Behind The Scenes With Alicia Keys & Eve - Making Of "Speechless"

I love hearing moms (real moms) talk about their little ones. Makes me excited about becoming a mom one day :).

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This song is rocking... I love Eve's verse.

Celebrities Die For World AIDS Day!!!

Today is a day that many people won't acknowledge, it's WORLD AIDS DAY.  Over the past 28 years since the disease surfaced, more than 25 million people have died from it.  To remember those that lost their lives to AIDS, Alicia Keys and other celebrities have gone "digitally dead." 

Keys and other celebs such as Kim Kardashian, Usher, Lady GaGa, Serena Williams and more have agreed to sign off of all social networks (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) in hopes of raising money for those affected by HIV/AIDS.  Each of the celebs will go without signing into these networks until they raise $1 Million for Alicia's "Keep A Child Alive" charity.  This is a great way to help raise funds for this disease. I'm sure (rather hope) that these celebrities also gave to the charity and didn't just pose for the pics.

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Wrap it up folks!! Better yet.... if you can,  keep your glory to yourself cuz this ish is REAL out here.  I always say that these diseases are not contracted only by the promiscuous.  All it takes is one time!

Alicia Keys On Motherhood... She "Feels A Song Coming On"

Alicia Keys took to her website and blogged about her newest and greatest joy, her son Egypt.  Check it out.

Every moment is beautiful; delicious even! Every moment I'm learning and living in a way I never have before. Being present in a way I never have before. Existing in moments I never have before.

Never have I felt so calm, so purposeful in taking the time to truly observe the world around me, to live in it fully and watch it, discuss it, put time toward it. It feels really incredible - so peaceful, so complete and long overdue.

I'm grown, I'm confident, I'm secure, and so blessed to be these things.

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I'm most enamored with anatomy at this point. The miracle of the human body. The ability to create all these small amazing machines of veins, capillaries, digestive systems, eyes, ears and noses. I can spend HOURS looking at one little EAR! Have u ever noticed how complex just an ear is? A tiny maze of art. It may sound silly but it's so true. Or a heartbeat? Everyday we wake up and in some way, take for granted the fact that this beautiful pulsating organ in our body is the reason, and yet now that's all I can think of...

And breath; invisible as it may be, how necessary!

Ain't it true that things we really can't see are of the greatest importance?

I've never seen a more beautiful face in my LIFE! The most perfect eyes and beautiful nose, the sweetest lips and skin so soft and kissable!

Never have I felt such disbelief, such awe, humility, godliness, such strength, power and possibility.

I've never believed in greatness and the never ending Higher Power more than now!

And I can't believe he's mine!

Oooh! I feel a song coming on...

This is beautiful... I can't wait to experience the joys of motherhood. I bet I'll be just as amazed at an ear as Alicia, LOL.

Alicia Keys Gives Birth

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz welcomed their first child into the world last week. They couple named their son,  Egypt Daoud Dean.  Congrats to the couple and welcome to baby Egypt.

The Honeymooners: Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Queen Latifah & Jeanette Jenkins

Alicia Keys and her new hubby vacationed on the above yacht to celebrate their union.  They brought a few friends along with them for the celebration.

Queen Latifah was aboard the yacht for a little fun in the sun

Awww, look at her belly ;).  She makes a cute little preggo lady

Yup... that's Latifah with her girl, Jeanette.

If she ain't looking like Cleo in these pics I'll pay ya, LOL

Looks like the yacht was full of love, they all look so happy! 

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Wedding Pics

July 31st seemed to be the day of "I do." In addition to Tiny and Tip getting hitched, Chelsea Clinton married her long time boyfriend and Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz madetheir union official in a ceremony at a home by the Mediterranean Sea. Check out the pics from their small ceremony in

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I won DO!

She looked really pretty and seems to be happy!!

Congrats to the happy couple.  I know people have their thoughts about them and of course we all make jokes.  But the truth is, none of us know what happened or how it all went down.  Whatever happened, we can all be sure that their relationship will reflect it.  I hope they have a healthy little one and a happy relationship.  Congrats again!!

Source: CBS News Alicia Keys Web

More With Mashonda.. VIBE Interview Part 2

 

Mashonda dished a whole lot of info about this whole Swizz/Mashonda/Alicia situation in the first part of her interview with VIBE.com, but it was nothing compared to the second part of the interview.  Check out some more excerpts below.

That’s commendable to say. But what about that Twitter message you sent her?

I did not expect that letter to do what it did, I swear. I was in a state of insanity when I wrote that letter. I sat on the bed and I was like, ‘I can't take this shit anymore’ and lost my mind. I sat and wrote it all out on paper first, and then I tweeted it. The next morning it was on every blog and I was like ‘Ah! Oh my God, what the fuck did I do?!’ It was not intended to be that. And I kind of felt bad.

You’ve mentioned in the past that Swizz repeatedly denied having an affair with Alicia. Did he ever fully come out and admit to it?
My husband admitted to having his affair on Mothers Day 2008, six months after I found out. I didn't sleep for a whole year. I had to take pills to sleep because I'd wake up in the middle of the night crying. I couldn't even look at my son some days because I didn't have the strength and I never wanted him to feel my bad energy. It was a battle. They are just now going public, but this has been going on for a very long time. I refused to really break it down for people to understand because there was no way I could go around not making [Swizz and Alicia] look extra crazy and I didn't want to put that out there for my son. I didn't want him to see his father as a monster. But the shit is deep.

You can read the rest of part 2 here.

BTW.. Mashonda mentioned in the interview that she didn't want to put all their business out but that if telling her story would help other women she was all for it.  It's crazy she said that because one of my readers contacted me yesterday after I posted the first part of the interview and told me how much she appreciated me posting the story and the link.  She said it really helped her with something she is currently going through.  Hell, I can't say that I really blame Mashonda for speaking on what happened.  If Swizz and Alicia can live their lives and speak about their relationship and how they found love, Mashonda should be able to speak on what she went through as well.

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Mashonda Is Over It... She Tells VIBE About Her First "Talk" With Alicia

Well, I knew it wouldn't be long before we heard something from Ms. Mashonda (Swizz Beatz now ex-wife).  Mashonda talked to VIBE.com about moving on after her divorce, her feelings on Swizz and Alicia, her first sit down with Alicia and the new man in her life.  Check out some of the excerpts from the interview below.


I know it was very important for you to sit down with Alicia if she was going to be around your son. Safe to assume that happened?
When I wrote her that Twitter letter everybody wanted to say things like ‘Oh, what do you need to meet her for? It's not her problem, it's Swizz's." I'm like, ‘You have a kid, go through what I went through and then talk to me.’ I'm not having my son around anybody I don't know. I don't give a shit who you are and how much money you have and what management he's going to be under when he visits you. I need to see you and I need you to see how serious I am about him. And that's what happened. We had to sit down, and I told her how I felt. I didn't mention anything else, it was all about my son and it was fine after that. I'm not going sit and talk to [them] about what happened between the three of us. This is about my son.

Have you received an apology from either one of them yet?
Nope.

Surprising?
No, because I honestly feel like they think they didn't do anything wrong. I don't care about their apology. As long as he’s a great dad to my son and she's a good step-mom, they don't have to worry about apologizing because they will never understand or care about the pain I went through. That was a big thing at first, I felt like nobody was respecting me. He's not respecting me, she's not respecting me. [But] then I had to say, ‘Fuck my ego, because this can't be an ego thing. If it is I'm going to fall down and die.’ People feel that they are so happy and they are so in love, but what really happens is that real love does not come from a foundation when you hurt somebody else. Love does not happen like this. Love doesn’t involve hurt, lies, or destructing anybody else's soul.

If real love isn’t born from infidelity, are you saying it wouldn’t shock you if their soon-to-be marriage ended in divorce?
I don't think about it, it's not my concern. I don't think about them anymore. If there was no little boy involved in this, I would’ve probably moved to another country by now. I've thought about going to live in Europe, but I can't because his dad is here. I don't like confusion, I don't like drama, I don't like none of that stuff. I would have left before the divorce was even final.

If you were generously invited, would you attend their wedding?
No. Not out of malice, but because weddings are sacred. It's just not my place. The only reason I went to his birthday party was because he invited me and I did that for myself. I needed to see them together for it to transfer. And I was like ‘Wow, this is real.’ We were still totally married…We had a divorce that was nowhere near final, but I just needed to see them in action for it to be real to me, and it was definitely real. You have all these different types of steps that you have to set up for yourself until you get to that place where you are free. And I will tell you, after I got divorced maybe three weeks later I woke up and felt a weight removed. It was the first time I’d ever felt mentally free. And I sent him an email wishing him all the best in the world.
 
Does it hurt listening to her now? Were you an Alicia Keys fan?
I believed her before.
 
 
Wow, BURN!!! LOL, she went in on them real slick like.  Anywho, go over to VIBE.com and read the rest of the interview.. It's worth the read!

 BTW, this is Mashonda with her new boo, Emmy Award winning producer Michael Honablue.

 
Source: Vibe.com

Alicia Keys & Her Belly Fall On Stage... SITCHO AZZ DOWN!!

I wish Alicia Keys would sit the hell down until after she gives birth to her little one.  I was nervous as hell watching her climb up on the piano at the BET Awards, luckily that turned out okay tho.  She wasn't so lucky during her performance at the Essence Festival, she didn't fall off a piano but she did hit the stage, LITERALLY.  Take a look at the video below.



Swizz, get ya girl. Glad shes okay but its time out for all of this, you have enough money to take off for a couple of months so please do so. Thanks and good day.