Jay-Z’s a perfectionist. Just ask
Alicia Keys. As part of an episode of VH1 Storytellers, the New
York-bred songbird recently shared details on her recording session for
Hov’s “Empire State of Mind.”
The God MC asked Alicia to guest on the song, but apparently wasn’t
satisfied with the first version she submitted. To let Alicia tell it,
she was congested during the first recording and Hov reached out and
asked her to re-cut her vocals. Keys jokingly told the audience
attending the taping at NYC’s Metropolis Studios last night (September
13) that she was bothered by Jigga Man’s request.
In the end, a classic was born. “Empire State of Mind” earned Jay his
first No. 1 single as a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100
chart. It looks like Jay was onto something.
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