Comments on: Video: Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind”

By: SD23

SD23 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:25:29 +0000

Not even close to the same thing.. Kanye sucks, I’m sure he will cry bout it like he does everything else! He needs to grow up!

By: The-Influence

The-Influence — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:47:16 +0000

Love this video…. It’s so New York………. For those wanting more of “the hood” in this video, go watch “Where I’m From” or “99 Problems” or “Hard Knock Life” or “Streets Is Watching” or “I Can’t Get Wit That”, shiiit, even “Song Cry”. Basically, to paraphrase Jay-Z, “If you want his old videos.. then go watch his old videos.”

But in reality, Jay has always been more about getting out “the hood” in his videos. Ever since the beginning with videos like “In My Lifetime”, “Feelin’ It”, “Ain’t No..”, “Can’t Knock The Hustle”.

By: Lil' Nello

Lil' Nello — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:35:04 +0000

Shit dope as hell & Alicia Keys looking real NICEEEEE! Almost makes Jay look like a sidekick lol! Real nice visuals I already wanted to go to NY & this makes me want to even more!

By: Tm shunn

Tm shunn — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:15:32 +0000

yah people don’t know a damn thing yah talkin bout. da video/song represents new york perfectly. i hea talk about oh how come he ain shoot at marcy projects? Lmao Marcy projects aint New York City b. and anotha one
I guess da bronx aint part of nyc. “c’mon son” lmao is yu serious?blind deaf? Why da F*** would he say ” Catch me at da x wit OG at a yankee game shit i made da yankee hat more famous den a yankee game”? n while he’s sayin dat in da video he’s throwin up da x n dey show a sky view of yankee stadium n 161 st. he showed spots in da bronx,harlem,time square, n brooklyn. sure he ain show queens or staten island, but who actually cares abou queens n staten island lmao j/p

By: Da BRONXXX

Da BRONXXX — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:51:44 +0000

THIS VIDEO SUCKS WARM MOTH BALLS. THIS COULD BE THE OPENING OF A CSI EPISODE. THESE ARE DA EXACT SAME SHOTS DA WORLD HAS SEEN OVER N OVER N OVER. I GUESS DA BRONX AINT A PART OF NYC.

By: wows

wows — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:17:17 +0000

another song saying their more cool cause their from new york lol jk “even the roaches are betta over here in new york son ” lol jk

By: Dat!boy

Dat!boy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:41:01 +0000

Ty Ty is the boys whom Jay talking about.

By: S7

S7 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:23:02 +0000

everyone talking about why should jay & Hype Williams film the video in the PJs, please listen to “Where I’m From”. Jay said it himself:

“I’m from where the hammer’s rung, New’s cameras never come”

When you only show Manhattan, you’re leaving out what NYC is really about to NYC natives. Everyone sees manhattan from tv shows, morning news shows, movies, MTV, etc. No one captures the real depths of NYC. IF you survey a bunch out-of -towners, they would swear manhattan is NYC. Like NoNo said above, the video comes off like some “Come Visit NYC” commercial put together by NYC.gov

When someone comes to the hood to film, its not to glorify the hood, but to make the people who still live there feel like you didn’t forget about them. There’s a reason why artist shout out where their from, when they first get signed.

Ask yourself, why did Jay take Oprah to Marcy? That’s not where he lives now.

By: RunninTrainsOnAsians

RunninTrainsOnAsians — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:46:41 +0000

Damn I miss Biggie and ‘Pac….this effin’ trash.

By: The Destroyer

The Destroyer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:15:38 +0000

I hope Hov cutting you a check for all this [edit] you doing…listening to the music and get [edit] Gucci’s and Hov’s [edit]