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Swizz Beatz

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Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ in 1994. At the age of 18, he gained recognition in the music industry through his family's record label Ruff Ryders Entertainment and affiliation with its flagship artist, Yonkers-based rapper DMX. Dean emerged as a high-profile figure in East Coast hip-hop through his tenure as DMX's hype man, DJ and producer. Dean later found a protégé in Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy, whose success foresaw the launch of Dean's own label imprint, Full Surface Records in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Swizz Beatz is the 2,828th most popular singer (down from 2,695th in 2019), the 15,056th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,299th in 2019) and the 788th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Swizz Beatz ranks 2,828 out of 4,381Before him are Ana Johnsson, Saara Aalto, Tanya Tucker, Yoon Doo-joon, Alenka Gotar, and Satoshi Ohno. After him are Jain, Raquel del Rosario, Idan Raichel, Anna Semenovich, Glennis Grace, and Anita Tsoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Swizz Beatz ranks 527Before him are Édouard Cissé, André Macanga, Jaime Ray Newman, Éva Tófalvi, Tim McIlrath, and Kaspars Kambala. After him are Leena Alam, Ryōta Tsuzuki, Rutina Wesley, B.J. Penn, Glennis Grace, and Cindy Parlow Cone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Swizz Beatz ranks 15,062 out of 20,380Before him are Charles Frazier (1950), Faye Kellerman (1952), John W. Weeks (1860), Kathy Ireland (1963), Paul Weitz (1965), and Paul Sarbanes (1933). After him are Mark Howe (1955), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), J. Hillis Miller (1928), Irene Ryan (1902), and Jordan Ladd (1975).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Swizz Beatz ranks 788Before him are Martha Reeves (1941), Mark Arm (1962), Inspectah Deck (1970), Blackbear (1990), Joey Badass (1995), and Tanya Tucker (1958). After him are Jessica Sutta (1982), Barbara Acklin (1943), Béla Fleck (1958), Ashlee Simpson (1984), Cindy Wilson (1957), and Steve Souza (1964).