Swizz Beatz

After having spent 90 days locked up in an Arizona jail this winter, troubled rapper DMX is clean and recording a new album, according to producer and fellow Ruff Ryder Swizz Beatz. Though videos of a very excited (read, high) X recently appeared on the net, Swizz claims the Yonkers rapper is extremely focused and ready to make a huge comeback...

For his feature on Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3,' super-producer Swizz Beatz worked to set himself apart from other big name producers on the album, offering the standout party track 'On to the Next One.' The Bronx, NY-born beat master wanted to give Jay a unique record because he knew the hip-hop mogul was on a time crunch...

Ice T's paramour Coco continues her relentless quest to let America know that her back yard is real. She recently blogged: "My parents have some great genes. would like to also mention the muscle that sits on the top of my butt (pictured below) Not everybody can build this...

Swizz Beatz has put in the necessary work to validate himself as a hip-hop super producer, but that doesn't mean that he plans to rest up anytime soon. "I've been kicking since '98," he said, "That's what I told Hova: 'We did it in '99, and we 'bout to do it in '09...

Multi-platinum rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, mega-singer Akon and producer Swizz Beatz are being sued by Fort Worth, Texas music publisher, Songster. The publisher claims that Bone, Swizz and Akon illegally used portions of a 1978 Hare-Krishna influenced song called 'When The Day Will Come (aka KRSNA)' by a band called Rasa, on the Bone Thugs track 'I Tried...

After months of rumors, superstar producer/rapper Swizz Beatz has finally admitted that he and Alicia Keys are in a relationship. According to an interview with the New York Daily News, Swizz says he's in love with the singer to whom he refers to as "A" in his verse on rapper Drake's 'Best I Ever Had' remix, spitting: "Wake up in the morning and my baby cooked me breakfast/ A's nak

Although Swizz Beatz has vehemently denied that Alicia Keys was the "other woman" who caused the rift between himself and his longtime wife, his ex, Mashonda, says otherwise. In an interview with Shade 45's Lip Service last week, Mashonda spilled the beans on Swizz, saying that she finally confirmed his infidelity by matching his credit card statements with Keys' tour dates... Read Mo

Just a few days after a glowing write up in the Business of Hip Hop section of Forbes.com, reports have surfaced that producer Swizz Beatz owes close to $900,000 in back taxes. Damn Swizzy! According to TMZ, documents indicate that the IRS wants the 'One Man Band Man' to cough up $844,642...

Styles P wants to 'Blow Your Mind' with his new album, 'Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentlemen),' which drops today. With production from Swizz Beatz, Pete Rock, the Alchemist, Akon and Hi-Tek, the New York emcee's third solo effort attempts to cover all bases with radio-friendly joints like the first single, 'Blow Your Mind,' and the tougher track, 'Gangster, Gangster,' featuring Lox members Jad