![]() It was also confirmed he will be working with Jennifer Lopez for the first time on her new album. He is also set to be recording the new album for his close friend DMX which is confirmed to be titled Walk with Me Now and You’ll Fly with Me Later. Swizz Beatz has his own record label called Full Surface which was helped developed by Cassidy and is currently working on albums by Cassidy, Jay-Z, 2 Much, 50 Cent, Drag-On, Papoose, Busta Rhymes, Ruff Ryders, Michael Jackson, Eve, T.I., Lil Wayne, Bow Wow, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eminem, Lil Jon and Ludacris. He released two singles “Guilty” and “Bigger Business” and both had music videos.[ Stories, that he started to get notices for his production style and interesting ideas. But it wasn’t until his first solo album, 2002’s Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. He started working with Ruff Ryders, Roc-A-Fella Records, Elektra Records, Epic Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Bad Boy Entertainment and his career blew up from there. He sold his first beat at 17 which became DMX’s hit single Ruff Ryders Anthem. With his aunt Chivon Dean, and uncles Dee, and Waah Dean involved with the Ruff Ryders label, he began to produce tracks at the age of 16. He was married to R&B singer Mashonda for four years and married Alicia Keys in September 2010. His second album, Haute Living, is set to be released sometime in 2011. He released his debut album One Man Band Man in 2007, it included the hit single Money in the Bank. The husband of Alicia Keys and the nephew of Ruff Ryders founders Chivon, Joaquin and Darrin Dean, he began his music career in 1994 serving as a producer for their label. ![]() Made Men Featuring Swizz Beatz & Glaze N.Y.Ĭommon, The Game, Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, DJ Clue, P.Kasseem Dean (born Augin The Bronx, New York), better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is a producer, rapper, actor, writer and painter best known for producing songs for artists such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, DMX, Drake, Chris Brown and Mary J. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg / Skillz / Swizz Beatzīack At Cha / Be Easy / Can I Have It Like That / Rush Security / Shake It Offįabolous & Swizz Beatz / Ghostface Killah / Pharrell Williams / Redman / Mariah Carey Jeremih, Young Thug, Swizz Beatzĭiddy - Dirty Money Featuring Swizz BeatzĬhris Brown Feat. Dean is married to American musician Alicia Keys, with whom he has two children.ĭJ Snake Ft. He is a lead board member of trustees at the Brooklyn Museum since 2015, and for the companies Monster Cable and Reebok. Fellow American rapper and producer Kanye West called Dean "the best rap producer of all time." Dean is also an art collector. ranked him number 27 on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Producers," and The Source included him on its list of the "20 greatest producers" in the magazine's 20-year history. With a career spanning two decades, his catalog includes "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" (DMX), "Gotta Man" (Eve), "Jigga My Nigga" and "Girl's Best Friend" (Jay-Z), "Upgrade U", "Check on It" and "Ring the Alarm" (Beyoncé), "Good Times" (Styles P), "Bring 'Em Out" and "Swing Ya Rag" (T.I.), "Hotel" and "I'm a Hustla" (Cassidy), "Touch It" (Busta Rhymes) and "Ultralight Beam" (Kanye West), among others.ĭean was named the first "Producer in Residence" at New York University, for the 2010–11 academic year. In November 2018, Dean released his second studio album, Poison, featuring collaborations with multiple hip hop artists.ĭean has produced many hit singles for a number of prominent artists across different music genres, such as hip hop, pop, soul and R&B. Stories, released in 2002, and later his debut studio album, One Man Band Man in 2007. Dean also released two albums under the label the first was a compilation, titled Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. He went on to sign multiple artists to the label, including Eve, Mashonda, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Dean later found a protégé in Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy, whose success helped the launch of his own label imprint, Full Surface Records. At the age of 16, he gained recognition in the hip hop industry through his friendship and work with East Coast rapper DMX and the Ruff Ryders Entertainment record label. Born and raised in The Bronx, Dean began his musical career as a disc jockey (DJ). Kasseem Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, DJ and entrepreneur from New York City. ![]() Singer / Songwriter / Producer of Hip-Hop/Rap
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