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...See full bio »
2006Take the Lead
(writer: "Move Your Body", "Whuteva", "I Run Shit", "I Like That You Can't Take That Away from Me", "Take the Lead Wanna Ride" / as Kasseem Dean / producer: "Move Your Body", "I Like That You Can't Take That Away from Me", "Take the Lead Wanna Ride" / "I Got Rhythm Take the Lead Remix", "La Cumparsita Tango Remix")
2006The Pink Panther
(writer: "Check On It Pink Panther" / as Kasseem Dean / producer: "Check On It Pink Panther" / as Kasseem Dean)
2005King's Ransom
(writer: "Party Up" / as Kasseem Dean)
2004UFC 50: The War of '04
(TV special)
(writer: "Get It on the Floor" - uncredited / performer: "Get It on the Floor" - uncredited)
2004The Cookout
(writer: "It's All Good" / as Kaseem Dean / music: "It's All Good" / publisher: "It's All Good")
2004You Got Served
(writer: "Get It on the Floor" / as Kasseem Dean / performer: "Get It on the Floor")
2003Biker Boyz
(writer: "Firecracker", "We Did It Again", "Big Business" / performer: "Firecracker", "We Did It Again")
1999Any Given Sunday
(writer: "MY NIGGAS" / as Kasseem Dean / writer: "MOVE RIGHT NOW" / as K. Dean / performer: "MOVE RIGHT NOW" / producer: "MOVE RIGHT NOW")
1999Blue Streak
(writer: "Girl's Best Friend" / as Kasseem Dean / producer: "Girl's Best Friend")
He has four children: a son named Prince Nasir Dean (b. October 25, 2000) with ex-girlfriend Nicole Levy; a son named Kasseem David Dean, Jr. (b. January 2006) with ex-wife Mashonda Tiffere; a daughter named Nicole Dean (b. May 2008) with UK singer and producer Jahna Sebastian; and a son named Egypt Daoud Dean (b. October 14, 2010) with current wife Alicia Keys.
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