Swizz Beatz & French Montana

Swizz Beatz was born Kasseem Dean in the Bronx and relocated to Atlanta as a teenager. He began to produce tracks for Ruff Ryders at the tender age of 16, using real instruments whenever possible. He produced countless rap and R&B acts, from DMX to Eve, but never really got much credit for his work. It wasn't until his first solo album, 2002's G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories, that he started to get notices for his style. The next five years would find him landing hit after hit and becoming more in-demand with each production. In 2007 he released the infectious single "It's Me Snitches," ...