Alicia Keys Says Watching Son Egypt Perform Made Her Emotional: 'Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks'

Alicia Keys' 11-year-old sonEgyptis a star in the making — and sometimes, realizing just how fast he’s growing up is enough to bring the singer to tears.

In a sweet moment that aired on herYouTube Originals docuseriesNoted: Alicia Keys The Untold Story, she and Egypt, whom she shares with husbandSwizz Beatz, watch a clip from the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, during which Egypt accompanied Keys on piano as she sang “Raise a Man.”

As the pair watched the video, the “Girl on Fire” singer grew teary-eyed.

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Egypt with mom Alicia Keys.Chelsea Lauren/REX/Shutterstock

“I’m not the crying type, I’m really not,” she told Adams. “[But] you get so sensitive just [thinking] about how life goes on, and seeing him next to me and remembering that moment. That moment was the first time that he performed with me on stage, and I remember being completely so wrapped up in him being okay because I asked him to do it.”

Keys explained that her son initially demurred at the request, asking, “Do I have to?” But eventually, he agreed, sending Keys' nerves through the roof.

“I was so nervous for him that I remember at midnight the night before the show, I realized I hadn’t even practiced,” she said. “I remember all of this and I’m sitting there watching it with him and just…how I feel about him and seeing his growth and watching him go on stage and just completely own — it just hit me like a ton of bricks.”

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Alicia Keys and her son Egypt.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

The formerVoicecoach said she’s unsure whether Egypt will pursue a career in music like his parents, but that he’ll have their full support if he does.

In addition to Egypt, Keys and Swizz Beatz (real name: Kasseem Daoud Dean) are also parents to 6-year-oldGenesis, and the singer said that she’s been relishing her time spent at home with her sons.

Alicia Keys, Genesis, Swizz Beatz and Egypt.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

“I love being right square in the middle. Nobody else should be doing it aside from their dad and me,” she said. “This is our job and we love it. I have to be there.”

She and Swizz, 43, recentlycelebrated their 11th wedding anniversary— and through it all, are still “best friends.”

“We really have a really, really special connection. It’s a real thing,” she said. “I think what makes us connect so well is that we’ve both been in the business for so long. We both have a similar level of responsibilities that we’ve understood since we were 16, 17 years old. That’s a certain lifestyle that we understand.”

source: people.com