Kasseem Dean, known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American musician, record producer, DJ, rapper, art collector, and entrepreneur from New York City. His first beat was sold to rapper DMX, which became his chart-topping single, “Party Up” His catalog includes “Jigga My Nigga,” “Good Times,” “I’m a Hustla,” “Ultralight Beam” and more.
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Kasseem Dean, known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American musician, record producer, DJ, rapper, art collector, and entrepreneur from New York City. Dean has produced several hit singles for a number of prominent artists across different music genres, such as hip hop, pop, soul and R&B. In November 2018, Dean released his second album, Poison. Alongside fellow musician Timbaland, Dean is known for creating the popular webcast series Verzuz in 2020. Dean is married to American musician Alicia Keys, with whom he has two children. He has also added multiple entrepreneurial endeavors to his repertoire, including fashion design, art collecting, and board directing. He’s been a member of trustees at the Brooklyn Museum since 2015, and a creative director for the companies Monster Cable and Reebok. He is the son of Joaquin and Darrin Dean, who were co-CEOs of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment record label. Dean was named the first producer in residence at New York University for the 2010–11 academic year. His first beat was sold to rapper DMX, which became his chart-topping single, “Party Up” His catalog includes “Jigga My Nigga,” “Good Times,” “I’m a Hustla,” “Ultralight Beam” and more. About.com ranked him number 27 on its list of the \”Top 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Producers,\” and The Source included him on its lists of the 20 greatest producers in the magazine’s 20-year history.
He was featured on the cover of Cultured Magazine’s 2018 edition, which also featured rapper Kanye West and singer Nicki Minaj. The two were featured in their first cover shoot in 2018 forculturedmagazine.com. The magazine also featured Dean on its cover for the 2018 edition of its magazine, “The Art of Rap,” which was released on September 14. The issue is available on newsstands now, with prices starting at $24.99. For more information, visit www.culturedmag.com/swizz-beatz-news/2018/01/08/18/18-swizz beetz-cover-magazine-c-18-01-08-18.html. The article was originally published on September 8, 2018, and has been updated with a new cover by Cultured magazine to reflect that the cover for Poison is now available on Newsmax.com as well as a new edition of the magazine, which will be available on September 13, 2018. For the full version of Poison, go to www.CulturedMagazine.co.uk/poison-news/. For the second installment of the series, visit the Newsmax home page, where you can also find out more about the series and how you can buy a copy of the book, “Verzuz 2020,” which is being produced by Dean and his wife Alicia Keys. The book is also available on iTunes.
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