Swizz Beatz
American hip hop recording artist
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| 2025 | Contributed the foreword to 'Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman', a visual survey of Echelman's twenty-five year career. |
| 2023 | Hosted the car culture television show Drive with Swizz Beatz on Hulu. |
| April 21 2023 | Released the extended play 'Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2' through Mass Appeal label as a digital download, contributing to the Hip Hop 50 project. |
| 2021 | Appeared on the Time 100 list with Timbaland for their work on Verzuz, recognized as one of the most influential people in the world. |
| October 19 2021 | Became series music producer for the ABC television series Queens, which premiered on this date, starring Brandy, Eve, Naturi Naughton, and Nadine Velazquez. |
| 2020 | Honored with the BET 'Shine A Light' Award for VERZUZ, recognizing the platform's cultural significance. |
| 2020 | Received the ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award for VERZUZ, acknowledging his innovative digital music platform. |
| 2020 | Won the Webby Award in the Special Achievement - 'Break The Internet' Category for the Instagram webcast VERZUZ, co-recipient with Timbaland. |
| 2020 | Featured on Black Thought's track 'Good Morning' alongside Pusha T and Killer Mike from the album Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cain & Abel |
| October 22 2020 | Swizz Beatz (Dean) became the first American to win a camel race in Saudi Arabia, winning with his team Kaseem abu Nasser (Saudi Bronx). |
| March 2020 | Launched the Verzuz Instagram webcast series alongside Timbaland. |
| 2019 | Swizz Beatz released the single 'Terminator' featuring Giggs from the album Big Bad... |
| 2019 | Swizz Beatz collaborated with Common on the single 'Hercules' |
| 2019 | Collaborated with Rick Ross on the single 'Big Tyme' from the album Port of Miami 2, which reached a peak chart position of 119 |
| August 9 2019 | Swizz Beatz and his wife Alicia Keys announced plans to transform a 111-acre property in Macedon, New York into a performing arts center and recording studio, located at the former Jindal Films center. |
| 2018 | Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys were featured in Cultured Magazine for their first joint cover, discussing the Gordon Parks Foundation and the Dean Collection, highlighting their commitment to preserving Gordon Parks' photographic legacy. |
| 2018 | Swizz Beatz featured on Lil Wayne's hit single 'Uproar' from the album Tha Carter V, which reached peak chart positions of 7, 6, and 6, and was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA |
| 2018 | Swizz Beatz released multiple singles including 'It's Okayyy', 'Pistol on My Side (P.O.M.S.)' featuring Lil Wayne from the album Poison, '25 Soldiers' featuring Young Thug and Teddy Sinclair, and 'Come Again' featuring Giggs. |
| November 2 2018 | Released second studio album 'Poison' through Epic Records, which charted at number 73 on the US charts and number 39 on the US R&B charts. |
| July 2018 | Worked with Nas on a follow-up album to Nas's 2018 release Nasir. |
| November 2017 | Confirmed graduation from Harvard Business School's OPM program. |
| October 2017 | Shared social media video celebrating final days before graduation from Harvard Business School. |
| June 2017 | Appeared with One Man Kru as the only two American talents on the sixth season of the South Korean hip-hop competition TV series 'Show Me the Money'. |
| 2015 | Became a member of trustees at the Brooklyn Museum. |
| September 2015 | Announced as the host of the third annual Global Spin Awards. |
| May 2014 | Inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame and received a street named 'Swizz Beatz Street' in his honor. |
| April 2014 | Accepted into Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management executive program. |
| 2012 | Appointed Global Ambassador for New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). |
| 2012 | Began associating with Malaysian businessman Jho Low. |
| October 2012 | Performed a 10-minute medley of his hits at the New York Knicks Season Tip-Off event and premiered the team's starting line-up theme song. |
| March 22 2012 | Premiered 'Street Knock' featuring ASAP Rocky on 'The Angie Martinez Show'. |
| 2011 | Won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for 'On to the Next One' with Jay-Z. |
| May 21 2011 | Confirmed Dr. Dre was working on his album and signed artists Musicman Ty and Naki 'Snagz' Levy to Monster Music Publishing. |
| March 28 2011 | Released the first promotional single 'Everyday (Coolin')' from 'Haute Living', featuring Eve. |
| 2010 | Won Producer Of the Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards, highlighting his prominent status in hip hop music production. |
| 2010 | Named the inaugural 'Producer in Residence' at New York University. |
| October 25 2010 | Launched 'Monster Mondays' music series, releasing the first track 'DJ Play that Beat' featuring Estelle. |
| August 2010 | Announced his album would be titled 'Haute Living' during a recording session with Mary J. Blige. |
| July 31 2010 | Married Alicia Keys. |
| May 2010 | Divorce from Mashonda Tifrere was finalized, citing irreconcilable differences. |
| February 12 2010 | Debuted 'We Are the World 25 for Haiti' during the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, alongside 81 other artists including Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Justin Bieber. |
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