Rap-Up.com || Video: The Making of Alicia Keys and Eve’s ‘Speechless’

Instead of delivering a new track as part of his Monster Mondays series, Swizz Beatz releases a mini-documentary showing the making of last week’s giveaway “Speechless” featuring Alicia Keys and Eve. With Swizzy positioned at the board, his wife can be seen in the studio footage recording the personal song about the couple’s son, Egypt Daoud Dean.

“I haven’t put any songs out since my son was born, and so to be able to kind of write this song that talks about him and how he makes me speechless, the poet in me has gone away because I don’t even know what to say when I look at him. It’s dope,” explains the beaming mom.

Eve also describes the benefits of working with an artist in the lab. “I think it’s a different experience when you’re in the studio with someone who you not only see and have a rapport with just because, but that you’re like damn. I’d rock your records or I used to rock your records or I’d listen to your records. That’s a different experience.”

Go behind the music below.

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21 Comments

Anthony
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:48 pm
love her!!

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Starr
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Love it! She’s so blessed and full of light and love it shows all over her. Egypt is one blessed baby boy!

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Sydney
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Alicia Keys need to sit her ass down she just had a baby and it’s Ciara, Keri Hilson, and Nicki time bye girl

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Gladis
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:07 pm
^O_o? Anyway, Love Alicia and this song, can’t wait to see Egypt.

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Jenn
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Love her!

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*(SHE'zADIvABUtIMtHAtBItCh)*
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:16 pm
….@Sydney………While I LOVE KERI to death…Alicia is of Iconic Status….

..Ciara is a LAME I could do without…

Nicki….I don’t like her never did…

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Nick
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:24 pm
I need a download link for this song.

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fizzle
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Well we all see how Sydney bought some ignorance into the new year. I <3 Alicia Keys she looks amazing after the baby, good to hear her vocals again. I cannot stop watching it!

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jeremydante
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:31 pm
a great song. good for alicia & great to hear eve again. lip lock should be good after her hiatus.

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Barbie
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Y do we hav to bring other artists in here?? Comment on Alicia, her song, Eve and the video..plsss Y do U have to mention others??
Well Imma follow my own advice: She looks great and the song is good..I love how she just made music and dropped it , not carin abt sellin it

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speechless
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:47 pm
I’m just speechless baby! Don’t know what to saaay!

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Jennifer
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:54 pm
ALICIA KEYS IS THE BEST WOMAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS MY IDOL….. :) :) :) :) I LOVE HER WITH ALL MY HEART!!!!!

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Yup that's me
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:56 pm
That was sweet. O like Alicia as a mom. She’s so happy!

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Yup that's me
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:57 pm
*I

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Keri Fan
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:11 pm
@Sydney

Shut up! It’s because of “fans” like you who make our favourites so hated on. For a bit, I hated Ciara because of her stans, but now that they’ve shut up, I love her again.

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Brown Sugar
January 4th, 2011 at 8:26 am
How long do you think it will be before we can see her baby’s picture?

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Jennifer
January 4th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
I can’t believe she talked about her son. Blessed baby boy right there(Egypt)!!!!! She is so blessed I want to grow up and acomplissh everything she did!!! I am very talented to if I HAD A CAMARA I would show you what I got….. Love you alicia lot’s of love!!! :) <3 <3 :) LOVE :) :) :) LOVE :) :) The was so cute in the studio Swizzy and Alicia. We need to see her baby ASAP!!!! PLZZZZZZ

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Jennifer
January 4th, 2011 at 4:34 pm
….@fizzle, that is right tell that Her. STOP BEING IGNORANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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Chrix
January 4th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
I absolutely love Alicia Keys song, “Speechless” about her beautiful 2 month old son.

I appreciate her sharing this song with her fans.

Alicia and Swizz are just Amazing!

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youdontneedtoknow
January 4th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
i love the song. love the beat. Sounds like a Just blaze production (cfr Throwback /Usher)

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whatsittoyou
January 5th, 2011 at 11:20 am
Keep doing YOUR thing Alicia. “You can’t go wrong when you try.” I really love this song more every time I hear it. This seems like the perfect song for your voice and Eve sounds really good too. You’re the best.

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