Jay-Z's hymn to modernity | James Harkin

The rapper's paean to New York captures what's great about cities (that's why they love it in Newport)Every summer has a theme tune, and for me this year it's Jay-Z's epic paean to New York, Empire State of Mind. From the cars inching their way through the rush-hour traffic to the stereos of teenagers playing football on the local estates, it's thumping crackle bursts out from tiny speakers as if it's bigger than anything they were built for: I even heard it on the beach in Majorca.The song – ...

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