"Now I'm up in XYZ / I'm just doin' XYZ / Hangin with my XYZ / Cuz I'm just an XYZ"Back in October, Jay-Z released his triple-platinum single 'Empire State of Mind,' a anthemic love note to his hometown.
Since then, hundreds of amateur rappers have written gushing homages to their cities, from New Hampshire to Arizona, rhyming over Jay-Z's track.
Whether you're an aspiring rapper from the Rust Belt or a bunch of white dudes from Granola Town, Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' provided you with a platform to rep your city or joke about how white and nerdy your suburb is, similar to Weird Al's 'White and Nerdy' or the Lonely Island's 'Lazy Sunday.'
Jay-Z's rapping on this song is among his simplest, so it was easy for literally hundreds of people to play hip hop mogul for a day.
Here are 55 of our favorite 'Empire State of Mind' parodies. Just kidding, these are the first 55 we found. There are millions of these! We didn't even include all the international cities. Feel free to share ones we missed in the comments.
Our top three favorites lead the list: Pittsburgh (because it's my hometown!), New Hampshire and Cleveland.
(Warning: Some videos contain swears!)
Boca Raton State of Mind
Pittsburgh State of Mind
New Hampshire State of Mind
Cleveland State of Mind
Minnesota State of Mind
New Jersey State of Mind
Forest Hills State of Mind
DC State of Mind
Hagerstown State of Mind
Frederick State of Mind
Chicago State of Mind
Batesville State of Mind
Oilsand State of Mind
Williamsburg State of Mind
Fargo State of Mind
Tulsa State of Mind
County Cork State of Mind
New Holland State of Mind
St. Croix State of Mind
Parma State of Mind
Kalahari State of Mind
Sidney State of Mind
Seattle State of Mind
Houston State of Mind
Baltimore State of Mind
Boston State of Mind
Denver State of Mind
Columbus State of Mind
Dallas State of Mind
Detroit State of Mind
Jacksonville State of Mind
Las Vegas State of Mind
Louisville State of Mind
Memphis State of Mind
Miami State of Mind
Philadelphia State of Mind
Portland State of Mind
Sacramento State of Mind
Los Angeles State of Mind
Queensland State of Mind
J-School State of Mind
Nicktoons State of Mind
Homeless State of Mind
Walmart State of Mind
Jewish State of Mind
Youtube State of Mind
Video Game State of Mind
Newport State of Mind
Tiger Woods State of Mind
Oprah State of Mind
Facebook State of Mind
Huge Dork State of Mind
New Dork State of Mind
Vampire State of Mind
Galactic Empire State of Mind
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4.06.10
By Ted
A much better Detroit cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuNyBX_pK9k
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4.08.10
By 311freak
Better one for Philly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZI76XNKkk&feature=player_embedded
4.06.10
By Kimberly
woot. yay pittsburgh :) oh b-94. so many fond middle school memories...
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4.07.10
By silkdashoker9s
Pittsburgh !!!! 412 baby b 94 all the way
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4.07.10
By Big Lo 718
all these remixes but no one can do it like the original 718 aint it great from bedstuy its do or die BROOKLYN...New York that is!!!
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4.07.10
By Ultraq
CollegeHumor's Star Wars parody of the song, 'Galactic Empire State
of Mind'
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1931187
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4.07.10
By h
ayayayayyaya detorit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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4.07.10
By kdaddy21
You are missing LA! Here you have an 8-year-old (Fiona Keys) and 11-year-old (Lay-Z) doing the LA version. This is a good one!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pAWc5VPUEI
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4.08.10
By dodah001
Gee, I think dey built a ghetto in every place he be Rappin...
plenty of graffiti too...
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4.08.10
By gr8bsn
Boca Raton literally translates to "mouse mouth."
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4.08.10
By leeannhamers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o0FOgqGSPo
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5.30.10
By jshiphopmusic
for the Big Island of Hawaii! B.I. State of Mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp67K2yJlQA
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8.22.10
By Brazil
I was in Rio last week and there was a parody about the favelas and after alot of trying I can't find it.... If anyone has a link to it I'd appreciate it very much
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