Actually Alicia Keys is one of the few artist that stayed true to who she is. It's never been about the hype for me when it comes to Alicia Keys. So with the hype gone. I can honestly say she is still creating music that is genuine and not following trends. She's been more herself recently than ever before. And her and Swizz make incredible music together. What they did on Element of Freedom was and is amazing. Putting out singles before the album will help her with sales when they album finally does drop.