Alicia Keys recently talked about her feelings on her new video with Jay-Z for his “Empire State Of Mind” music video, saying the visual of the video was nothing less than “artistic” and a “masterpiece.” Beyond speaking on the videos style, Alicia Keys explained how important it was to feature specific New York landmarks in the video itself.  ”It is a masterpiece video,” Keys explained. “The way it’s put together, it is so New York. You totally get it and understand it. It’s artistic. It’s hard. It’s beautiful. It’s like everything. And definitely getting to be in the middle of Times Square on my piano [with] Jay, representing our home city is a triumph. It was unbelievable. You have to have the skyline — it’s not New York without the skyline. You have to have the Empire State Building — it’s not New York without the Empire State Building. You have to also have variety. That’s what New York is about. There’s diversity here and so you see that. It’s really beautiful.”