The City Is Mine

1998 single by Jay-Z and Blackstreet
VisualArtwork single Q7723177
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The City Is Mine

Summary

The City Is Mine is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The City Is Mine's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The City Is Mine's genre is East Coast hip-hop[4].
  • The City Is Mine's genre is contemporary R&B[5].
  • The City Is Mine's genre is jazz rap[6].
  • The City Is Mine followed (Always Be My) Sunshine[7].
  • The City Is Mine was followed by Wishing on a Star[8].
  • The City Is Mine was produced by Teddy Riley[9].
  • The City Is Mine was performed by Jay-Z[10].
  • The City Is Mine was performed by Blackstreet[11].
  • The City Is Mine's record label is recorded as Roc-A-Fella Records[12].
  • The City Is Mine's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[13].
  • The City Is Mine's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The City Is Mine was published on February 3, 1998[15].
  • The City Is Mine's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as In My Lifetime, Vol. 1[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Single[17]

  • First release date: 1998-02-03[18]

  • Genre(s): hip hop[19]

  • Community tags: hip hop[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ffbada63-9ce0-4d9c-830d-5cb0a4a24040[21]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jay-Z[10] and Blackstreet[11]. The City Is Mine was produced by Teddy Riley[9].

Publication

The City Is Mine was released on February 3, 1998[15]. Genres include East Coast hip-hop[4], contemporary R&B[5], and jazz rap[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The City Is Mine followed (Always Be My) Sunshine[7]. It was followed by Wishing on a Star[8].

Why It Matters

The City Is Mine ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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