Swizz Beatz

1978 (48) • Acting

Born: 9/13/1978 (48) in The Bronx, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Swizz Beatz

Kasseem Dean, known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American musician, record producer, DJ, rapper, art collector, and entrepreneur from New York City. Born and raised in The Bronx, Dean embarked on his musical career as a disc jockey.

Known For

Take the Lead

69%

Original Music Composer

2006

Saturday Night Live

69%

Self - Musical Guest

1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

58%

Self

2014

Hotel Cocaine

71%

Main Title Theme Composer, Songs

2024

The Grammys

86%

Self

1959

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

MTV Video Music Awards

79%

Self

1984

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

69%

Executive Producer

2021

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

Executive Producer

2025

In Whose Name?

69%

Self

2025

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

21%

Self

2025

Missionary

73%

Additional Music

2024

Hotel Cocaine

71%

Main Title Theme Composer, Songs

2024

Drive with Swizz Beatz

70%

Self - Host

2023

The Sherri Shepherd Show

26%

Self - Guest

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

VERZUZ: The LOX vs. Dipset

Producer

2021

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

69%

Executive Producer

2021

A Luv Tale

61%

Unknown

2021

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

64%

Self

2021

VERZUZ

100%

Host

2020

VERZUZ

100%

Creator

2020

Untold Stories of Hip Hop

Self

2019

Desus & Mero

51%

Self - Illustrious Guest

2019

Fresh Dressed

64%

Self

2015

"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'

73%

Self (as Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean)

2015

Dumb and Dumber To

56%

Ninja Leader

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

58%

Self

2014

Future Relic 01

Music

2013

The Re-Up

Self

2012

Drake: Live From Radio City Music Hall

Self

2010

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

35%

Self

2010

Big Pun: The Legacy

48%

Self

2009

Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4

58%

Self (archive footage)

2009

I Tried

74%

Producer

2007

DMX: Soul of a Man

80%

Self

2006