Empire State Of Mind Lyrics

Jay-Z

Yeah, yeah, I'ma up at 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, all of my Dominicanos 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 whipping pastry
Cruising down 8th Street, off-white Lexus Driving so slow, but BK is from Texas Me, I'm up at 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 sipping mai tai Sitting courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high fives Nigga, I be spiked out, I can trip a referee Tell by my attitude that I am most definitely from
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York New York, New York (I made you hot, nigga)
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game Shit, 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 niggas walking with my clique, though
Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we selling rock Afrika Bambaataa shit, home of the hip hop Yellow Cab, Gypsy Cab, Dollar Cab, holla back For foreigners that ain't fifty, they act like they forgot how to act
Eight million stories out there, and they're naked Cities is a pity, half of y'all won't make it Me, I gotta plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made" If Jesus payin' LeBron, I'm paying Dwyane Wade
Three dice, Cee-lo, three-card Monte 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
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York New York, New York
Lights is blinding, girls need blinders So they can step out of bounds quick The sidelines is blind with casualties Who sipping life casually, then gradually become worse
Don't bite the apple, Eve, caught up in the in crowd Now you're in style, end of the winter gets cold En vogue with your skin out, the city of sin is a pity on a whim Good girls gone bad, the cities filled with them
Mommy 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 ends
Came here for school, graduated to the high life Ball players, rap stars addicted to the limelight MDMA got you feeling like a champion The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York New York, New York
One hand in the air for the big city Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty No place in the world that can compare Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Come on, come on)
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York New York, New York

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Jasmin Chavez -
I love this song. In the gym in P.E. Me and my beloved friend Niarie <3 when we had to go out and play by force , it came on and she told me how she loved it so it makes me cry when it comes on.
Reply: Craig Saunders -
yeah I play it in the gym too. I swear I had tears when I heard Alicia Keys voice.
Menchie Ledesma -
I LOvE NeW yOrK,.,.,.,. aNd I wAnT tO Go ThEre sOmEdaY,.,.,.
Reply: Craig Saunders -
I have been to NYC many times you have to see New York before you die, Add me as a friend to see my pioctures of New York
Lincony Freshprince Banks -
one luv new york.
Reply: Craig Saunders -
Yeah Buddy I Love NYC
Habeshawi Cash Bill -
I hate this lyrics he is fucking stupid he is anti christian but jesus love him.
Reply: Ashfaq Mohammed -
u idiot jay-z is the best'. fuk u
Reply: Ron Swan -
Jesus is not real, dumbass - read a book. Go to a museum. This song is SO GOOD. Jay-Z is the tits. Stop being stupid.
Arthur Adams -
I lived these lyrics in the streets of Ny I use to rest dress finess sip sweet honey wake up in the city counting cold cash money wore reptile kick and stayed ultra sharp wore diamonds on my duke that glowed in the dark they called docter love when I made the hoes holla but when I, m down for my trade they call me stack a mother fucking dollar New york.
Bethany Brok -
Go NeW yOrK I LoVE ya NY!!!
Reply: Craig Saunders -
I Love NYC too kisses to you
Reply: Bethany Brok -
Thanx random dude
Reply: Craig Saunders -
I cried when the twin towers were attacked by terrorists the most loving people in the world live in NYC they love me and I love them too. Hey Bethany Ive added you on Facebook check it out, trust me Im a nice guy . God bless NYC , Bless USA United We Stand Divided We Fall In God We Trust.
Salvatore Lagonia -
The lyrics in verse seven are wrong.
Stef Forrest -
luv it classic jay z still b goodin 10yrs dnt b haters.
French Kwen -
How can you diss Jesus with your fat lips?
Chris Macias -
I from Texas but I love new york
Colin Cummings -
I love this song and jay-z family:)!

ihaten00bs

this song outdated but i still love it

JBFavoriteGirl

Who cares about outdating? If a song is good, it is good forever. not just wen it came out

ihaten00bs

this song goes hard

tasneem450

cool

Agence48876

Nice song I love it ! Smiley

meganandherfriendzhang2

nice song i actually have a book of mine full of ltyrics so i can sing them myself and when i was done writing this my hand was cramping lol

Rizky Suranta Nasution

when you hear song & see her video her sense of want to go to newyork

cashoutguy

He appears to be happy dissing jesus for the bloody #!@%*# who illuminated him, so he also needs to rub that fact in our face, always have to mantion the lights in his songs, and the foolish kanye et al, what a scornful set of idiots?..."glowing in the dark"??

Petatera

The self loathing use of the racial epithet "#!@%*#" is not cool - it is stupid. No other race or ethnic group tolerates this type of insult from the mouths of its own. It is disgusting and an obvious reason that a certain class of of black Americans will never progress beyond entertainers and criminals. Very sad indeed.

Brooklyn Boy

if you don't like it because he "disses god and jesus" you have some kind of bullshit brain. I ACTUALLY live in nyc (brooklyn) and everything that he mentioned in the song is reality here, maybe not where you love because thats like a whole other country to new yorkers

JBFavoriteGirl

Well, I live in NY too, and yeah I can see how peiple say that but it only happens maybe once or twice in the song, and that's no reason to not like it, same with the use of n****. I can see how people may be offended, but people might not recognize exactly what he's tryin to say because Jay-Z believe it or not people is actually a very religous dude, and i know what he meant is no harm by those lines.

greenkitkat

my big question of the day is if you don't like it because he "disses god and jesus" then why do you listen to it? simple soulution, don't listen and keep your faith out of it

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