Alicia Keys: Here Vinyl LP For Cheap

Here, the 6th full-length from Alicia Keys, is inspired by her hometown, New York, and it is a raw and truthful collection of tales—political, social, and emotional—that she narrates over stripped down, hip-hop-influenced production (partly done by her husband, Swizz Beatz). The lead single, Blended Family featuring A$AP Rocky, is an ode to families with complicated stories: Hey I might not really be your mother that don t mean that I don t Really love ya, sings Keys as she draws from her own experience as a mother to children from Swizzy s previous relationship. In She Don t Really Care_1 Luv, which samples Nas One Love, she is fully immersed in a New York state of mind by exploring the choices a female growing up in the city might be faced with, and Kill Your Mama is a gritty and powerful stance against the damage that humans are imposing on Mother Nature. The interludes are insightful also, notably, Elevate (Interlude), in which she converses w Nas about personal grown ( we always build, we always grow, we elevate ). In addition to the music, the album cover, which features the R&B songstress with no make-up and natural hair, is striking. It alludes to the intimate and honest contents of the 16-tracker.