![]() ![]() And our son saw that and his eyes - you could just see, because for the first time he was like: "Wow, they're all together."' 'And not only did she come, but she stayed until the end of the party, and that moment was our first time really hanging out together as a family. And I felt like, you know: "I really - I want Alicia to be here." 'So by the time that was transpiring, we were in a really great place. 'We had already been doing a lot of the work as far as communicating and really consciously trying to get to a new level of humanity with each other,' she said. Mashonda eventually invited Alicia to Kasseem's sixth birthday party, which she now thinks of as a 'pivotal moment'. 'Really praying before we started, so that we can create beautiful energy between us.' 'Just allowing everybody to have a moment to speak. ![]() Partners: Mashonda and Alicia both spoke fondly of each other in an interview in which they described how they came to find balance as a familyĪlicia explained how setting 'ground rules' enabled the family to start building a better relationship. 'That healing is the first step to blending.' We gave them an opportunity to see us growing. 'And that's where we all put the work in on ourselves individually. ' see us here now, loving each other, co-existing and getting along, but there's a whole middle that they didn't see,' she said. With her book, which includes a foreword by Alicia and a chapter by Swizz, Mashonda wanted to give an honest account of how the trio had to work together to form a successful partnership. He wanted to know why I couldn't go see him at his dad's, and why can't his dad come over and see his bedroom at our house.'įor Mashonda, that was a sign she and Swizz needed to 'do better' and build a better relationship together, so that their son wouldn't be put in a difficult situation. 'He was, you know, acting out in his own little way,' Mashonda said. Siblings: Swizz (left) is pictured with his sons Egypt (second from left), Prince (third from left), 17, and Kasseem (right) She said Kasseem started acting out as a result of his parents' acrimonious relationship, which they took as a sign they had to 'do better'.Mashonda has written a book titled Blend that explains how she built a successful co-parenting relationship with Alicia and Swizz after a bitter divorce.Swizz had three other children with three women: Prince, 17, with Nicole Pierce Kasseem Dean Jr., 11, with Mashonda Nicole, 10, with Jahna Sebastian.Alicia and Swizz have two children together: Egypt, seven, and Genesis, three.Mashonda and Swizz married in 2004 and got divorced in 2010 the proceedings were finalized not long before Swizz and Alicia tied the knot that same year.Alicia, 37, her husband Swizz Beatz, 40 and his ex-wife Mashonda Tifrere, 40, all appeared on Good Morning America together on Wednesday.So, even though I live with him and am blessed to be married to him, I'm still in AWE of him (sic)."Īlicia and Swizz have two sons, Genesis and Egypt, together.'We are ALL life partners': Alicia Keys gushes about her close bond with her husband's ex-wife, as the trio appear together on GMA to discuss how they 'healed' a once-bitter relationship to form a 'blended' family So we can all begin to break through any ceilings we falsely imagine above us. It's really amazing, because not only does he dream for himself but he dreams for All of us. Beginning with the Art Fair and now he's done them all over the world in places like NY, London, Shanghai, and TONIGHT the 2nd night in Berlin celebrating art and giving artists a platform to own their own art without anyone taking or sharing in the profits they receive. She wrote: "I remember when he first started imagining what #nocommission could be. She wrote: "Just had to take a minute to reflect on how proud I am of this incredible man!! Not just because I love him beyond description and he's an incredible person (which he is no question) but because of all the magnificent ideas he invents in his mind and then makes real in the world in major ways!! With art, music, businesses, marketing and in so many more ways than I could fit in one IG text! It's crazy!! It's challenging to even bring ONE good idea to fruition and yet he does many and is STILL dreaming! Big, huge ceiling-less dreams! (sic)."Īlicia went on to praise Swizz for setting up the No Commission art project, a platform designed to support artists by giving them 100 per cent of the profits from sales of their work. The 36-year-old singer tied the knot with rapper Swizz seven years ago and took to Instagram to gush about how she is still completely smitten with him. Alicia Keys is "in awe" of her husband Swizz Beatz. ![]()
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