Alicia Keys gives birth to second child: ‘The joy, it’s a boy!’

Singer Alicia Keys has given birth to her second child

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by Closer staff |
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Alicia and producer husband Swizz Beats welcomed their son into the world over the weekend, naming their pride and joy Genesis Ali.

The baby boy is a younger brother for elder son, 4-year-old Egypt Daoud.

The Grammy award winning star shared a picture of two baby footprints boasting of their son’s birthday.

She captioned the snap with: “The joy of joy is joy!! It's a boy!! we are so grateful!!”

The make shift birth certificate’ read: “Date: 12/27/2014, Time: 1:52 AM, Weight: 2860 grams, 6lbs, 5 ozs.”

Earlier this year, Alicia, 33, revealed to a US magazine that son Egypt was very excited about becoming a brother.

She said: “I think he’s super excited because he’s not going to be the youngest anymore,”

The unusual name Genesis means ‘the beginning’ and has Greek roots.

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