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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys


Background information
Birth name Alicia Augello Cook
Born January 25, 1981
Origin New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s) Pop
Soul
Contemporary R&B
Years active 1985—present
Label(s) Arista Records
Columbia Records
J Records
Website Website



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Jay-Z And Alicia Keys Film New Video Around Ground Zero

October 2, 2009
Jay-Z And Alicia Keys Film New Video Around Ground ZeroJay-Z shot the video for new single 'Empire State Of Mind' near Ground Zero in New York on Thursday.

Alicia Keys, who sings the track's chrous, also joined the rapper at the Hype Williams-directed video shoot.

The song is Jay-Z's ode to New York City and includes a lyric - “long live the world trade” - which refers to the 9/11 attacks.

Construction to rebuild Ground Zero has been ongoing since the terrorist attacks of 2001.

The song, which features on the rapper's latest album 'The Blueprint 3', is already available as a download.

Meanwhile, according to MTV, Jay-Z is set to release a new greatest hits collection on November 24 via former record label Def Jam.

(by Jason Gregory)



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