It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Alicia Keys sporting the braids that she once wore during the beginning of her music career. The R&B singer vamped up her appearance with a strapless form fitting leather catsuit, Christian Louboutin platform pumps, large hoop earrings and a brand new half braided updo during the video shoot for “Empire State of Mind” performed with rapper Jay Z. Shown below is the live perfomance at this years 2009 VMA’s.
