California Gurls Answers Empire State

In 2010, Katy Perry released the single "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg after Jay-Z and Alicia Keys scored a massive hit with their New York tribute "Empire State of Mind." Perry and her collaborators deliberately crafted the song as a sunny, beachy celebration of California, giving the West Coast its own pop anthem after New York stole the spotlight.

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