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Alicia Keys Blender May/June 2008 Cover; Marriage Planned This Summer?

Written by HipHopRX on April 18th, 2008 in Celebrity News, Entertainment, Gossip/Rumors, People - U.S., Books/Magazines, Alicia Keys, Hip Hop, Music News.

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Since the attacks, the singer has said she has been misrepresented in the quotes and released the following statement:

Alicia Keys has released the following statement regarding her recent interview with Blender Magazine:

“I feel it is necessary to clarify the comments that were made during my recent Blender magazine interview since they have been misrepresented.

Anyone who knows me and my character, knows that I am not a conspiracy theorist or, by implication, a racist. My comments about ‘gangsta rap’ were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music. The point that I was trying to make was that the term was over-sloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive. Many of the ‘gangsta rap’ lyrics articulate the problems of the artists’ experiences and I think all of us, including our leaders, could be doing more to address these problems including drugs, gang violence, crime, and other related social issues.

Additionally, regarding the AK-47 reference, AK-47 is a nickname given to me by some of my friends in jest, as an acronym for Alicia Keys and a metaphor for wowing people with my music and performances, “killing ‘em dead” on stage. The reference was in no way meant to have a literal, political or negative connotation.

The recent implications about me are too radical and too dramatic a departure from whom I have continually demonstrated myself to be. I work so hard and give so much of myself to bring about positive change to this world, and I only wish those efforts received as much press and attention as the misinterpretations of the Blender article.”

Alicia Keys and Kerry Brothers

In other news, Alicia Keys is rumored to be getting married to her partner and music producer Kerry “Krucial” Brothers on July 4, 2008.

Watch trailer what she calls (POW) Prisoner of Words a selection from her book.

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