Jay Z (feat Alicia Keys) - Empire State of Mind [MTV VMAs 2009]

[MasterFProductions]

wow cant believe this was 2 years ago! time flies live your lives.

[MMillanJDPR]

Jay Z and Alicia Keys, what a Banquet!!!!!!! 

[nextstar123able]

lilil mama ... your boring

[PrettyBrownEyes1410]

It's 2012 and I'm STILL mad at Lil Mama -__- lol

[JociiH]

this performance is EPIC !

[mj4evern1]

Lil Mama LOL

[hindoestaantje]

save the best for the last..!!!!!!!

[headchefed]

Alicia makes the song . . . not takin away from Jay . . . but she's an amazing talent and so beautiful!!

[djkevintheymvp]

its they way she tried to postured with them at the end that makes it funny

[AmziiTL]

At 5:17, jay is thinking "dont kill the bitch. dont kill her" lol

[nicolas10ish]

Algun dia la conocere :'(

[taratatatata22]

and the stupid lil mama...

[rico12081]

this song live 4eva. NEW YORK TILL THE DAY I DIE!! PLAY DIS SONG IF YOU NOT FROM THE BIG APPLE!!!!!!!!!!

[exotiqueful]

lol i can't believe lil mama had the nerve to do that, even after beyonce tried to stop her and stuff

lol brave stupid girl, and jay z tried to smoothly get her off stage and she still didn't get the hint?

hahahahah jay-z mustv'e been pissed i mean i wouldv'e bitchslapped her all the way Russia.

[glamarellax]

@exotiqueful Yeah youre right shes a dick for doing that. Search "Jay Z finally talks about lil mama at the vmas" its a radio interview. He was pretty pretty pissed about it xD

[russelljames367]

still today at 44 years old I LIKE that an I aint no hip hop  fan jay killed it an alicia I felt inspired by that awesome show.

[will79791]

Good!



[coolviet55]

jay z sucked he hanging out alichia keys balls

[EQ360]

@coolviet55 If you're gonna talk shit @ least learn how to spell alicia moron. Jay z is successful for a reason.

[icydiamon1980]

Lil mama you played yourself!!!

[t3kbot2110]

jay sounds a little sick maybe he had a cold there

[magguylicious]

NEW-YORK ANTHEM! YEAH!

[RojaFlore]

C'est quoi ces chaussures qu'Alicia Keys porte, c'est du délire !! très moche, plus les générations change plus les chansons sont nuls

[SarahDiann13]

I was 14 at the time, and this is when I was really getting into music, it was one of the first time I was watching an award show, this performance I will always remember! This song is just so amazing! Love the both of them :))

[nextstar123able]

shit..... the end was terrible because of this man that went on stage!!!

[TheRealjacobbbbb]

is that god next to beyonce.?

[Ch9Am]

@TheRealjacobbbbb haha. close. it's Lady Gaga

[UnitedStatesofHannah]

rip micheal jackson

[agent254422]

Jay Z handled that shit really good, I loke how he just looked passed her

[trensetta2007]

opening scene is best ...

[toolegit2quitbiatch]

Alicia Keys is fucking beautiful

[the09conradz]

@toolegit2quitbiatch agree

[ayon619]

5:00 awkward then really AWKWARD

[Blazeupthefire]

keys singing her as off...got chills!!

[TheJanTabac]

Lol, look at at that freakshow Gaga at 4:13

The redefinition of pathetic.

[xpez]

@TheJanTabac i scrolled through to see what you were talking about.. what the fuck is that...retard head dress???

[hurricaneioke]

lil mama ruined the performance

[MrDjahh]

lol at lady gaga 4:12

[Capri1160]

wow awesome!!

[23oscarmania]

lil mama we coming for u nigga

[bigjo40000]

4:12 LOL!

[crgrasle]

I don't care what no one says. Lil Mamma was on some sh*t. Lol

[themob24]

when i first saw this on tv i was like damn this is awkward... then jay-z ignored her, which was even worse hahaha

[nydamc69]

even nigger bitches can still b nigger bitches

[graco79]

smh...lady gaga LOL

[TheRoxanneMars]

omfg!!lil mama!!

[Huyasee]

kinda epic

[scorpioxf]

This song really fills me with pride, because I'm most DEFinitely from...

[1stimer1007]

Jay-z has never really worn anything that I wanted, but... I would wear that whole damn outfit

[MegaThamires]

ADo0o0oro!!Perfeitos

[zoeydebra]

Great Night for Jay and Alicia but really silly for Lil Mama!

[OnlyChild28]

@zoeydebra what was lil mama thinking....she should of sat her lil ghetto butt down..

[likoly02]

And of course Z who makes it perfect. on the line between order and chaos where the true magic exist.

[likoly02]

Alicia Cut in steel. an Epic performance. 

[SkilledAtXbox]

fuck illumanti!!!! sign!!!

[alxforbidden]

That girl i think it is Lil mama.She is a songwriter and makes the choreography for a lot of artists.

[ShawnsWord21]

Lol "F*ck Yall at 5:22.

[AguelloLove]

hahahaha "You T-painin!"

Man this was filthy!

[tricolor7ca10]

I kindof felt like i should have paid to see that performence

[TheBestAnto95]

3:39...Beyoncè!!!!!!!

[31MillerTime31]

Uh oh. @5:15 he got that, "Somebody boutta get fucked up face on."

[ChelleyFresh01]

LMAO 4:12 gaga dancin with that thing on her head smh

[xmusicQueen96x]

K your cool lil mama

[H1TMAN9]

Wow is Lil mama for real? she honestly doesnt realise how big of a retard she ia

[cutekodawsabinila]

what do you call that piece Alicia Keys was playing at the beginning? or was that an original? so intense...

[TKManUTD1989]

now that's how you make an entrance

[Carta82]

check this version a dutch rapper and singer /watch?v=cQUoP8HVF9E

[Karonsay]

Did Jay mix up the words at 1:02? or rewind a few seconds before that to hear it...

[FLASH2394]

@Karonsay hes just not swearing

[theblueangel28]

the energy of this was absolutely incredible, one of those moments when life snaps out of the dream and feels real...everybody was like "whoa..."

[mralumni09]

I think lil mama planned that she kenw how big kanye got after his stunt and thought she would get a career

[MrKarlo333]

Great. Just one day I go to New York and stay there permanently.

[tivon3]

What, wake up? Are you go save Zion? Do you have a Noah's Ark built that you got let everyone get on once they wake up? Are you the chosen one Neo/Zero? Do you know where the last chip is before the machines get to it John Connor? Are you the last of the Mohicans Mr. La Longue Carabine? Fucking no. You been walking pass these dumb asses all your life now all of a sudden you are concerned about how the Illuminati going to kill them off. Guess what, good fucking riddens. C ya next life.

[kaykaydollox]

that years mtv awards show was just wow. first kanye jumped on stage then lil mama did. love this performance :)

[ocsjc]

@fabiennebx her voice sounds like crap

[adrianwarfield]

thats lil mama at the end that felt like since she from new york she can walk on stage during someone else's perfomance and get all in the way. she was shakin her head at 5:03 like she caught Jay Z doin something he not suppose to be doin. And then Jay bumped into her when he came back up with Alicia. HAHAHA LIL mama You FOOOLED!!!

[SporeCreator2009]

Wow, Alicia can really sing live. This is the first time I've heard her live. :)

[uhuJamal]

who the fuck is that bitch at the end ...and wtf is she doing on stage

[tyronesdragoness]

Jay-Z pat lil mama's leg like stay in the back you got your minute in the lime light. Alicia notices her first but graciously keeps on singin'.. but look at how Alicia looks...like uh un..oh know she didn't come on stage like THAT!..NEW YORK!!!..lol

and jay z puts his arm around her and Alicia looks like did that just happen?

[mochasweet2011]

JAYZ!! I love him!!!

[foreveryoung10able]

Lady gaga looks like Kenny XD

[44standaman]

he looks so confident, i would have been nervoes as SHIT lol

[rbrrosebitrose]

i hate the guitar it makes it sound like half rock 

[gm110378]

i love you alica! marry me.....

[fbi523ss]

5:05 J is like u don't make 100's of millions of dollars quit playing

[bubbleren]

FUCK THE FUCKING FUCK CENSOR

[jimbojonsin]

jay is the man no one can compete.

[TokioPunkGirl]

New york <3 So wanna visit new york one day :) <3 lol, lil mama likes to show that she likes a performance by getting on the stage while they're performing, lol, nothing wrong with that at all xD

[wildchild1314]

Why was Lil Mama even at the award ceremony in the first place???

[tdotK1D]

omg, the person who got his hat is so lucky... damn

[dumaine5012]

lol at 2:09 they blanked out crip. thats not even a bad word lol.

[marcellin20a]

fuck even lady gaga in her eskimo-bird nest head gear is bopin her head

[yessiii94]

is alicia only wearing one earring? o_O

[77lukie]

Even lady gaga's bobin her head

[UnknownSect333]

The guitar just completes the epicness of this song.

[nuggetbagg23]

Can help but laugh n feel bad for lil mama but manily laugh

[bigd2699]

the opening riff with the piano before the song started was the shit!!!

[marciunderground]

@bigd2699 yes thats alicia's original piece

[metalligimp]

this should have been Alicia Keys (Feat. Jay Z). She stole the show on this one.

[joeblack5545]

"I can trip a referee"

[vieveangie]

lol at 5:01 hes what you doing bitch!

[andync96]

@vieveangie hes got 99 problems but she aint 1

[NEWeastwick]

TIS SONG IS TEH BEST SONG EVER !!! and even ugly gaga is't better !!! gaga is weak!

[maccaroon100]

love this wee song :) , beyonce pure givenn it a wee dance is well and singing her hart out ! one of the best collabs x:)

[TexasHasPoo]

best entrance ever.

[BigRichInCO]

whose the girl at the end standing on stage with them?

[awesomeperson981]

@BigRichInCO lil mama

[coiscarraig1234]

beyonce is really into that performance

[CRUZ3351]

awesome

[honeycomb97]

love it

[kellytaylor407]

I prefer this live version than the CD version... it's masterful.

[ColourboyMarkyboy]

@kellytaylor407 totally agree. How this only has 10K views seems bizaare. Far better then CD

[Mrbocvana]

perfect