Swizz Beatz
Bronx producer, rapper and DJ.
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Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper and DJ. Born and raised in the Bronx, he began as a DJ in 1994 and at 18 gained recognition through his family's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment and its flagship artist DMX, becoming a high-profile figure in East Coast hip hop.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Kasseem Daoud Dean
- Born
- 13 September 1978
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Stone Mountain High School
- Other names
- The Monster
- Occupation
- Record producer
- rapper
- disc jockey
- entrepreneur
- record executive
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Boards
- Brooklyn Museum
- Monster Cable
- Reebok
Lore & Background
Swizz Beatz is credited on several Kanye West album articles in this codex.
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