- Born
- Birth nameKasseem Daoud Dean
- Nickname
- Swizz
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Swizz Beatz was born Kasseem Dean in The Bronx area of New York City. He relocated to Atlanta as a teenager, where he started to DJ parties. When his relatives became involved with the Ruff Ryders label, he began to produce tracks at the tender age of 16. Forgoing the practice of using samples, he used real instruments whenever possible and tried to accentuate the performance aspect of his music. He produced countless rap and R&B acts, from DMX to Eve, but he never really got much credit for his work. It wasn't until his first solo album, 2002's G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories, that he started to get notices for his production style and interesting ideas.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bradley Torreano
- SpousesAlicia Keys(July 31, 2010 - present) (2 children)Mashonda Tifrere(February 15, 2003 - May 7, 2010) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenEgyptKasseem JrGenesisNicole
- Has 5 children: sons, Nasir Dior Dean (b. October 25, 2000) with 1st ex-girlfriend, Nicole Levy & Kasseem Daoud "KJ" Dean Jr. (b. December 22, 2006) with ex-wife, Mashonda Tifrere, daughter, Nicole Dean (b. May 22, 2008) with 2nd ex-girlfriend, Jahna Sebastian and sons, Egypt Daoud Dean (b. October 14, 2010) & Genesis Ali Dean (b. December 27, 2014) with wife, Alicia Keys.
- Of Jamaican and Puerto Rican heritage.
- Engaged to Alicia Keys, who is also expecting a baby [May 28, 2010].
- Released his debut studio album 'One Man Band Man' on August 21, 2007 (US).
- Was born on Friday the 13th.
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