Empire State of Mind, is just another song in Jay Z’s Blueprint trilogy, all these songs revolve around New York, last night Jay Z along with Alicia Keys gave a surprising appearance at 2009 MTV Video Music Awards he performed Empire State of Mind. This mind blowing rapper of 21 century is very selective about the subjects of his lyrics and tries to set new trends; he is most definitely the Sinatra of his generation.
Shawn “Jay Z” an American hip hop artist that has set trends, exceeded into pop culture, he is also a successful businessman and even involved in political affairs, as he is supporting President Obama, donation to Hurricane Katrina victims, and helping to aware the people that there is a water shortage dilemma in the world. Not just in the music industry but in all departments of life Jay Z is the man of beat fewer qualities in overall impact.
Jay Z released, The Blueprint 1, a now traditional hip-hop album, in 2001, that serves as the representation for a classic record. This album was a super hit on the charts and with hip-hop aficionados; it’s still one of the favorite albums of hip hop lovers. One year later, in 2002, Jay-Z released another album The Blueprint 2, was the contradictory where he proved himself a skilled technician rather than a melodic creator.
In his next album, Blueprint 3, he’s noticeably trying to play hip-hop catch-up to trendy hipster rappers, the kind who avoids profound affectation in favor of reflective lyrics and audio testing. He put very hard attempts in this album. No doubt he is the king of music and has surely exceeded from the Rap breeding grounds where he has his roots and from where he came into a global icon.
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