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.

Filmography

• 2025Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story — Executive Producer
• Hotel Cocaine — Songs, Main Title Theme Composer
• 2024Missionary — Additional Music
• 2021A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks — Executive Producer
• A Luv Tale
• 2021VERZUZ: The LOX vs. Dipset — Producer
• VERZUZ — Host, Creator
• Empire — Swizz Beatz
• 2014Dumb and Dumber To — Ninja Leader
• 2013Future Relic 01 — Music
• 2007I Tried — Producer
• 2006Take the Lead — Original Music Composer
• VERZUZ: DJ Premier vs. Rza — Producer

Appearances as themselves (24)

• 2025In Whose Name? — Self
• Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self
• Drive with Swizz Beatz — Self - Host
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2021Black Art: In the Absence of Light — Self
• Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
• Untold Stories of Hip Hop — Self
• 2015"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' — Self (as Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean)
• 2015Fresh Dressed — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2012The Re-Up — Self
• 2010Drake: Live From Radio City Music Hall — Self
• 2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop — Self
• 2009Big Pun: The Legacy — Self
• 2009Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4 — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Beat Kings — Self
• DMX: Soul of a Man — Self
• BET Awards — Self - Performer
• 2001Ruff Ryders: Uncensored — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• American Music Awards — Self - Musical Guest
• The Grammys — Self