Gawker: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?

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Topics: JAY-Z , ALICIA KEYS
by Daba
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hopped up out my bed. turn my swag on.
2 weeks, 3 days ago
2 weeks ago

I just heard a car bumpin it an hour ago.

 

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Penned by one Mr. Ben Sisario—whose writing is typically quite wonderful—the song is broken down as such:

...roughly 50 percent rote Jay-Z chest-beating ("I'm the new Sinatra"), 30 percent tourist-friendly travelogue ("Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade") and the rest a glorious Alicia Keys hook.

Which is true! Jay-Z goes from the Bronx to Tribeca and back; most people who live in the West Village like Jay-Z think they get nosebleeds above 14th Street and apply for visas every time they cross the East River. For all intents and purposes, Jay-Z has
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http://gawker.com/5399413/important-questions-is-jay+zs-empire-state-of-mind-the-new-new-york-new-york

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