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| Performing this past summer (2015) |
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| Swizz & A. Keys at the "Art off the wall" event this past summer. |
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| Alicia with her newborn son Genesis, Egypt, Swizz Beats oldest son, and husband |
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| From the Levi's campaign for women |
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| Performing her single "The Gospel" at the Blitz |
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| Told you I saw her twice lol!!! Well this is the second time at the Radio One Blitz event back in August of 2015 at Stage 48 in New York, NY |
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| This was right before I headed inside to see the Swizz Beats and bringing Alicia as a surprise July 2015 |
Alicia Keys is back with a whole
new look, brand new album, perspective after 3 years from her last album, “
that took off like a rocket with songs like “New Day”, “Girl on Fire” which has
become a powerful anthem for young women and girls everywhere, and “Fire we
make”. She is now the one of the
spokeswomen teaming up with Levi’s and sporting their 7/11 women’s jeans which
I plan to wear. I have had the incredible privilege believe it’s a blessing
watching one of your favorite celebrities really grow up before your eyes and
just continue to put out album after album with pure strength, love,
creativity, and never letting it slow them down, deter them, or even affecting
their personality. She is genuinely one of the nicest people I have had the
privilege of seeing and meeting. I call her my big sister in my head lol she
and my other big sister, (Beyonce) lol are just five years older than me. So
we’re right around the same age bracket and grew up in the eighties. Now with
Alicia it’s different because I have seen her more in person than I have
Beyonce. I have seen Beyonce in concert but never close up where I can steal a
picture with her. Alicia I have seen her six times actually. I enjoy writing
about her as well because it’s the easiest, it’s natural, and I can just pick
right up where I left off with her career, life, and journey. So with her
campaign for Levi’s I love how they have an African American woman on the
cover, it showcases how Levi’s embraces women of all shapes and sizes. Also
with her campaign it’s too fly of course, they shot it in downtown Manhattan in
the meatpacking district it looks like. Of course with Keys being born and bred
in Manhattan it reflects her history and her as a true New Yorker growing up
here. So I will tell you a little
story before I go on to discuss her latest projects and what Mrs. Dean has been
up to as well. I saw Alicia Keys
the first time at a recording studio I had just turned 21 and she just released “As I Am” she was sitting doing an
interview with now Power 105.1’s back then it was Hot 97 Angie Martinez and I
couldn’t believe it. I was invited by my stepfather actually at the time. I
froze nervous as hell I know I should have requested a photo but didn’t realize
a few years later I would see her again. I saw her live in concert twice
actually. “The Ladies First Tour” (2004) and at Radio City Music hall I had to
do a concert critique and then seeing her again in person while I was working
for Black Enterprise Magazine in October of 2011. I saw her come in wearing the baddest panted leather black
Christian Louboutin pumps I believe. She looked sweet and so fly actually and I
just politely said hello. I was extremely nervous that day and didn’t want to
mess up one bit. Seeing her in person was the greatest blessing ever. I just
saw her again this summer but twice! Lucky girl I am believe me it’s like damn
wow the closer I am getting I feel like I may meet this lady again in person
one day. I saw her this summer twice first at the Brooklyn Museum where her
husband performed for the Art and Beats show I believe. Then I saw her again at
the Blitz 2015 performing for Radio One. I haven’t seen her perform live in a
long time but I have no doubt I most certainly will. I think she’s taking some
time off to enjoy her beautiful family right now. Alicia is a mother of two now
to Egypt her first son now 4 years old and her youngest son, Genesis who was
born in December of 2014. Talk about a blessing would love to see her have one
little girl. You never know who would take after their mother. She’s an
incredible artist and just a down to earth person at the Blitz she actually
told us to shut the (beep) up! I thought it was hilarious she had me crying
laughing. I couldn’t believe it cause you see this classy, sophisticated, and strong
woman always when she is in interviews or doing live performances. I think
Swizz is bringing out the aggressive New Yorker in her now. That was to
funny. That’s one thing I love
about her and Beyonce honestly I just realized if it weren’t for them when I
look back on my twenties, my teenage years, and now that I will be coming into
my thirties it is a blessing to have had women like Alicia and her who are
strong, empowering, and really show a great example for young women around the
world. Sometimes we don’t realize the impact and it’s major believe me. If it weren’t for songs that she wrote
like “Women’s Worth”, “Girl on Fire”,
“Superwoman”, and so many others I think I probably wouldn’t have really
learned the power to believe you have to value every inch of yourself from the
inside outside completely. The women in my family like my mother, my two
grandmothers, and great grandmother may have set the foundation on how to
behave like a lady and woman but these women taught me how I should think and feel
about myself completely. How I should be treated with their songs and lyrics. I
think with that you want your daughters, sisters, cousins, nieces, and friends
to aspire to that now. The image of women has changed vastly in this
generation. Its great to know that we still have some positive role models who
are beautiful, multi-talented, thoughtful people, and genuinely care about the
world around them and want to give back completely. So with that I think that’s
what her next album you will probably see a lot more growth on her next album
cause she’s been through a lot these past four years since “Girl on Fire”. I
can only imagine what she has in store next year. I hope it will be wonderful and full of a positive journey
and some feel good music. I would love to see Alicia take us back to the Songs
in A Minor days. Where she put out hit after hit when she first came out. So
let’s see….for more information on the lovely “A.Keys” visit http://www.aliciakeys.com and for more
information regarding Levi’s and where to get your 7/11 jeans cause I will be
getting mine and you will see for yourself very soon. Visit http://www.levis.com.
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