<P> `` Empire State of Mind '' is a song performed by American rapper Jay - Z and featuring vocals by American singer Alicia Keys that was written by Angela Hunte and Jane 't Sewell - Ulepic . Produced by Al Shux , Angela Hunte and Jane 't Sewell - Ulepic , it was released as the third single from Jay - Z 's 11th studio album , The Blueprint 3 ( 2009 ) , by his Roc Nation label in October 2009 . The song was written as a tribute to both artists ' hometown , New York City , and features music samples of `` Love on a Two - Way Street '' performed by The Moments . The following month they submitted the song to Jay - Z 's Roc Nation , whose reviews were a discouragement . Following an incident that Hunte and Sewell - Ulepic describe as an omen , they took the suggestion of an associate of EMI Music Publishing and resubmitted it to Jay - Z , who kept the `` New York '' singing part on the hook , changed the verses , and recorded it as a single . </P>
<P> `` Empire State of Mind '' is a song performed by American rapper Jay - Z and featuring vocals by American singer Alicia Keys that was written by Angela Hunte and Jane 't Sewell - Ulepic . Produced by Al Shux , Angela Hunte and Jane 't Sewell - Ulepic , it was released as the third single from Jay - Z 's 11th studio album , The Blueprint 3 ( 2009 ) , by his Roc Nation label in October 2009 . The song was written as a tribute to both artists ' hometown , New York City , and features music samples of `` Love on a Two - Way Street '' performed by The Moments . The following month they submitted the song to Jay - Z 's Roc Nation , whose reviews were a discouragement . Following an incident that Hunte and Sewell - Ulepic describe as an omen , they took the suggestion of an associate of EMI Music Publishing and resubmitted it to Jay - Z , who kept the `` New York '' singing part on the hook , changed the verses , and recorded it as a single . </P>
who sings empire state of mind with jay z
who sings empire state of mind with jay z
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys