High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" is a song performed by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It is an answer song to the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z, on which Keys is featured. It was only officially released in the UK as the second single from her 2009 album The Element of Freedom although it gained international airplay and download sales.