Swizz Beatz is preparing for double duty…
The 36-year-old half-Puerto Rican hip-hop artist and record producer and his singer wife Alicia Keys have welcomed a new baby boy into the family fold.
Beatz and Keys announced the birth of their second child together on Sunday (Dec. 28) through an Instagram photo of the infant’s tiny footprints. The parents have named their new six-pound, five-ounce boy Genesis Ali Dean. He was born at 1:52 a.m. on Saturday.
“The joy of joy is joy!! It’s a boy!! we are so grateful!! #blessings!!” Keys wrote on Instagram. Beatz wrote a similar message on his Instagram account.
Keys and Beatz married in August 2010 and welcomed their first son, Egypt, about two months later. Keys announced in July of this year that she and Beatz were expecting their second child.
“Happy Anniversary to the love of my life @therealswizzz!! And to make it even sweeter we’ve been blessed with another angel on the way!!” Keys wrote on Instagram. “You make me happier than I have ever known! Here’s to many many more years of the best parts of life!”