Alicia Keys is on the June cover of Essence.
The magazine will be available for purchase tomorrow.
The Songs in A Minor singer talks about family, growth, new music and more.
We won’t give everything away but here’s a snippet from the interview:
Charli Penn: Alicia, when did you realize you were a grown-ass woman?
Alicia Keys: The thing that comes to my mind is when I gave birth to Egypt, my first son. I went to visit my mama and my “auntie,” who has known my mother for a billion years. I was introducing her to the baby, and I’ll never forget the first thing she said to me: “Oh, you got your big-girl panties on now.” She was right. Prior to that moment, I would have definitely not had my big-girl panties on. I remember it was like a real transition. I was raised by my mother. She is a single mom and she’s a badass woman. She is so strong. I don’t even know how she’s as strong as she is, and I’m so proud of her. I’m proud of what she’s given to me, and she has always kept it 100 percent funky with me. She gave me a certain sense of groundedness that stuck with me my whole life.
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