The Nightwatchman

Background information
Birth name	Thomas Baptiste Morello
Born	May 30, 1964
Born place	New York City
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Folk Folk-Rock Acoustic Rock Alternative Rock Anti-folk
Years active	2003—present
Label(s)	Epic Records
Associated acts	Serj Tankian Axis of Justice Street Sweeper Social Club Rage Against the Machine Audioslave Lock Up Electric Sheep Shooter Jennings Perry Farrell
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Jay-Z And Alicia Keys Film New Video Around Ground Zero

October 2, 2009

Jay-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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