Songs Similar to Empire State of Mind by JAY-Z
Album: The Blueprint 3 · Hip-Hop · Energetic
“Empire State of Mind” is a hip-hop track with rap/hip hop roots by JAY-Z from the album The Blueprint 3. On SongSimilar it sits in our Hip-Hop collection and is tagged energetic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 173 BPM).
The closest match right now is “99 Problems” by JAY-Z (100% match). The list also pulls in Eminem, OutKast, 50 Cent and The Notorious B.I.G. — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with JAY-Z's. All of the tagged tracks are rap/hip hop, so the list stays close to home. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Empire State of Mind”
What songs are similar to Empire State of Mind?
On our list, the closest matches are “99 Problems” by JAY-Z, “Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)” by JAY-Z and “Touch the Sky” by Kanye West. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Empire State of Mind” by JAY-Z, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Empire State of Mind sound like?
Based on listening data, “Empire State of Mind” sits closest to Kanye West, Eminem, OutKast and 50 Cent. Fans of JAY-Z play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Empire State of Mind Hip-Hop?
We file “Empire State of Mind” by JAY-Z under Hip-Hop, while music stores list its album under Rap/Hip Hop. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Empire State of Mind?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Empire State of Mind” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.