Alicia Keys Reflects On Her Career, Talks Her Artistry, Musical Heroes + Being Born In The Wrong Era 

Exactly! Jonesy stirring up trouble for her, Swizz and LaLa.

I agree. Countless of our legendary black icons had actual real affairs and we never drag them for it.

very well said salute to you

Period. I'm tired of all the twerking. Let's switch things back a bit and focus on music and people's vocal abilities. The stuff that used to give us goosebumps.

100%%%

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Ooh good point

💯💯💯

Perfect....hope she sees this...

That’s so true! 🙌

She's very smart and has a good ear for real music.. 🥰

@@FOULPLAYGS *has a good *ear

@@Pleaseopenyoureyes thanks

@@FOULPLAYGS You’re welcome.

🙏🏾🎹🙌🏾💚❤

Love her!

Lmao why did you feel the need to include another artist to appreciate Alicia 🤣🤣💀🤦🏾‍♂️ idiocy and insecurity…

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Facts

She has such a soothing voice

I was thinking the same thing how she she is so graceful and gentle but she is very matter of fact: “I’m an artist, singer, musician, and producer +++”. I felt her when she said that.

Truth! I love her strong and gentle presence.

She's wearing makeup fam.

How can she have fake skin tho ??????

@@bellamonroe7322 having on foundation and concealer is fake skin it's not your true self. You do not look the same with out it. And it is refreshing to see a woman who wears her natural face .

@@nanararapiti she’s wearing a natural makeup look her natural skin has lots of freckles I’ve seen her without makeup

@@bellamonroe7322 in my opinion I think you are very pretty. I really do not care for industry chick's there all fake.

Bruh, I'm on my journey there to my higher self. Im at peace more than ever now and I feel her energy

Facts! 💯 That's a blessing to be in that space of true self.

I wish the world was this peaceful

So connected to her self that being a home wrecker means nothing to her.

@@cbounds3265 why must everyone go to that comment? How come y'all don't blame the men at all? Not trying to be rude but no one is perfect and i don't condone breaking up happy homes either but clearly it wasn't happy.. y'all ridicule her but was she married? No swizz beats was.. he broke his vows.. he was unhappy and he been wanted alicia keys before he got married and maybe stayed for the kids.. also do y'all not remember that alicia keys was grieving and lost her grandma during this time when she met him? She was not in her right state and he like some men saw her at her vulnerable state and could of told her he was separated and she found out later when it was too late.. all i am saying is sometimes its more to the story and we all human.. she was a single vulnerable grieving woman look at the time frame she got with him.. he made her want to live and feel alive.. if she is hypothetically a home wrecker she made a mistake but some people so quick to judge and hurt her mentally and dismiss her talents over Swizz beats being married? He made vows to commit .. and could have lied and etc.. so lets focus on her talents and music I'm sure other artist you may like have some hidden skeletons in their closet.. can we just appreciate her talent and who she is as a woman now? Not trying to come at you just get tired of some people always tainting her and her talents over one thing..

Ashanti and alicia are beautiful!!!

I want a woman like her too

She still young

She looks much younger. She stopped wearing so much makeup. Such a beautiful spirit

@@genelapsley4524 she 40 & still look 20

@@genelapsley4524 alot of 40 year olds don't be look like her

@@Dnashtharapper a older person in their 50s now is a old age like mary j Blige

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She has that mastered!

You so right, 🤣🤣

I do the same. Reverse psychology 🙂

I think it’s natural. She’s an Aquarius and we often feel boring talking about ourselves and we hate being arrogant, we are naturally curious about other people and what makes them tick.

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Yes, her first two albums were it for me.

...I need make no further comment...you've said it all...

Her first two are tied for me. Diary got the trinity, but don't sleep on Troubles, Butterflyz and The Life!

@Any Time Alicia has an autobiography, “More Myself”, which is excellent. Audible has it and she narrates it herself, masterfully.🔥

@@jenj5152 thank you

You didn't watch Rakim all the way through??? Damn, bro!!!

Misses Keys and H.E.R. do have a very similiar artistic vibe and positiv energy to them. plus both don't take bullshit from others.

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Thought i was the only one she such a vibe i need one of these

@@reggiemoore21 Facts

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I love her too

Absolutely

Absolutely 💯❕

She has the most confident yet humble positive energy. And that perfect masculine/feminine aura. So attractive and I'm a straight woman.

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Right and she’s a sex symbol at that

You lie right deh suh cause you don't know that... and Wether she does or doesn't talent is talent.. nuff talented women in the industry do look a Celine Dion for example

@@myopinion1773 It's always got to be one odd ball like yourself that have to state an opinion

She uses that to break up marriages and hurt other women

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Thank you!!!

So true

Right smh 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Bro, I didn't think about that, so true! They need to bring her back asap or send it to her! 🤦

Facts

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She is from the era when artist had media training she controlled this interview.

@@hsbthree true but also not just the case here, she’s being transparent with her thoughts & feelings while navigating questions where she could easily down play the big production artists like the Mariah, Bey & Rih which is a conversation she belongs in but also showing her knowledge of artists before her she’s more in line with but due to her age she’s one of the big 4 in that Equation which is typically the outliner one. Like Sade being around during the Janet, Whitney & Tina era. She’s not just media training, she knowledgeable of history in music.

@@lobodk Nah she was trained by the best. Also for years she has avoided interviews like this because of the hit her career took on how she and Swizz came together. That's just facts. Enough time has passed and she's in a place that she doesn't care, the 40+ club.

@@hsbthree I disagree adamantly. It’s what I said.

@@lobodk I said what I said. Nene voice.

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Nice 😊

facts

Facts. There are R&B singers who don't even have half the classics she made and we consider them icons or legends. She has a proper R&B catalogue.

Eh I think of her as one of the greats for sure!!!

She is one of top selling R&b female artist of the past 20 years !Amd she is big world wide

Ugh! Not Beyawncey

@Ed Harley you

I love that song so hard🔥🔥

That drummer... ate that.

Great point, I agree. 👍🏾 Her against Brian McKnight would be dope! They need to read your comment, lol.

I didn't think about that match up but that would make sense

Completely agree!

I totally agree...bc no male r&b artist can match him

I think Rihanna as well. Because she has diversity in vocal range. Whether it's slow, or fast she never seem to strain, or sound the same.

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He hasn’t been doing that as much lately. He’s more aware of how he comes off now.

Apart from their usual foolishness?

@@ludy41 Angela and Envy are always on point. What are you talking about

In the post me too era a lot of the stuff Charlemagne used to say and do got toned down....one he got popular enough to face that pushback he ain't have no choice

It cost MONEY, which she has. She probably has a good dermatologist because she had a lot of skin issues in the past. Charlemagne has a dermatologist and his skin has improved massively.

A great dermatologist is an amazing investment. Having good insurance and money helps to obtain one :)

@@CandyTre1 I agree. Everyone should see a dermatologist at least once to know the ins and outs about their own skin type and what kind of products help take care of it. Everyone's skin is different.

No need to put down other women to glorify others

@@CandyTre1 not necessarily. drinking water and paying attention to your body goes a really long way. im very verrrry broke, i do have good insurance so dermatologist isn’t inaccessible to me (shoutout obamacare), but i have great skin without professional help simply bec i take care if myself and learn what i can online. lotssss of info out there you just have to want it.

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AMEN!!! I feel kinda like people be trying to get her to throw jabs at other female artists but she never falls for the bait. She’s very classy and in a lane of her own. She’s probably one of the only big artists that isn’t following the industry rules and norms to fit in. ♥️

But what if their objective is to do both?

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You are correct

Yeahhh she just take married men from their wife but you might be correct also 😂

She is just what everyone can be if they live life with love and joy

@@fredpee7173 Now do all the other black legends and icons who had actual affairs but y'all praise and never once drag. Y'all performative wokies pick and choose morality.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

How is she NYC rough? Lmao. Just because she was born there doesn’t make her tough. I’m from BK and trust me Alicia is like a white girl. I’m not sure what you’re seeing. You must’ve never been to NY. Y’all outsiders always say anything like you know about NY.

I disagree. Her NYC side was always shown. To be fair, she was young when she came out so maybe you are confusing some of that youthfulness for something else. I’m from the South and I remember when she first came out. That’s what I thought was cool about her…it was very clear she was from NYC. I would have never confused her for being from anywhere else. She almost reminded me of a bit more softened Mary J (when Mary first came out). She was a softer Mary J that could play the piano. And she hasn’t changed. I saw her in concert when she first came out. She was barely known at the time. She really is the same person.

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Less stress is why. We modern women don’t have half the stress our mothers and grandmothers had. I wouldn’t want to go back to any era and deal with the stuff they had to deal with.

Preach! The personality has always been there and her life story is etched into her entire discography.

@@JoeCola exactly

Right, I'm like what y'all mean y'all don't know who the real A.Keys is??

Yes!!

Yes I know!

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it’s bombbb

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Same

@@user-xw4vg1vy5e Ikr 🤜🏽🤛🏽

Same here bro

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Hell yeah

I also loved The Drink Champs interview with NORE....