Alicia Keys

Pictured Above: Alicia Keys and Charles Barkley.

On Saturday, both NBA commenter Charles Barkley and Singer/ Songwriter Alicia Keys took the stage and went live on New York's Saturday Night Live. Barkley, hosted the show, while Alicia was the entertainment guest and performed "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart" and "Empire State of Mind". Key's also appeared in one comedy skit. Take a look at one of Barkley's skits from the show, as well as Key's killing the keys on "Empire State of Mind".

If you notice, Charles Barkley chuckles a bit throughout the skit, but still does a good job playing himself and keeping viewers entertained.

What better song to perform on New York's Saturday Night Live than "Empire State of Mind"?

Speaking of "Empire State of Mind". Rocawear just released a limited edition t-shirt for women commemorating the hit record from Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3. The screen-print tee features a Statue of Liberty in the backdrop with red sunglasses. Would you cop this?

Front View: Rocawear's Empire State of Mind tee for Women.

Back View: Rocawear"s Empire State of Mind tee of Women.

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Alicia Keys is on a serious grind! Aside from putting out 3 classic albums, the singer/ songwriter is currently featured on Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" and is gearing to drop her 4th release, The Element of Freedom, on December 1st of this year- which is the same day as World Aids Day.

But, now the 28 year-old New York native, Keys, has been stung by the entrepremiual bug. During a photo-shoot for her forthcoming album, Associated Press (AP) caught up with Ms. Superwoman to discuss her upcoming venture, AK Worldwide, a umbrella company that will house all of her business efforts. Which includes a handcrafted jewelry line (The Barbers Daughters), a new website, organizations, and more.

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As reported this week, on Sunday during MTV's Video Music Awards (VMA's), Lil Mama jumped-up on stage unwelcomely during Jay-Z's closing performance for "Empire State of Mind", which features Songress, Alicia Keys. Viewers at home and at the awards where puzzled by the appearance. Check out the video interview below with America's Best Dance Crew judge, Lil Mama, talking to Tim Kash about her publicized, failed apperance at the VMA's.

Above all, can you blame her? She's was just trying to show respect to one of the greats. What do you guys think? Here's the original performance footage from Sunday night: