In order to protect his music Empire, he will never give up any battle.

为了保护自己的音乐帝国，他永远不会放弃任何一场战斗。

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"I was always trying to learn every part of the business because I really thought I could make my own music empire," he says.

“我一直在努力学习音乐产业的方方面面，因为我当时真的认为我能够建立一个音乐王国，”他说。

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Andwith “Empire State of Mind” he is shooting not only for popularity butalso for a symbolic crown: the king of New York music.

利用“纽约印象”这首歌，jay-z不仅要得到公众的认可，更想要得到纽约音乐之王的皇冠。

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Shortly after that, Paul supporter Chris Lawless steps to the stage to an ironic choice of music, the Empire theme from Star Wars.

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For more on the business of music, see my book Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office and follow me on Twitter.

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