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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz son, Egypt asked his father a hilarious question during last tonight's Juneteenth Verzuz battle between Keys and John Legend. Keys was in the middle of doing her skit for "You Don't Know My Name" where she finally tells her crush Michael( played by Mos Def) she likes him and wants to go on a date with him. During the LIVE battle, SwizzBeatz said, "Egypt like who the hell is Mike dad😂😂😂😂😂the house is in a frenzy😂😂😂😂😂😂." Egypt was making sure there wasn't a new man around. The 9-year-old's reaction made several people laugh including Timbaland! We understand, Egypt!  Sorry, Mike!  In Friday's battle between Alicia Keys and John Legend, both artists played several of their hits and even some new songs. Keys played a song about police brutality called "Perfect Way to Die" and John Legend played "U Move, I Move" featuring Jhene Aiko. In keeping with the celebration of Juneteenth...

Alicia Keys and John Legend will be the next artists to go head-to-head in a Verzuz battle on June 19th at 8PM EST on IG Live. Their battle will be a celebration of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. The piano-playing singing songwriters seem like the perfect pair to battle it out! On Instagram, Keys said, Battle of the  🎹 Juneteenth! 🖤🖤🖤 With my brother @johnlegend..." John Legend also posted the announcement on his page, and fans quickly expressed their excitement! One Instagram user said, "Looking forward to this celebration." Another Instagram user said, "This will be so amazing...Both of you are brilliant piano artists...Cannot wait to be apart of this..." Recent Verzuz battles included Kirk Franklin vs. Fred Hammond, Nelly vs. Ludacris, Beenie Man vs. Bounty Killer, 112 vs. Jagged Edge,   Erykah Badu vs. Jill Scott  and Teddy Riley vs. Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds . Keys' husba...

1BlessedNatural: Alicia Keys Inspires Tamron Hall to Remove Her Makeup Friday, Today Show co-host Tamron Hall removed her makeup in support of Alicia Keys' "no makeup" movement. The anchor said, "I love the message; I love the idea." Hall's co-hosts Billy Bush and Al Roker also grabbed wipes and removed their makeup in support of the ladies. I loved it! Earlier this year, Alicia Keys launched her "no makeup" movement by appearing in public fresh-faced. In a letter to Lenny dated May 31, 2016, the singer explained that she didn't want to cover up anymore. Alicia Keys was criticized on social media for her decision to not wear makeup to the VMAs. Some people thought makeup was fitting for the event, while others supported her decision. Her husband, producer Swizz Beatz took up for his wife on social media. In an Instagram video, he said, "This is deep. Somebody is sitting home mad because somebody didn't wear makeup o...

3 Eritrean women wearing the a traditional hairstyle ( photo courtesy of Flickr- Wonderlane ) Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed my article Aborigines and Melanesians: Naturally Blonde Hair and Dark Skin . I really enjoy researching other cultures along with their natural hair. If you've missed any of my previous cultural articles, you may find a link to them in the "Related Articles" section of the page. Today, I am continuing with my cultural natural hair series by focusing on some of the traditional hairstyles of the African country of Eritrea. Eritrea is a country that contains diverse ethnicities. The Eritrean traditional hairstyles are as diverse as their population. Many of their hairstyles consist of cornrows and braids. Much of African-American braid and cornrow hairstyles are influenced by the Eritreans. For example, African-Americans have a style that consists of small individual cornrows running into one big cornrow, similar to the photo below. ...