Swizz Beatz

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Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz in the video for Mashonda's Blackout
Swizz Beatz in the video for Mashonda's Blackout
Background information
Birth name Kasseem Dean
Also known as Swizz Beatz, Swizzy, The Monster
Born August 30, 1978 (age 28)
Origin New York
Genre(s) Rap, Reggae, R&B, Rock, Reggaeton
Occupation(s) Record Producer, Rapper, CEO, Club Owner
Instrument(s) Keyboard, Sampler
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Dreamworks Records
Full Surface Records
J Records
Interscope Records
Ruff Ryders
TD ENT-MGMT
The Saltmine[1]
Associated
acts		 Ruff Ryders, Cassidy, Mashonda, DMX, Sean Garrett
Website swizzbeatz.com
fullsurfacerecords.com

Swizz Beatz (born Kasseem Dean on August 30, 1978) is a New York-based American hip hop record producer/rapper of African American, Jamaican & Puerto Rican descent, and founder of the music label Full Surface Records. His songs are usually very "bouncy" and energetic, though his early work was known to be quite minimalistic and arguably experimental—it reportedly took him an average of only 10 to 15 minutes to complete a song. In most modern Swizz Beatz productions, the quick phrase 'Swizzy' is uttered at the beginning and is accompanied by guest vocals from Swizz himself, although often uncredited.

Swizz is the son of Terrence Dean, the founder of TD ENT-MGMT (Terrence Dean Entertainment Management), and is the nephew of Ruff Ryders founders Chivon, Joaquin, and Darrin Dean, serving as somehwat of an in-house producer for their label. He is married to R&B singer Mashonda.

Swizz is currently working on the new albums of Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Cassidy, Usher, Nas, JoJo, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lil' Kim, Gwen Stefani, Marc Anthony, Eve, Jadakiss, Trina, Styles P, Eminem, Mya, The Game, Ashanti, Mashonda & Yung Wun. He's going to be on the new 2Pac album along with Krayzie Bone. He will release a new solo album soon. His favorite rappers are Cassidy, T.I. and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, but also others as well.

He's currently also working on his first solo album. Guest include Cassidy, Kanye West, Mashonda, T.I., Eve, Krayzie Bone, Busta Rhymes, DMX, & others. It will have Swizzy himself producing the album & other producers such as and Kanye West, Just Blaze, Buckwild & others.

He owns a Parking Lot & a Club called "Club CBNC" in Arizona.

Contents

[edit] Discography

He has produced some tracks of the Britney Spears' upcoming album, due in 2007.

[edit] Production Credits

[edit] Compilations

  • 2002: G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories

[edit] Solo Albums

  • 2007: One Man Band Man[2]

[edit] Singles

[edit] Affiliates

[edit] Rapper

[edit] Producer

[edit] Singer

[edit] External links

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