Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) (Clean)

Clean lyrics:

[Intro: JAY-Z]
Yeah

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
Yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
Right next to De Niro, but I'll be hood forever
I'm the new Sinatra, and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere
I used to cop in Harlem – hola, my Dominicanos (Dinero!)
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's
Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street
Catch me in the kitchen, like a Simmons whippin' pastry
Cruisin' down 8th street, off-white Lexus
Drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas
Me? I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me
Say what up to Ty Ty, still sippin' Mai Tais
Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high fives
..., I be spiked out, I could trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z]
In New York (Ayy, aha) (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle (Yeah) where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (Yeah) (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Aha, aha, aha) (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new (New)
Big lights will inspire you (Come on) (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (You welcome, OG) (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh) (I made you hot...)

[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game
..., I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can
You should know I bleed Blue, but I ain't a Crip though
But I got a gang of ... walkin' with my clique though
Welcome to the meltin' pot, corners where we sellin'...
Afrika Bambaataa ..., home of the hip-hop
Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back
For foreigners it ain't fair, they act like they forgot how to add
Eight million stories out there in the naked
City, it's a pity half of y'all won't make it
Me? I gotta plug Special Ed "I Got It Made"
If Jeezy's payin' LeBron, I'm payin' Dwyane Wade
Three dice Cee Lo, three card Marley
Labor Day Parade – rest in peace, Bob Marley
Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade
Long live the king, yo – I'm from the Empire State, that's

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z]
In New York (Ayy) (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (That boy good) (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Welcome to the bright lights, baby) (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh)

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
Lights is blinding, girls need blinders
So they can step out of bounds quick, the side lines is
Lined with casualties who sip the life casually
Then gradually become worse – don't bite the apple, Eve!
Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in-style
Into the winter gets cold, en vogue with your skin out
City of sin is a pity on a whim
Good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them
Mami, took a bus trip, now she got her bust out
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
"Hail Mary" to the city, you're a virgin
And Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church end
Came here for school, graduated to the high life
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
... got you feelin' like a champion
The city never sleeps, better slip you a Ambien

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z]
In New York (Ayy, ow) (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh)

[Bridge: Alicia Keys]
One hand in the air for the big city (Oh)
Street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty (Oh)
No place in the world that could compare (Nah)
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
"Yeah, yeah" (Come on, come on)
"Yeah, yeah" (Come on)

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
In New York (Uh, yeah)
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do (Okay)
Now you're in New York (Uh, yeah)
These streets will make you feel brand-new
Big lights will inspire you (Okay)
Let's hear it for New York (Uh)
New York (Yeah), New York (Uh)

[AmtrakNJTCSX_MTANSrailfanNYC]

Despite the N word, This song is so fire and will be always my favorite childhood song 😌

[jaesomrkt]

Just turned 18 . I love this song and wanted to play it at my birthday get together around my family, thank you for making it clean

[Bookgirly-]

This song is amazing it inspired all of my trips to New York. Real life changer. I’m so grateful for the clean version so I can jam with my mom.

[yogirl]

Listening to this song while in Time Square 😂🎉

[electrikality]

Whenever I listen to this song I honestly feel ecstatic to have the opportunity to live in such an amazing city.

[Son_Joe_Productions]

Agent K singing this song in the Dinner in MIB 3. Best ending I’ve seen.

[SamuelSimmons-iwjo]

I will say I’m from Arkansas and every single thanksgiving break we go to New York City and it’s always been my 3rd home away from home. I have been there so many times and it’s the best and most beautiful city I have ever been to. It is amazing and at Times Square at night man it’s beautiful and going to Central Park, then up to the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center, Rockefeller center, Statue of Liberty, it’s all beautiful.

[marisaallie]

Fav song my mom listens to this so much and i love this song

[elliottagres]

Thanks so much big dawg. My school project bouta be mad easy cuz of you OG. You a real one. 👍

[Kirby_Tankson_]

This is great! Despite the N-Word, that’s why I listen to this version!

[MahadTokyo]

bro i love this song like bro this is what its like:
2015-2024 kids:It’s just a song
2009-2014 kids: *vibing*

[SSTGAMINGISTHEBESYT]

Best jay Z chill song to be riding in the front seat and listening to this on full blast on Bluetooth audio for a car perfect road trip song 🎧 JAY Z YOU THE BEST MAN

[treycasper]

This song is great i live in kentucky and when i went to new yourk city with my cousins we listoned to this

[pupz.]

NEXT MONTH! Nah man those sounds where fricking hilarious like bro ‘ Yellow tape around his body

[tamtamkenya]

I wish I listened that song while walkin' the NYC

[Logatronyc]

I heard this song for the first time while in year 6, my whole class did. We were addicted for the whole year. On the last day, it would be the last time I would have heard it for 2 years. It was such an emotional day. Although i wanted to leave because i got bullied a lot, looking back on my life now, turns out i quite liked it. I reheard this song on the radio recently and immediately got re-addicted. "Nostalgia is the best and worst feeling at the same time". Thats what they say, isnt it. While I had bad times there, the good ones always make up for it. High schools here now, im in year 8 and im getting bullied more. Turns out primary wasnt too bad eh? Anyway. Out of all of the comments here, thanks for taking the time to read mine. You probably won't see another comment from me again.
Also, if you interpreted this wrongly as if a last message to the world, Its not, dont worry.

[peterswimms]

Man I used to HATE this song but I like it now😌

[Deffnottmeee]

I used to listen to this song when I was little

[tinabolte]

Danke für die Version .
Ich könnte es jetzt so lassen aber ich kann nicht.
In dieser Version, die sich genauso gut anhört, ( fast ) 🙃, kann man das gute Stück auch ohne GB* anhören .
Vielen Dank dafür ‼️😁♥️‼️✨
Oder ohne viel GB . Je neuer und teurer das 📱, desto mehr GB ‼️‼️‼️🤷🙃✨❤️Wad für eine Schwein ( Mensch) erei ‼️❤️

[chewher]

Secret Life of Pets brings me here? K Hart 🥰😍🤩