Alicia Keys might have more than an “Empire State Of Mind.”
The rumors about a new collaboration with Jay-Z spurred as Keys took to social media to announce that her and Hovās 2009 hit, āEmpire State of Mind,ā officially surpassed 1 billion streams.
ā1 Dream. 1 Song. 1 Billion streams,ā she wrote, adding, āThank you! We love you. Whatās nextā¦ā
1 Dream. 1 Song. 1 Billion streams šš½šš½šš½
Thank you! We love you. Whatās nextā¦.šš¤« pic.twitter.com/r1wftG2IA7
ā Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) June 15, 2024
Her caption was accompanied by a 15-second black and white video that sees her walking up to Jigga, although no other information was provided.
The clip showed Jay-Z dressed in a white tee, denim jeans and Timberland boots with a durag tied on his head, reminiscent of his early-2000s Hov era, as he stood in an empty lobby-like space. Keys then walked up and took her place beside him, placing an elbow on his shoulder as a muffled loop of her vocals from āEmpire State of Mindā played.
āEmpire State of Mindā appeared on Jay-Zās 11th studio album entitled “The Blueprint 3” and is both a commercial and critical success. It nabbed him his first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and earned the duo two Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song.