• Swizz Beatz is a hip-hop producer, rapper, record executive and shoe designer. His first solo album came out in 2007, entitled One Man Band Man. In a disappointing first week, it only sold 45,000 albums. He has released four singles over the course of his career, "Big Business," "It's Me Snitches," "Money in the Bank" and "Top Down."

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Kasseem Mike Dean
  2. Born: September 13, 1978
  3. Label: Full Surface Records
  4. Has one son, Kasseem Jr.
  5. Was married to Mashonda

• Studio Albums

  • 2007: One Man Band Man
  • 2009: Life After the Party

• Relationship with Alicia Keys

  In the summer of 2008, rumors spread that Swizz Beatz was cheating on his wife, Mashonda, with his friend, R&B singer Alicia Keys. Some reports indicate that Mashonda may have decided to file for divorce, hiring famed lawyer Bernard Clair, after finding an e-mail from Keys on Swizz's BlackBerry. Furthermore, Keys allegedly hosted a birthday party for Swizz at a New York Louis Vuitton store, referring to the producer as "my boo."New York Daily News: Alicia is the Ms. in the Swizz Beatzj split (September 15, 2008) Swizz denied the rumors to US Magazine on September 14, stating "I am disappointed that some have chosen to try and tarnish Alicia's reputation by irresponsibly implicating her in a situation that she has absolutely nothing to do with." Although the rumors have not been substantiated, Keyes did throw Beatz a birthday party at the Guggenheim. Mashonda has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Beatz wfor withholding child support payments.US Magazine: Beatz: Keys Not to Blame for My Marital Breakup (September 14, 2008)FoxNews: Is Alicia Keys a Homewrecker? (May 18, 2009)

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