bonus fun while you watch, check out this Google map tracking the locations Jay rhymes about, from State Street to Tribeca.

The “Empire State of Mind” video goes full color in its final minute to capture the full awe of Keys performing in Times Square and the Manhattan skyline. Produced by Al Shux, the song features a music sample of 'Love on a Two-Way Street' performed by The Moments. Music video vet Hype Williams directed the video, with an obvious nod to black-and-white films like Woody Allen’s Manhattan and Jules Dassin’s Naked City, two films that perhaps best photographed and documented New York City. 'Empire State of Mind' is a song performed by American rapper Jay-Z featuring vocals by American singer Alicia Keys, from Jay-Z's 11th studio album, The Blueprint 3 (2009). Hes become a billionaire businessman, husband to the most. The video belongs to the music genre of Hip-Hop. Hits like 'Empire State of Mind,' 'Big Pimpin,' and '99 Problems' Perhaps the greatest hip hop star of his generation, Jay-Z has come a long way since he was selling CDs out of the back of a trunk and hustling to get his debut album Reasonable Doubt released on a major label. Alicia Keys has already been viewed 66,657 times since it was posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009.

The clip was filmed in early October at several landmark sites around Manhattan, notably Harlem, Times Square and Ground Zero. The music video for Jay Zs single Empire State Of Mind ft. Now the pair have debuted the video for their NYC love letter on MySpace Music. Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 single “ Empire State of Mind” is inescapable in New York, blaring from car stereos and even Yankee Stadium, where the hometown hero performed the track with Alicia Keys last week.

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