Swizz Beatz: Who is Prince Nasir Dean’s Father?
Swizz Beatz is a popular American record producer, rapper, and businessman from New York City. He is rapper, Prince Nasir Dean’s father.
In this article, we sought to look at the life and career beginning of the record producer to give you a fair idea of who he is and what he has been doing over the years in the entertainment industry.
Outside of the entertainment industry, Prince Nasir Dean’s father is an accomplished businessman, and all of that contributed to his net worth of around 150 million dollars which we shall take a look at later on in this article.
Now the question we ask is who is Swizz Beatz?
What is his real name?
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Swizz Beatz biography
He was born on born September 13, 1978, in America.
His real name is Kasseem Daoud Dean.
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He was born and raised in The Bronx and started his journey to the top when he was just 18 years old.
Swizz Beatz started to gain recognition in the hip hop industry through his family’s record label, Ruff Ryders, as well as his friendship and work with East Coast rapper DMX.
Working with DMX as his producer, DJ and hype man helped Dean gain prominence as a high-profile personality in hip hop.
Swizz Beatz spent much of his childhood raised by his mother in the North East Bronx, where he first encountered hip hop.
After obtaining the necessary equipment from his stepfather and uncles, he began deejaying as a teenager and enjoyed a modicum of success.
After relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, due to his repeated involvement in violent behaviour at Harry S. Truman High School, he started to work for his uncles, Joaquin (Waah) and Darrin (Dee) Dean, who were co-CEOs of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment record label.
In his early work, he generally chose not to sample, instead of using the Korg Trinity and Triton keyboards and seeking to accentuate the performance aspect of his music.
Career
Swizz Beatz stellar career is down to his tenacity and the desire to succeed. He never gave up and that propelled him to the success that he enjoys today.
When he released his first compilation album Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories, in 2002, he began to get noticed for his production style and interesting ideas, as well as his protege and artist, Cassidy, who also started to gain recognition for his ability as well.
The same year, Dean released two singles, “Guilty” and “Bigger Business”, both of which charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Along with often being associated with Ruff Ryders and Roc-A-Fella Records, Dean began to expand his scope to include the production of artists from more mainstream labels such as Elektra, Atlantic, Epic, Def Jam and Bad Boy Entertainment.
His career largely grew from that point.
Prince Nasir Dean’s father would go on to do many exploits for himself to boost his already blistering career.
In 2009, Dean produced many popular singles including “Nasty Girl” by Ludacris featuring Plies, “Who’s Real” by Jadakiss featuring OJ da Juiceman, “Million Bucks” by Maino, “Million Dollar Bill” by Whitney Houston, “I Can Transform Ya” by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne, and “On to the Next One” by Jay-Z.
Swizz Beatz would go on to win the Grammys with his first Grammy Award coming in 2011, when he was awarded in the category of Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for a track entitled “On to the Next One” teaming him with Jay-Z.
Swizz Beatz fashion design
He is not only known as an entertainment person, but Prince Nasir Dean’s father also had a go at fashion designing when, in 2003, he became a partner involved in the popular clothing company Kidrobot, a creator and retailer of limited-edition art toys and clothing.
Wife
Prince Nasir Dean’s father, Swizz Beatz has been involved with several women in his life over the year.
Currently, he is married to singer Alicia Keys, whom he has been with since 2010.
He and singer Mashonda Tifrere began dating in 1998.
Their first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth in 2000.
In 2000, Dean’s son, Prince Nasir Dean who is a model and a musician known as Note Marcato, with Nichole Levy was born.
Dean and Tifrere married in 2004.
In December 2006, their son, Kasseem Dean Jr. was born.
Dean also has a daughter Nicole, born in May 2008, with UK-based singer Jahna Sabastian, whom he met in 2007.
Dean found out about his daughter a year after her birth.
In 2008, Dean and Tifrere announced their break-up.
According to Dean, they had been separated nine or 10 months by June 2008.
Their divorce was finalized in May 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.
During this time, Dean dated Alicia Keys, whom he has known since they were teens.
They announced they were engaged and expecting their first child in May 2010.
Children
Swizz Beatz children include Prince Nasir Dean, Egypt Daoud Dean, Genesis Ali Dean, Kasseem Dean, Jr., Nicole Dean.
Net worth
Swizz Beatz has made a lot of money over the years from his career as a rapper, record producer, rapper, and businessman.
His estimated net worth is in the region of $150 million.
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