Swizz Beatz

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Birth Name: Kasseem Daoud Dean

Age: 47, born 13 September 1978

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Alicia Keys

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Description: Kasseem Daoud Dean (born August 30, 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records. He is married to R&B superstar Alicia Keys and has one child with her. One Man Band Man is the second album from record producer Swizz Beatz, released on August 21, 2007 through Full Surface and Universal Motown Records. Guests included Drag-On, Lil' Wayne, R. Kelly and Jadakiss. Swizz Beatz himself has produ Kasseem Daoud Dean (born August 30, 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records. He is married to R&B superstar Alicia Keys and has one child with her.
One Man Band Man is the second album from record producer Swizz Beatz, released on August 21, 2007 through Full Surface and Universal Motown Records. Guests included Drag-On, Lil' Wayne, R. Kelly and Jadakiss. Swizz Beatz himself has produced half of the album, with other producers contributing such as Needlz, also new-comers Young World Music and more.
Swizz Beatz announced he was working on his first solo album on November 14, 2006 at Green Lantern's mixshow. The first offering was "Come and Get Me" featuring Cassidy and produced by Buckwild. Swizz said this about it
"This is the warm up... the push up before you hit the bar. I'm tired of playing the back. It's showtime. I'm ready to get it poppin'... come and get me."
One Man Band Man debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 45,000 copies in its first week, the album fell quickly, falling to 42 in its second week and 52 in its third. It also debuted at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. As of September 20, 2008, the album has sold over 159,400 units in the United States.
The song "Part of the Plan" was supposed to be the third official single but due to low record sales and not enough promotion it was eventually dropped. The music video was supposed to be based on the movie Crash and was supposed to be directed by the director of the movie himself, Paul Haggis. The video was also set to be shot in London. It was replaced with "Top Down," whose video is seen at the end of the music video for "Money in the Bank."

Haute Living is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Swizz Beatz, set to released later in 2011 through Full Surface Records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Atlantic Records.
The album was first reported in late 2007, shortly after Swizz Beatz's debut album, One Man Band Man (2007) was released. Although it debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, despite a positive response to its upbeat production the album received mixed criticism towards its self-indulgent themes and the lack of guest appearances. In an interview with Format Magazine, Swizz Beatz stated that he was already working hard on his second studio album, at the time under the title Life After the Party. However, in 2010 the album was renamed on three occasions: initially, the album was renamed King Issues, but later on the same day it was renamed to The Perception of Greatness. After initially turning to fans to help decide on an album title, Swizz Beatz eventually announced, whilst in a New York City recording session with Mary J. Blige, the title would be current incarnation Haute Living, as he felt "it's the perfect phrase to state what he's all about".
On March 18, 2011, the track "V.I.P. Chillin" leaked onto the internet under the title "Chillin'". The track labelled Dr. Dre as the lead artist, leading many to speculate the song would be included on Dr. Dre's long awaited studio album Detox: however, Swizz Beatz confirmed in an interview with MTV the song's real title and also confirmed that the track would be featured on Haute Living. In the same interview, he confirmed Dr. Dre was working with him on the album, and that the pair were also working on tracks for Detox. He also confirmed that the duo had made roughly four tracks together, although it was not confirmed which album the tracks would feature on. He also praised Dr. Dre's performance on "V.I.P. Chillin'", stating that "he's energetic - he's vibing in a way that you've never heard him before."
In an exclusive listening session with Rap-Up.com, Swizz Beatz premiered fourteen tracks set to appear on the album, including previously mentioned track "V.I.P. Chillin" and also several previously unheard songs, including "Dance Like a White Girl" and "Instructions", among several others. He also premiered unfinished versions of several music videos made for the album, revealing that the Reebok-commissioned video for "International Party" cost $1.4 million to shoot, and that the video for "You Stay on My Mind" was shot in Dubai: he also revealed that he persuaded the Sheikh to let him use the airspace for only a dollar. ... (more)

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