If there’s anything you ever wanted to know about singer Alicia Keys, make sure you pick up the April/May 2012 issue of VIBE magazine on newsstands April 16.
One thing that you probably didn’t know is that Alicia believes in omens or signs. It was one such sign that convinced her that lothario music producer Kasseem Dean, aka Swizz Beatz, was the man she would one day wed. It didn’t matter to Alicia that Kasseem was already involved with another woman at the time.
“It was the craziest thing,” says Dean, leaning forward in his chair. “We had a work lunch with some people, and I get home and look in the back pocket—”
“My credit card was in his pocket,” Keys ?nishes the story, eyes wide. “Why was my credit card in his pocket?”
One explanation might be that he’d grabbed it by accident when they split the check, but that would be too prosaic. They saw the credit card debacle as a sign, the ?rst of many. Well, second, if you count the time, 14 years ago, when they ?rst met and Dean tried unsuccessfully to get her number from his friend. “It wasn’t our time yet,” he says with a smile.
OOOH I love that pic of her!!!
Thanks Sandra for giving a new post… The previous was making my Good Friday really bad…
Love that pic of her
I’m out for the day
I guess that means we can act fool then
14 years ago, when they ?rst met and Dean tried unsuccessfully to get her number from his friend. “It wasn’t our time yet,” he says with a smile.
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Riiiiiiiiight, but when u were married with 2 kids and she was a single heaux was the “right time” silly me…..here I thought when both parties were single was the “right time” lemme start picking em up at the altar, get em while they are fresh! GTFOH
I heard the Rickey Smiley Love & War this morning and all I can do is smh at ole girl
When will she come out of the closet?
NaijaGal says:
I heard the Rickey Smiley Love & War this morning and all I can do is smh at ole girl
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I laughed at that bish trying to yawn like she just woke up… crazy bitch.
@Angie
“Riiiiiiiiight, but when u were married with 2 kids and she was a single heaux was the “right time” silly me…..here I thought when both parties were single was the “right time” lemme start picking em up at the altar, get em while they are fresh! GTFOH ”
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Women….
That nigga being married and had chit to do with Alicia.
I hope they both happy
@WUT I was like is she really trying to pretend like they didn’t have a 5 minute conversation…dude said he should’ve listened to his momma, yeah well your bad
I just don’t care for Alicia Keys. It ain’t got Nathan to do with her flucking a married man tho. I just don’t like her cankle having arse.
They’re soulmates until the divorce
I dig ole Piano Hips…
The fact that she’s talking about Toucan Sam so much gives me pause…makes me think shyt ain’t all good on the home front so she has to get all fantastical about their relationship and shyt…bish please…
NaijaGal says:
@WUT I was like is she really trying to pretend like they didn’t have a 5 minute conversation…dude said he should’ve listened to his momma, yeah well your bad
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Girl I laughed so hard. She was like “I don’t know a darryl? Her husband was hurt like hell! She was like “Did I win something?” I was like yeah bitch a divorce!
Good Morning Everybody
Thanks for the new post, Aunt Sandra. Because my Southern arse was about to show my hindparts.
I Go There says:
I dig ole Piano Hips…
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You mean pillow legs…
:hugs: @Eazy
Mawnin’ sugah….
@WUT his simple ass ain’t going no where…you tell me your wife starts wearing sex drawers & lingere to work and it took you calling Rickey to bust her??? yeah right…she’ll just give him some and he’ll fall back in line
@FeFe #20 you’ve been hanging around man too long
*but I 
your statement*
:hugs: @Fefe Mawnin’
Eazy does it
So uh ain’t nobody read my story in the last post?
Shall I repost it in here?
CD FENTY says:
Iheart
I guess that means we can act fool then
___________________________________________________________ I left u a message in the older post and SAID are you agonna act right today it’s friday
@Naija
@Vanguard outside my 3rd comment I haven’t read the Zimmerman post…what’s up
NaijaGal says:
@WUT his simple ass ain’t going no where…you tell me your wife starts wearing sex drawers & lingere to work and it took you calling Rickey to bust her??? yeah right…she’ll just give him some and he’ll fall back in line
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What had me crackin up was when he asked him… “Dog.. she must be lightskinned.. Is she lightskinned?” Dude said all soft n chit… “yeah..” OMG
Darryl is that bitch work husband. They taking nooners and chit. Why els would she wear cute draws to work for his ass to have a treat a lunch! Her husband is dumb!
@Naija
She’s starting to talk about Toucan Sam like he’s the sun and moon and stars and shyt…GTFOOH….
Feline Feminine says:
I Go There says:
I dig ole Piano Hips…
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You mean pillow legs…
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Yeah they’re a lil stumpy.
But they cant all be nice and sleek now can they
My dad watched whitney houston funeral and asked me who was the lady singing on the piano. His face was all frowned up he said, whoo she cant sang
Yo Eazy whats up
@Vanguard I hope are differing opinions didn’t offend you.
@Naija, I copy and pasted it from the other post
On last Friday my mom had a business meeting in Raleigh. When she went to exist I-40 she accidentally rear-ended this woman’s car. She didn’t do any damage to the lady car but she did do some damage to her own. Anyways, the lady says it was her fault the sun got into her eyes. But as soon as my mom asked her did she need an ambulance she went crazy asking was there blood on her face and how much pain she was in. So my mom called her an ambulance.
Fast forward a few days, one of my moms sorors had been blowing my mom’s phone up. So she finally got around to calling her back. This particular soror was picking her kids up from the daycare and overheard the owner and the owner’s daughter talking and laughing about how this lady in this big expensive Benz had rearended her mom but it didn’t do any damage. But she told her mom to go to Duke hospital because the lady that hit her was loaded and if she played her cards right she could get a big Benz too. She went on to tell the person where the lady that hit her mom was from and my mom’s soror instantly knew it was my mom. So she told the lady that she was talking about her sorority sister. How bout the bitch went to limping and chit.
The moral of that story is, God don’t like ugly.
@Bibi, no it didn’t offend. I don’t take the North/South arguments personal.
that’s a hot pic. ion rly care for her tho. & it certainly aint got nathan to do with her boodwah activities. she’s just overrated IMO
she has made a song or two that was dope. #creditwhereitsdue
GOOD FRIDAY SR & FAM
<—incense chalice
FeFe
WUT
IGO (such a naughty boy u r!)
NAIJA
Creamy
EZ
MizzD
ERRYBODY!!!
I Go There says:
Feline Feminine says:
I Go There says:
I dig ole Piano Hips…
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You mean pillow legs…
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Yeah they’re a lil stumpy.
But they cant all be nice and sleek now can they
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Nope, I guess your right…
*crosses legs*
Ni ni says:
My dad watched whitney houston funeral and asked me who was the lady singing on the piano. His face was all frowned up he said, whoo she cant sang
despite my grief that day i was CRINGING she sounded so bad
@Ni ni
Honestly, I was SURPRISED that folks did not comment more on how terrible she sounded at Whit’s funeral…she was YELLING and she sounded HORRIBLE….
@Vanguard
I saw your story, not sure what to say about it, stuff like that happens…
Bibi
GM!!!
2 more hours to go
@Feline, it was just so random because we live like 2 hours from Raleigh and we were like what are the chances that someone we know would overhear the story.
@Fay
Hey Fay whats up
Hey there Igo
My Fayla!!!
*Runns and squeeze the whipfinity outcha!
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@Angie
“Riiiiiiiiight, but when u were married with 2 kids and she was a single heaux was the “right time” silly me…..here I thought when both parties were single was the “right time” lemme start picking em up at the altar, get em while they are fresh! GTFOH ”
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Women….
That nigga being married and had chit to do with Alicia.
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Men……
That comment had to do with both parties involved, not just Alicia
My coworker was in love with Alicia. Till he saw her cankles.
Nice pic!
@Vanguard
It is random and God always has a way of re-aligning things the way they are supposed to be..I rear-ended someone years ago and thank goodness they didn’t get crazy about it…
Im lost on this Darly situation. Someone give me the full story
Feline Feminine says:
@Ni ni
Honestly, I was SURPRISED that folks did not comment more on how terrible she sounded at Whit’s funeral…she was YELLING and she sounded HORRIBLE….
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to me she sounded horrible at the BET awards singing the prince tribute but it was a lil overshadowed by her climbing her big pregnant swole feet behind on top of that piano and throwing her hair around
FAYLA
sin- 
ed beauty
@FeFe I expect a statement real soon where they’ve decided to terminate their relationship amicably and want privacy for their children and oh yeah they’ll remain the best of friends
@Feline, yeah some people are cool about it. A lady rearended me a few years ago, no damage was done to my car so I just let it go. I believe in karma.
IGO
i think Adobe flash player is gonna be my friend this afternoon (tee-hee 
i’m friggin fantastic thanks for asking. my supv is gone, gonna eat good for lunch, & i got 1:52 mins left in this workday. God ILL good 
@Vanguard she’ll be fcuked up when your mom’s insurance offers her a couple of hundred dollars to go away
@WUT IKR!?! that’s why I say dude ain’t going nowhere…he knew who he married, was probably excited to get a light-skinned woman on his arm even though she wasn’t about ish…trust, he ain’t going no where
Feline Feminine says:
@Vanguard
It is random and God always has a way of re-aligning things the way they are supposed to be..I rear-ended someone years ago and thank goodness they didn’t get crazy about it…
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I did too! He got out look at his bumper and said baby this thing is old no worries! (Old YT man too) Got in his car and left… I was shaking about a good 10 minutes… and thanking God cuz I had just turned 21 and my insurance would have been crazy!
She looks nice. I like her music; don’t care about her or Beaks.
@Naija, that’s the same thing my mom said. I just told my mom her new car is bad luck, brings the wrong kind of attention and gives people the wrong idea.
@ANGIE
Yeah… Alicia was soooooo wrong for “taking” the worlds greatest nigga from Moesha big rotund azz.
Women. The greatest thing men ever did was convince women to fight themselves over bullchit.
Angiegirl says:
Feline Feminine says:
@Ni ni
Honestly, I was SURPRISED that folks did not comment more on how terrible she sounded at Whit’s funeral…she was YELLING and she sounded HORRIBLE….
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to me she sounded horrible at the BET awards singing the prince tribute but it was a lil overshadowed by her climbing her big pregnant swole feet behind on top of that piano and throwing her hair around
so true. ion think she’s all that good at live performances
i do think she’s a great writer tho 
Angiegirl says:
Feline Feminine says:
@Ni ni
Honestly, I was SURPRISED that folks did not comment more on how terrible she sounded at Whit’s funeral…she was YELLING and she sounded HORRIBLE….
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to me she sounded horrible at the BET awards singing the prince tribute but it was a lil overshadowed by her climbing her big pregnant swole feet behind on top of that piano and throwing her hair around
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It’s Friday!!
Alicia looks pretty.
Fayla aka IWhipIt..WhipItRealGood:) says:
WUT u finna squeeze the HELL outta me! how u doing on today?
Until I start smelling pepermints! 
Im good got a loooong week end my son’s birthday weekend! how about you?
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@Man Rickey Smiley morning show has a segment called ‘love and war’ where people suspect their person is cheating so they set them up…dude called in about his wife, said she started wearing sexy underwear and lingere to work but wasn’t giving him ass…they call her and told her she won some free ish and could bring a guest, she said she’d bring Darryl (not her husband) and that’s when dude came on the line and said she was busted…she hung up…the show called back where she pretened she was sleep and this was the first time her phone rang all morning and she didn’t know anyone named Darryl
YSHO! #Brown’sfont (maybe iffin i keep typing her name she’ll pop up)
hey mama how the hell are ya?
@Wut
The folks I rear-ended were driving an old Suburban, it was an old white lady and her son or grandson…couldn’t tell….she kind of had a nervous condition too (she was one of those people who shakes their head uncontrollably), and I was scared it was gonna be some shyt…but they did not put up a big fuss and it was over fairly quickly…
@naija
I was listening to rickey and I must have missed that, :lolol: —> damn she couldnt even come up with a good azz lie!!
@Naija
“IKR!?! that’s why I say dude ain’t going nowhere…he knew who he married, was probably excited to get a light-skinned woman on his arm even though she wasn’t about ish…trust, he ain’t going no where”
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or he could be “in love” with her and all that.
Oh, we know thats bull chit huh?
ion think Alicia is a great singer either…great with words, but always straining imo
I missed the funeral and was about to google her performance but it just didnt make sense because I knew without a shadow of a doubt that alicia sounded horrible. I used to think she could sing when she first came out but thankfully I woke up after seeing her live performances. I think thats why she be bringing people on stage with her (TLC) to throw folks off.
@Man……okay tink-tink, I think at this point it’s just
@MizzD she put no effort into that lie…she did yawn though, 1/2 point for effort
NaijaGal says:
@Man Rickey Smiley morning show has a segment called ‘love and war’ where people suspect their person is cheating so they set them up…dude called in about his wife, said she started wearing sexy underwear and lingere to work but wasn’t giving him ass…they call her and told her she won some free ish and could bring a guest, she said she’d bring Darryl (not her husband) and that’s when dude came on the line and said she was busted…she hung up…the show called back where she pretened she was sleep and this was the first time her phone rang all morning and she didn’t know anyone named Darryl
EZ i’m good whatchu got planned for this weekend?
WUT what is lil WUT got coming his way for his bday??
;waves: at Vanguard!!!
@Ni ni
If you do look up her funeral performance be prepared for your ears to bleed…she actually made me cringe…
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@Naija
“IKR!?! that’s why I say dude ain’t going nowhere…he knew who he married, was probably excited to get a light-skinned woman on his arm even though she wasn’t about ish…trust, he ain’t going no where”
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or he could be “in love” with her and all that.
Oh, we know thats bull chit huh?
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This trick picked up the phone afterwards 
all loud an shyt! Talkin bout “Did I win something?” pretending to sound sleepy in shyt. Funny!
Man!
@FeFe
I think of Keys as a songwriter too. But is it me or did she sound better when she first. ame out? Her first two albums she sounded pretty good IMO. Not earth shattering but good. Its like she has lost range after those first two albums.
:hugs: @FAYLA
I’m okay. Getting a headache but that’s not new. How about you?
@Angie that whole prince tribute was a mess imo and I bet he thought it was too
@Angie
Uh huh.
@ni ni now don’t you include Ms Patti Patti in that…Patti gave Prince life that day sanging purple rain
@Man
I can agree that she sounded better when she first came out…maybe it was studio tricks or something…
@ Fayla
Girl I am spoiling him rotten do you hear me! He deserve it he is a Great Student Great Kid! He don’t ask for anything. He is not the kid who begs for the latest name brand anything or newest game. When he really needs something he come and say something like “Mom if you have the money left from paying bills.. can you see if you can find me a cheap whatever..” (girl I almost cried right now)
So for his 16 B-Day He is getting
nothing big…
A party at a the Residence Inn
Three pair of Chucks
Clothes
Games for his Wii and PS
New controllers
cologne
He is going skating tonight
tomorrow he is going to the movies and Dave and Busters
He is getting a cell phone
and last night I just bought him two Blackfin Sharks and an a starter aquarium..
I wish that I could get the Ricky Smiley show. We can’t streamline it here at work
Gonna start the master cleanse on Monday…wish me luck!
I think of Keys as a songwriter too. But is it me or did she sound better when she first. ame out? Her first two albums she sounded pretty good IMO. Not earth shattering but good. Its like she has lost range after those first two albums.
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I don’t think her range changed. It seemed as if she was trying a new sound on her “As I am” album. The way she sang “No One” :No:
@WUT-Sounds like he deserves all of that! Happy Birthday to him!
@Fe fe…im gonna take your word for it. I dont want my ears to bleed : :
@najai I love patti but she didnt come with it that night…to me. idk she seemed to be lit or something
Gonna start the master cleanse on Monday…wish me luck!
what is the master cleanse?? Im on my 500 calorie diet and so far so good I also have been taking the hcg drops and drinking my green tea every morning!!
that’s the lemon.maple syrup and cayenne pepper. I want to cleanse my system of the red meat and pork. Gonna go for 10 days and see how that goes and then I’m going to do 21 days.
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
When will she come out of the closet?
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Nice pic though…
#teamcankles
that being said I don’t see anything spectacular or mind blowing from this excerpt but 