“Empire State of Mind,” released on Jay-Z’s 2009 Blueprint 3 album, is one of his biggest songs to date. It has been certified nine-times platinum by the RIAA and has surpassed 1 billion ...

Their song still hits differently today. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys showed us what New York means in “Empire State of Mind.” Jay keeps it real about making it big. Keys hits those high notes about ...