Swizz Beatz
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
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.
