SWIZZ BEATZ

'Kasseem Dean' (born August 30, 1978) better known by his stage name 'Swizz Beatz', is a New York-based American hip hop record producer/rapper of African American descent. He is founder of the Full Surface Records music label. 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, (such as 'Top Down') the quick uttered phrase "Swizzy" is heard at the beginning and is accompanied by guest vocals from Swizz himself, although often uncredited.

Contents

Biography

Personal life

Career

Controversy

"It's Me Bitches"

Discography

References

External links

Biography

Personal life

Swizz Beatz has two sons and is married to R&B singer Mashonda.

Career

He has been involved in production and remixes since 1998 when he started working with Ruff Ryders, Roc-A-Fella Records, Shady Records, Elektra, Epic, and Def Jam Recordings, and Bad Boy Entertainment. ^[1]
Swizz Beatz has his own production label called Full Surface and is currently working on albums by Mariah Carey, Madonna, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Cassidy, Usher, Papoose, Chamillionaire, Ja Rule, Busta Rhymes, Solange Knowles, Beyonce, Eve, Cassidy, 50 Cent,Ludacris, and Mary J. Blige. He is also set to be recording the new album for his close friend DMX which is confirmed to be titled The Resurrection Of Hip-Hop.
Swizz Beatz released his first solo album titled "One Man Band Man"

Controversy

"It's Me Bitches"

There was some controversy surrounding one of Swizz Beat' singles, "It's Me Bitches". People have said that it was sending negative message against women. Swizz Beatz felt that the song was being taken too seriously.

Discography

★ 2002: ''Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories''

★ 2007: One Man Band Man

References

1. DisCogs entry. Swizz Beatz at Discogs. Discogs. Accessed August 23 2007.

External links

★ Swizz Beatz Online

★ Full Surface Records

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★ MTV News' Swizz Beatz news archives

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★ Swizz Beatz Interview at The Smoking Section

★ Swizz Beatz discography on DisCogs