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24 alternatives to Empire State of Mind: Jay Z's History

From Street corner to corner office.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Empire State of Mind: Jay Z's History launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Decoded▲65

   Jay Z behind the music

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Decoded▲25

   In depth analysis of every lyric spoken by Jay-Z

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   H.O.V.A. State!▲101

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4. 4
   NPR's Fresh Air - Jay Z▲83

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   How Michael Bloomberg created a media empire

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York▲62

   Amazing detail on the level of impact one man had on NYC.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Google Guys▲64

   Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The WikiLeaks Files▲67

    The world according to US Empire

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56

    Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Book of Yeezus▲90

    The Bible, if Kanye wrote it

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run▲63

    An intimal and personal view on Springsteens life.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Hip Hop Wars▲63

    What we talk about when we talk hip hop, why it matters

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
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    The definitive Bruce Springsteen bio

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Hundert - Startups of New York▲63

    A portrait of the New York Startup scene

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Mind Club▲67

    Who thinks, what feels and why it matters

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The World According to Kanye▲94

    Kanye West's wit and wisdom, in his own words

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography▲66

    Autobio from one of the first New York punks

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67

    America's socio-economic history through the "glass"

    2016 · its alternatives →

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