Swizz Beatz Bio

Kasseem Dean (born September 17, 1978) better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is a New York-based American hip hop record producer/rapper of Puerto Rican & African American descent. He is founder of the Full Surface Records music label. He is credited to be one of the best producers in hip-hop producing songs for more than 100 artists. His songs are usually very "bouncy" and energetic, though his early work was known to be quite minimalistic and arguably experimental—it reportedly takes 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.