Of All The Mickey D’s in New York

I used to cop in Harlem,
all of my Dominicanos
right there up on Broadway,
brought me back to that McDonalds

- Jay-Z, “Empire State of Mind”

I live in Harlem and occassionally I’ll pop into the McDonald’s at 145th and Broadway either for an Egg McMuffin or large coffee in the morning. I wondered if Jay was talking about that particular Mickey D’s in “Empire State of Mind”. Apparently I was right:

Jay @ 145th & Broadway, Harlem (10.1.09)On my way to the subway this morning he was perched on a railing just outside the entrance to the Downtown 1 train, shooting that verse for the “Empire State of Mind” video.

You never know who’ll you run into in NY.

~ by 206up on October 1, 2009.

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4 Responses to “Of All The Mickey D’s in New York”

  1. That’s DOPE! I can’t wait till I come visit.

    KD said this on October 14, 2009 at 4:11 pm | Reply

  2. Yeeaah, dude…

    GOOD LUCK IN ATL, MY MAN!! Make the 206 proud!

    206up said this on October 15, 2009 at 9:53 pm | Reply

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