2008–present: Monster Music Group and Haute Living He also signed legendary Cleveland-based hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, where they later released their seventh studio album Strength & Loyalty in May, which Swizz Beatz executive produced. Later that same year, Swizz Beatz signed former Ruff Ryder members and longtime friends Drag-On, and Eve to Full Surface records. The contest was intended to be a continuation of the work from his debut album. Two months later on October 19, he launched a contest called "Share the Studio", presented by Music Video 2.0 and The Source magazine. ![]() The album, preceded by the lead singles "It's Me Bitches" and "Money in the Bank", sold 45,000 copies in its first week. On August 21, 2007, Swizz Beatz released his debut studio album, One Man Band Man. In February 2007, design duo Heatherette staged their Fall 2007 New York Fashion Week runway show and Dean was asked to mix the music. Along with often being associated with Ruff Ryders and Roc-A-Fella Records, Dean began to expand his scope to include production of artists from more mainstream labels such as Elektra, Atlantic, Epic, Def Jam and Bad Boy Entertainment. The same year, he released two singles "Guilty" and "Bigger Business", both of which charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as well as being accompanied by music videos. Stories, in 2002, it was then that he started to get noticed for his production style and interesting ideas, and Cassidy began to gain recognition for his ability as well. When Dean released his first compilation album Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. The first artist signed was Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy. In 2001, in a joint venture with Clive Davis, he established his own record label, Full Surface, which became a subsidiary of J Records. The following year, he produced most of the songs of the Ruff Ryders compilation album Ryde or Die Volume 1 and also produced Eve's first album. Then, he produced major hip-hop songs released in 1998 such as "Banned from T.V." by Noreaga, "Money, Cash, Hoes" by Jay-Z and more, which had produced at the age of 19. A year later he sold his first beat to DMX, which became his chart-topping single "Ruff Ryders' Anthem". With his aunt Chivon and uncles Dee and Waah Dean all involved with the Ruff Ryders label, he began to produce tracks at age 16. In his early work, he generally chose not to sample, instead using the Korg Trinity and Triton keyboards and seeking to accentuate the performance aspect of his music. Truman High School, he started to work for his uncles, Joaquin and Darrin Dean, who were co-CEOs of the Ruff Ryders record label. After obtaining the necessary equipment from his stepfather and uncles, he began deejaying as a teenager and enjoyed a modicum of success.Īfter relocating to Atlanta, Georgia due to his repeated involvement in violent behavior at Harry S. He spent much of his childhood raised by his mother in the South Bronx, where he first encountered hip hop. He has also fathered three other children, including one with ex-wife American R&B singer-songwriter Mashonda and another with English singer-songwriter and producer Jahna Sebastian.ĭue to his parents' separation in his early life, Dean did not see much of his postal worker father. ![]() ![]() Fellow American rapper and music producer Kanye West, has also praised Dean, calling him "the best rap producer of all time." Dean is married to American R&B singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, with whom he has one child. Stories, released in 2002 and his debut studio album One Man Band Man, released in 2007.Ī ranked him #27 on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Producers," while The Source placed him on its list of the "20 greatest producers" in the magazine's 20-year history. Dean has so far released two of his albums under the label the first, a compilation titled Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. He later found a protégé in Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy, whose success helped the launch of Dean's label, 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, he began his music career as a disc jockey (DJ) and has since added rapper, record executive, creative director, fashion designer and painter to his repertoire. Kasseem Dean (born September 13, 1978), better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, and composer from New York City, New York.
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