Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind Lyrics
Brand New Blueprint 3: Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”. Lyrics included here first. No Lie!
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Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind Lyrics
[Jay-Z]
Yeah,
Yeah, Imma up at Brooklyn,
now Im down in Tribeca,
right next to DeNiro,
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 McDonalds,
lyrics courtesy of killerhiphop.com
took it to my stash spot,
5-60 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 wat up to Ty Ty, still sipping Mai-tai
sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives,
N-gga i be Spiked out, i can trip a referee,
tell by my attitude that I most definitely from…
[Alicia Keys]
In New York,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
Theres nothing you can’t do,
Now you’re in New York,
these streets will make you feel brand new,
Big lights will inspire you,
lets hear it for New York, New York, New York
[Jay-Z]
I made you hot n-gga,
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game,
sh-t i made the yankee hat more famous than a yankee can,
you should know I bleed Blue, but I aint a crip tho,
but i got a gang of n-ggas walking with my clique though,
welcome to the melting pot,
corners where we selling rocks,
afrika bambaataa sh-t,
home of the hip hop,
yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back,
for foreigners it aint fair they act like they forgot how to add,
8 million stories out there and their naked,
lyrics courtesy of killerhiphop.com
cities is a pity half of y’all won’t make it,
me i gotta plug Special Ed and i got it made,
If Jeezy’s payin LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade,
3 dice cee-lo
3 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 thats…
[Chorus]
Welcome to the bright light..
[Jay-Z]
Lights is blinding,
girls need blinders
so they can step out of bounds quick,
the side lines 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 your in-style,
and in 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,
Mami took a bus trip and now she got her bust out,
everybody ride her, just like a bus route,
Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin,
and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends,
lyrics courtesy of killerhiphop.com
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 a Ambien
[Chorus]
[Alicia Keys]
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 yeaaahh
come on, come,
yeah,
[Chorus]
[End]
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You know my track record. I will update the lyrics asap, I promise! 
The chorus from Alicia Keys was real smooth and Jay-Z comes with his usual style and story telling ability. One of the best tracks on Blueprint 3.
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HOLY! THIS IS A SICK TRACK! BL3 is gonna be off the hook……Good job on the lyrics, you get them up soo fast i think we all appreciate it:), thanks.
But i’m worried how many leaked tracks of BL3 are out, i think i’ve already heard 4 out. arent they leaking out too fast? theres 15 songs on the album
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:05 am
Thanks for your feedback. Appreciate your support. No worries on the typo, everyone knows by now what you mean
.
I still need to work on these lyrics so feel free to send me your corrections and I will update them super quick!
Yeah Jay tried to keep this album under wraps but the whole album has leaked already. I guess it’s too hard when there is massive demand! The album is hot though!
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Anonymous Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:35 am
@admin,
If Jesus payin Lebron
3 dice cee-lo
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:42 am
Got ya….. I thought he said that but I didn’t know what Jay meant!
Thanks for the info. Lyrics updated!
lwmei Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 am
@jay roc,
the whole album has been leaked
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Anonymous Reply:
September 5th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
@jay roc,
I actually found a torrent like a month ago. LEEKING?!?
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db Reply:
December 6th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
@, song is freaking awesome
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Anonymous Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 5:36 am
@jay roc, its not “in the winter” it’s anna wintour, editor in chief of Vogue…
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sorry its BP3–no BL3–typo there:)
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Kennedy Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
That song is getting old and boring!!!!
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MUFC FAN 10 Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:57 pm
@Kennedy,
no its not
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FIFI Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
@Kennedy,
oh yea u ryt i hate it esp whrn he toks of jesus,mr jay z u suk
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….
Those are the ones that I can find…good lookin out on the lyrics tho and keep up the good work!
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 3:22 am
Wow, thanks for all those corrections Mike.
I implemented your recommendations in the text and truncated your comment so it’s not too long.
Lyrics have been updated. Still not sure about Alicia Keys second line though? Your’s was much better than what I had anyway so appreciate that.
Thanks for your feedback and I appreciate the support.
Check back real real real soon for more BP3 songs and lyrics!
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Anonymous Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:04 am
@admin,
“concrete jungles where dreams are made of” second line
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 10:10 am
Thanks, updated!
Anonymous Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
@,
well just concrete jungle not jungles
Anonymous Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:15 am
@admin, “concrete jungle where dreams are made of” thats the second line of the hook- took me a while too- best song on BP3 for me.. enjoy
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 10:11 am
Thanks, lyrics updated!
second last line is MDMA (Not Empty in May!)
but good lyrics bro, i think everything else is nearly flawless though 
I only listened to the song once and i knew it was mdma , empty in may makes not sense 
glad i can help !
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Thanks for the info. I had to google the reference to make sense of it (MDMA – ecstasy).
Appreciated!
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Anonymous Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
@admin,
have you never taken mdma. you should give it a go.
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Lol, can’t say I’ve tried it!
jordan Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 2:02 am
agreed lol
found few more
and Jesus can’t save you like starts when the church ends,
Should be: LIFE starts when the church ends
…… casually, then gradually become worse,
SHOULD BE: Who sip the life casually, then gradually become worse,
and it should also be… : a pity on the whim (or something)
(not: the city of sin is a pity of win,)
thanks again on the lyrics though
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Listened to it again and made those corrections. Yeah Jay says “pity on a whim”. Changed the others as well.
Thanks for your effort spotting those corrections. You have better ears than me!
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thirty2stripes Reply:
October 20th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
What does Jay-Z mean by, “Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin, and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends”?
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Anonymous Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
@thirty2stripes, It sounds like he is against Jesus Christ that what it sounds like. All you guys are on Jay-Z like he’s Jesus and he’s clearly speaking against Jesus. What does that tell you about him? Is he someone you should be listening to? Jay-Z surely cannot save you and he does not have a heaven or hell to put you in. Be careful what you listen to because anyone who speaks like that about our Lord and Savior is surely on Satan’s side…do you really want to follow Satan. You better start reading that Bible and gaining some understanding instead of trying to learn Jay-Z’s lyrics.
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fredster Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 12:06 am
@Brandon, dude haha look at the lyrics right before you write something if your gonna write something write it right
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Anonymous Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
cool jay-z and alicia $
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Nice! This is a real smooth track! Doesnt have 100,00 punch lines like Venus vs. Mars but its got meaning, takes you on a lil trip.
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U’re right. It’s not the best track of BP3 but I still like it. Can we have the lyrics of “a star is born” plizz thx
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admin Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Your wish is my command.
Enjoy:
http://www.killerhiphop.com/jay-z-a-star-is-born-lyrics-j-cole/
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can you get forever young
thanks man
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admin Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:27 am
Yo, here you go dude!
Just finished writing these lyrics down so may be a bit sketchy. Feel free to correct me. Just remember where you got it first: KillerHipHop.com!
Enjoy!
http://www.killerhiphop.com/jay-z-young-forever-lyrics-mr-hudson/
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yo. He sayin “yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab”
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admin Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:09 am
done, thanks for spotting that! Lyrics updated!
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“5-60 STATE street.” (in brooklyn, ny)
“sippin’ on Mai-Tai” ( a tropical cocktail)
“Bed STUY” neighborhood in brooklyn
“Spiked out” like Spike Lee at the Knicks game.
“Mami” instead of Mommy like when Dominicans call a girl Mami and the opposite being Papi like Big Papi
“Limelight” may be a reference to the club Limelight that was in an old church in Chelsea.
“3 card Monte” a street game that hustlers play to steal your money.
“Simmons” meaning the daughters of Rev. Run Simmons, they have their own line of shoes called Pastry.
Besides that you did a great job. I know if you’re not from Brooklyn or NY that it’s hard to get some of the references, but that’s what makes it a great song. Feels like it’s made for the us who live or are from Brooklyn or NY.
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admin Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:18 am
Thanks for correcting those. Revisions have been made.
Appreciate the explanations as well. This will help a lot of people understand the lyrics better.
Peace!
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think hes saying “if JEEZY payin lebron, im payin dwayne wade” he was talkin about the Young Jeezy song Kobe/Lebron
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admin Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:19 am
Good call. You may be right…..
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Nico Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:48 am
@admin,
Nope: Hova talked ’bout DWade becoming a free agent after next season and wants him on the Knicks team.
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Love this track, heard it for the first time yesterday and automatically loved it. I get hype listening to this song and it makes me feel so proud being a New Yorker and a true Brooklynite. Love Jay-Z, he’s still going strong and reppin BK to the fullest everywhere he goes and in everything he does. Alicia Keys is still going strong as well and is a Beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. Lovin it…………
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If jeezys payin lebron im payin dwyane wade
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admin Reply:
September 5th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Got ya, Done!
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Yo man thanx 4 em lyrics, i dig this joint ryt here, personal fav so far, and thanx to Anonym. 2 4em xplainations, u dnt kno hw hard it is 2 undastand sum of the lines jigga spits. Thanx alot y’all… Peace.
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admin Reply:
September 5th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Your welcome, glad you found the site useful.
Thanks for stopping by and check back daily for more hot tunes and lyrics first!
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I like this song
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Chorus should be: “In New York, Concrete jungle…” and the last line from the chorus should be: “lets HEAR it for New York…” instead of “lets here it for New York…”
And I think “…but i got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click though…” should be: “…walking with my clique…”
10x for the lyrics!
Greets from Bulgaria!
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admin Reply:
September 6th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Thanks for those updates.
Hello to all my Bulgarian visitors.
Your English is obviously better than mine. Thanks for correcting me, lol. 
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second verse has a type o:
should be:
me, I gotta plug SPECIAL ED i got it made
he’s talking about his charities to the school children with disabilities…
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admin Reply:
September 10th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Thanks for highlighting that.
Special Ed was a rapper who released “I got it made” in 1989. I think he is referencing him! (Youtube it)
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They need a video 4 this song asap this song is been played all day in the radio. This song is a # 1 hit.
I like the part of the song where he says
“i used to cop in Harlem,
all of my dominicanos
right there up on broadway,”
and u hear the Dominican saying Dimelo
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esther Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 2:04 am
@Beru,
OMG you are so right!!
i love that part ‘cos I’m from the D.R.. and it’s like: o god! jay-z knows we exist!!
amando a JAY-Z desde la Republica Dominicana!!
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OMG THIS SONG IS SO POWERFUL…
WHEN I HEAR THIS SONG I JUST THINK OF WHERE I CAME FROM & WHERE I AM & WHERE I WOULD BE 4EVER….NEW YORK!
IM SO PROUD TO BE FROM HERE…
I LOVE THIS SONG…JAY-Z IS A GENIOUS 4 THIS TRACK MAN 4REAL…
I LOVE NEW YORK!!!
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hi there! think you missed 1 word. instead of ‘for foreigners it aint fitted they forgot how to act’ should be ‘for foreigners it aint fitted ACT they forgot how to act’ keep up the good work. greets from germany
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admin Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Guten Tag.
Thanks for your feedback. Shout out to all my visitors from Germany. Appreciate your support.
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Shay Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 8:02 am
@admin,
Hey,
I’m pretty sure it’s “for foreigners it ain’t fair, they act like they forgot how to add” – meaning when cab drivers take advantage of foreigners.
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admin Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Yep, your right. Lyrics Updated. Thanks.
Translated in German, ( wasn’t easy!!)
[Jay-z]
Yeah,
Yeah, ich blicke auf Brooklyn
Jetzt bin ich in Tribeca
nah bei DeNiro
Aber ich bleibe in diesem viertel für immer.
Ich bin der neu Sinatra
und seit ich es hier gemacht habe
kann ich es überall machen,
ja sie lieben mich überall.
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all meine Dominicaner
-
brachten mich zurück zu dem McDonalds
bring es zu meinem geheimversteckt
5-60 Straße
Fang mich in der Küche wie eine Simmons prügelknabe Pastete,
fahre runter zu 8ten. Straße
mit meiner lexus.
fahre so langsam aber Bk vor Texas.
ich, ich bin in Bed Stuy
Zuhause von diesem Jungen Biggi
jetzt lebe ich auf billboard
ich brachte meine Jungs mit
sage etwas zu Ty Ty, nippe an meinem Mai-Tai
..und Nets gibt mir High Fives,
-
erzähle bei meiner Einstellung das is defenitiv von…
[Alicia Keys]
In New York
Beton Jungel wo Träume gemacht werden
Hier gibt es nichts was du nicht tun könntest,
Jetzt bis du in New York
diese Straßen lassen dich fühlen wie Neu
die lichter werden dich insperieren
lass es uns hören für New York, New York, New York
[Jay-z]
Ich mache dich heiß N-gga,
Fang mich an dem X mir OG an einem Yankee Spiel,
Scheiße ich mache einen Yankee mehr bekannt als ein Yankee kann
du solltest wiessen ich blute blau, ..
aber ich habe eine Gruppe von N-ggas gehe mit meiner Gang brutal,
willkommen zu dem melting pot,
ecken wo wir das Geschäft rocken,
Afrikanischer bambaataa scheiß,
zu Hause des Hip-Hops
gelbe Mützen,Zigeuner Mützen,Geld Mützen.
8 millionen Geschichten von denen, sie sind nackt.
Die Stadt des erbamens, die hälfte von euch allen will es machen.
Ich, ich habe Anschluss zu Spezial Ed und ich werde es machen.
Wenn Jeesy’s LeBron bezahlt, bezahl ich Dwayne Wade,
3-
3-
Arbeitskraft Tages Parade, ruhe in Frieden Bob Marley
Statur der Freiheit, lang lebe das World trade,
Lang lebe der King,
Ich bin von den Vereinigten Staaten das ist…
[Chours]
Willkommen zu dem hellen Licht..
[Jay-Z]
Das Licht blendet,
Weiber brauchen Scheuklappen,
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-
-
Beiß nicht in den Apfel Eve,
verfangen in der Menschenmenge,
Jetzt bist du In-Style
und im Winter wird es kalt,
die Stadt des …
gute Mädchen werden zu bösen, die Stadt ist voll von ihnen,
Mami macht einen Bus Trip und jetzt zeigt sie ihre Brüste,
jeder reitet sie, einfach wie eine Busrute,
Grüßt Mary an die Stadt du bist noch eine Jungfrau,
und Jesus kann dich nicht sichern, dein Leben beginnt wenn die Kirsche zu ende ist,
kommst hier her wegen der Schule, abgestuft zu dem “high life”,
Ball-Spieler, Rap Star, abhängig von dem Rampenlicht.
MDMA lässt dich fühlen wie ein Meister.
[Chours]
[Alicia Keys]
Eine Hand in die Luft dieser rießigen Stadt,
Straßenlichter, große Träume sehen alle schön aus,
keine Stadt in der Welt ist vergleichbar,
Haltet eure Lichter in die Luft, jeder sagt Yeeeeeeah
komm schon, Komm
Yeah
[Chours]
[Ende]
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goltrand Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
alicia, c coul t’es jolie
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fucking love this song!
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Hi thx for the lyrics but I think u missed a word or 2
for foreigners it ain’t fitted ACT LIKE they forgot how to act
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it´s called “big lights will inspire you” instead of : “the lights will inspire you”
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“Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends.”
Actually, I find that quite offensive. Jay should have known better.
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vayy Reply:
September 29th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
@Chuks, worrrd i agree.. i take that quite offensive too!
…….yeaaaah!
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The best record Jay Z ever made. It will be a national anthem for NY. I love it
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A Keys’ 6th verse on the chorus has “big” before “lights will inspire you.”
Thx 4 the lyrics & much luv 4rm South Africa.
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In the first line in the first verse he actually says:
“Yeah I’m out that Brooklyn” -Listen closely
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Its meant to be…
“BIG lights will inspire you”
and…
“yellow CAB, Gypsy CAB, doller CAB, holler back,
for foreigners it aint FIT THEY ACT LIKE THEY FORGOT how to act”
Loved this song ever sinse I saw the VMA performance (but Lil Mama did kinda spoil it though)
Greetings from London U.K!!!
(^^,) xx
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admin Reply:
September 25th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Thanks for those updates. Yeah the VMA’s were funny. Jay boyed her off tho… “Oh you T-paining huh?” haha.
Big up to all my London visitors. Safe
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niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice song (:
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this song is smashin. alicia keys is a great singer, but jay z is ok, but not great
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hey, anyone know what jay meant by “but bk is from tx”??? who’s/what’s bk? im from tx and thought he meant “bee caves from tx”, a high class rich area of austin, so i was stoked until i read the lyrics. i knew he had to mean “sippin on mai tai” cuz thats my name. wth is “malta” like many sites say in the lyrics anyway (not malt liquor)?!
silly but i was confused when he said “driving so slow” especially thinkin he meant bee caves cuz ive lived in many places and tx seems to have the highest speed limit (70mph in most highways in austin)!
someone educate me on these references…
puter keeps screwin up and i cant tell if my message, so sorry, here i go again
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admin Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:02 pm
BK is Beyonce Knowles! She’s from Houston.
The comment only appears once it gets approved so need to type it several times, lol
. Thanks for your feedback.
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i luv dhis song….and on dha awards lilmama wus rong 4 dhat…she needed to take ha az off dha stage but LUV DHA SONG!!!!
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hehe Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
@lilash, i know huh she duz need to take her ass of the stage. lol sorry for swaring its just so true haha
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Just a quick adjustment- to the fast part in verse 2, i believe jay says “for foreigners it ain’t fair they act like they forgot how to add”.. give it a listen and see what you think..
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dis is my song
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nice job! one correction to add:
8 million stories out there IN THE NAKED CTY
the naked city is a reference to an old film noir about a murder investigation in NYC.
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i luv this song so much. i kinda luv this album.
im not gonna lie i had my doubts about this
album but he proved me wrong. i luv this song
its amazing & to me he picked the pefect person to
sing the chours.
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i LOVE dis song…..alicia u’re so awesome.u make dis song lively becoz of ur fabulous voice.
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Oh MY GOOOOOODNESS!!! I LOVE THIS SONG! This is one hell of a mix. They both sound superb!! Of course, I am from Long Island, New York and this is my JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! The best song on the charts.
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Jay-z iz Bad ass in diz song
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Dude this song is the fucking best. Love it how jay representin ny my city lets go yankess to
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What does he mean when he says “Jesus can’t save you life starts when the chuch ends?” I really check his lyrics out now despite how hot the beat may sound.
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i wish the lyrics in the hook said “Concrete Jungle where dreams can come true, there’s nothin you cant do …. these streets will make you feel brand new, bright lights will inspire you
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The song is a master piece!
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My friend has been nagging me to listen to this song and after listening,i know why she was so crazy about the song:it rocks!
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If someone can give me a translation of the lyrics, I’ll appreciate it
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b’cos of the very line Jesus cant save you, life begins when church ends, really makes he’s whole album a foolish one. wayne wont say dat!
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Anonymous Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 1:11 am
@nketiah emmanuel, yeah
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Just about every lyric site has missed this one:
“and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out”
Should be:
“Anna the Wintour gets cold, in “Vouge” with your skin out”
Anna Wintour is the editor in chief of Vouge magazine…..Hov is just that sick with the wordplay!!
Honestly speaking I can’t even say that what you have is wrong, just wanted to point out the double entendre
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Oh, and to those offended by:
“Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends”
We are all familiar with those who sin Mon-Sat then go to church on Sunday to pray for forgiveness. This line (IMO) is saying that you live your LIFE once you leave those church doors, so don’t think for a second that God isn’t watching you throughout the rest of the week. God knows that you feel you can do whatever you want Mon-Sat because you think Jesus will save you on Sunday and that’s just not how it works.
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i love this song. jay is a god in hiphop world………..
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master piece here in africa,love u jigga
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luv dis sing i wud lik to sing it ova wid u
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thanks for the lyrics!
I love alicial keys and all….well almost all of her songs but I dont like this one… especially the part about Jesus
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So sweet!!
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oh and its: oh my from the empire state dats noooooo stop right there
im from the big ben :::london eye thats in LOOOONDOON
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admin Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Brrap! I hear you geezer. Shout out to all my London visitors. Appreciate you stopping by.
Safe.
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da best song eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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dis lyrics are mad i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it
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the lyrics are quite confuzling at frist. you need the ppl to speek them 4 them to make sence.
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This song rocks. We simply luv Jay down in Mzansi (South Africa for those that dnt know). Keep up the gud wrk playa. He’s simply the best and the lyrics, damn it good man. As we say down here, it is Ayoba (great)!!!!!!
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diz song so much interesting. i like this song. i’m from INDONESIA. i’m fans u jay-z. succes for u
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where she says “concrete jungle where dreams are made of” i thought she was saying “we live in a world with big green tomatoes” lol
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Jay Z stole this, as usual, from LL Cool J, he can’t come up with his own ideas and is so uninspired that he’s constantly stealing shit!!
LL Put out “New York New York” where he called NY rappers out and in the background is an “old blue eyes” New York New York, it was on point!!
Jay Z took that idea and broke it into two songs “death of the auto-tune and “Empire State of Mind”. Keys is a good singer, but she can’t replace the original!!
JAY Z
Why don’t you stop stealing other dudes shit, or just get the F out of the game!!!!
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Thanks for breaking down the lyrics. I was actually liking the song nice beat, until I heard him say something about Jesus and then I was like hold on now. So I had to find the lyrics to see exactly what he said. So now I am going to have to delete it from my iPod and throw away the CD. Sorry J and Keyes but Jesus can and will always SAVE. Life started prior to the church end, church will never end.
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when jay z says “Jesus can’t save you life starts when church ends” hes talking about girls who go to church then 5 minutes after go smoke some pot or bang some guys and stuff like that hes sayin that jesus just cant save those poeple.
and im pretty sure its “for foreigners who ain’t fifty they act like the forgot how to act”? it seems like that would make more sense
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gago kayo lahat putang ina nyo
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cool.
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hm..it kinda seems like he’s saying ‘Jesus can’t save you, life starts when church ends’ and he means ‘Jesus can’t save you, life is hard and after church, with all the pretty words, it’s all just sh*t’ I don’t agree. BUT in the video he makes the sign of the cross over himself…
Can someone explain? Does he mean this as a posotive or negative reference to Jesus? Thank you
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Actually, i’m pretty sure he says:
“for foreigners it ain’t fair, they act like they forgot how to add”
as in the cabbies try to rip off foreigners who wouldn’t know the actual costs of the cabs, short routes, etc.
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It’s ‘ And Anna Wintour gets cold, in Vogue with your skin out’ Not something about the winter en vogue with your skin out. Anna Wintour is the editor of Vogue magazine. And huge in NYC
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nice song yoo
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whooooooooooo!!! great song lyrics bt hey what did Jay z meant by this—–”Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin,
and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends” Is he akind of ani christ or something??????
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merci
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Well I heard that Jay Z as well as some other celebrities are Luciferians. He worships Lucifer so I’m not suprised that he would say Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends. Check it on Youtube, you’ll see lots of proof that he’s a Luciferian. I like the song but that one line offended me and made me lose respect for Jay.
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yeahhhhhhhhhhhh that was awesome!!!i like it very much………
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Jay Z, seems to be a very brilliant young man. And I hope and pray that he knows that the GOD that I serve. Created both me and him. And his son Jesus Christ of Nazerath is the Saviour of this world. The church will stand until the end of time because it is the body of CHRIST. Shame on Jay Z. If he means what he said in his lyrics”Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin,and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends”. I don’t know if he is a Luciferian or not. But, he better recognize that he is living today because of a GOD whose son JESUS CHRIST loves him very much!!! As our mother’s and father’s use to say………GOD is saying, boy, I brought you into this world and I can take you OUT!!!!!
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Anonymous Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 6:48 am
he is awsome dont diss him
its a song
hes probably joking
jeez
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In Jay_Z Lyrics:
Long live the King = MICHAEL JACKSON
WE LOOOOOOVE YOU FOREVER !!!
BEST PERSON,BEST MUSICIAN,BEST MUSIC EVER !!!!
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I adore this song man !! i’m planning that the end of the school at a party or something i’m gonna sing this song man !!
and my gf take alicia keys role :d haha
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perfect song!!!!!!!!!!
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Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin,
and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends,
illuminati
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I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS SONG… OMG ITS THE BEST SONG EVERRRRRRRRRRR.. I WANNA MOVE TO NYC LOL
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LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that song SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO much that it is going to be my funeral song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Jokes!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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hew that song is soooo cool.. when i first listened to this song… i lovedd it
i ama from panama. i lived in new york for a whilr.. and i miss it .. i wanna come back…..
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Alica Keys is very pretty
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“Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends” is either a joke or he’s explaining that people who sin before or after church can’t be saved… Calm down, people. Its just a song…
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k buena cancion, la he scuchado como 15 vcs, me atrapa la tonada de sta cancion, y mas me atrapa la belleza de alicia keys
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Man Jay-z don mind about the haters just focus
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I AGREE WIV U FAM BUT JEEEZE THIS GUY ISS JUST MAAAAAAAAD STILL …
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ii aarve this sonq foever an ever
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i loooooooooooooooooooooooove this track it’s totally sick
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What is he talking about with lebron and d wade
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this is it!!!!! dope music i; ve ever lisnd. yay jay-z and alicia keys your fan from Turkmenistan!! Yusup A.
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i love Jay-Z, i wish i could see him in concert. i also love Alicia Keys too. i wonder who Jay-Z really wanted to pick for the part of Alicia, people say he wanted someone else. is it true. i really wanna find out. alicia is so cool. i wish i could meet both of them in concert. that be soooo cool. teachers trippen when we look up lyrics on line, they even get more heated when the song has swears. its mad funny. i cant believe what they trippen about. i wish someone could answer that question. it would really help. anyway, i hope Jay-Z and Alicia get back together and make another hit. so i can rock out w/ my friends at home in the car or on a cd.
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nh lg neax ngabet
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little baby Reply:
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:20 pm
i agree with u this song is the best ever love it and the fans of alicia &jay_z
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i love this song-its amazing,i dont know why it cant just stay number one for ever,i sing this song everyday…how do you get all the lyrics right like that,some sites i go on get most of the lyrics wrong and atleast i think these are all right (:
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Anastasiya Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 11:50 am
@jorjahuntx, I loooooooove this song!
It reminds me of NYC!
I sing this song here in Belarus (this is the country where i live) and think of NY.
It cheers me up!
I know English bad and it’s really difficult to understand all the meaning of this song.
But nevertheless It’s coool!!!
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hey i think that its not i made you hot n-gga, but its i made you high n-gga, but thats what i think
Greets from Latvia!!!(if you know where it is…
)
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u got it wrong mr Jay Z and u Alicia, y u r saying Jesus cant save yr life, u r lost guys u nid divine power from God to save u guys. Unless u r saying other Jesus not the one i knw Jesus Christ the only one form all over the nations. May God touch u guys thats my prayer. The song at first was so good to me till i heard abt Jesus then i had to find the lyric then um……….its bullshit i min it…..
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