Alicia Keys welcomes second child with husband Swizz Beatz

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Posted December 28, 2014 2:19 pm.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Alicia Keys gave birth to son Genesis Ali Dean on early on Saturday morning. It’s baby number two for the Grammy-winner and husband, producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, who are also parents to 4-year-old Egypt Daoud.

The 33-year-old singer shared the news on her Instagram account, Sunday, with a photo of Genesis’s footprints. The image also details that the baby was born at 1:52 a.m. and weighs 6 pounds, 5 ounces.

Keys expressed excitement in her social media captions, saying that “the joy of joy is joy” and that she is grateful.

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