Turns out Swizz Beatz wasn’t the CEO of now defunct file sharing website Megaupload.com after-all.

Earlier this week, when Megaupload was shut down by the DOJ (U.S. Department of Justice), multiple credible news outlets, including us, falsely reported that Swizz Beatz (born: Kasseem Dean) was the CEO of the massively popular website.

Though the rapper/producer and part-time NYU professor’s name was indeed listed on Megaupload.com’s “About Us” page before it was taken down, according to the company’s attorney Ira Rothken, Swizz Beatz was NOT the CEO of the Hong Kong based company.

Well, at least not YET.

“To my knowledge, Swizz Beatz was never involved in any meaningful way,” Megaupload attorney Ira Rothken told VentureBeat. “He was negotiating to become the CEO, but it was never official.”

So in other words … they were in the process of making Swizz Beatz the CEO, but never got a chance to make it official.

Beatz’ name was also absent from the 72-page federal indictment brought against Megaupload, which is 68 percent owned by the site’s founder Kim Dotcom.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom pictured at a court hearing in Auckland, New Zealand

According to confirmed reports, Kim, as well as six other individuals, were charged with five counts of criminal acts, including conspiracy to commit racketeering and criminal copyright infringement.

Kim, who celebrated his 38th birthday last week, was arrested after police raided his $24 million New Zealand estate during a birthday party. Police say when they arrived on the property, Dotcom ran to a “safe room” in the house and barricaded himself in before police found him with a loaded shotgun.

Megaupload Ltd. reportedly cost copyright owners more than half a billion dollars, while they generated over $175 million in revenue, which gave Mr. Dotcom the financial ability to live a lavish lifestyle that saw him purchase at least 18 cars, including a 2010 Maserati, a 2008 Rolls Royce and a number of Mercedes Benzes.

The site came under fire last month after a viral video/song called “The Megaupload Song” was released showing a number of celebrities supporting the file-sharing service, including Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown and Diddy.

It’s not exactly clear when or even how Mr. Dotcom and Swizz Beatz even crossed paths and became so close, but sources familiar with the situation say that Mr. Beatz thought he could persuade Dotcom to turn Megaupload into a legitimate, licensed music service.

Looks like that won’t be happening anytime soon, however new reports state that Beatz is still interested in being a part of the company.

A source close to the music industry professional confirmed MTV News that Swizz is still seriously involved with the company, and he was not involved with the crimes that led to the federal indictment against the site’s current executives.

“He’s not walking away from this,” the source told MTV, adding that his name was added to the site as its CEO “prematurely.”

Once all of the legal issues are resolved, it is still very possible that Swizz Beatz will officially join Megaupload as its CEO.

New dad Jay-Z partied in style as he made his first public appearance since the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy Carter Wednesday night (Jan 18) at the relaunch of his 40/40 nightclub in New York City.

Of course his wife (and new mom) Beyonce stayed at home with their newborn daughter, but there were plenty of other celebs who showed up to party, including Swizz Beatz, Ashanti, Russell Simmons, Kevin Liles, producer Rico Love, supermodel Selita Ebanks, filmmaker Spike Lee, record executive Steve Stoute, and many others.

Even Warren Buffett — the THIRD RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD worth around $50 billion — partied with Jay-Z and his industry friends, and was even spotted throwing up the “Roc” sign. (That sh*t cray!)

According to various reports, Jay-Z laid on a champagne tower made of 350 handmade gold Armand de Brignac bottles that stretched from floor to ceiling, and was topped with a stork carrying a baby.

“All that preparation must have been thirsty work – judging from the champagne tower Jay laid on. Nothing like that has ever been created before,” an anonymous source said. “It was a bit [over the top] but he’s [crazy] about his daughter. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her. You’d expect nothing less from the richest man in rap.”

Sounds like everyone had a great time!

Check out over 20+ photos below:

According to the Associated Press, the popular file sharing website’s founder and several and several of the company’s executives — including Swizz Beatz — have been charged with violating federal piracy laws.

A federal indictment accuses Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders over $500 million in lost revenue from pirated movies, TV shows, songs, software programs and other illegally hosted content.

A person known as “Kim Dotcom,” along with three other executives, was arrested in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials, the Justice Department said in a statement.

The company, based out of Hong Kong, listed Swizz Beatz (born: Kasseem Dean) as its CEO, though his name wasn’t mentioned in the indictment and he has not yet commented on the situation.

Beatz reportedly persuaded some of his industry friends, like Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kanye West, Will.i.am, his wife Alicia Keys, and even reality TV star Kim Kardashian, to promote his site though a viral video used to promote the service.

But after the star-studded promo appeared on YouTube last month, Diddy, Kanye and Will.i.am’s label Universal Music Group issued what is known as a “take-down notice” to YouTube, alleging that the artists’ participation was unauthorized.

Megaupload fired back with a lawsuit against Universal to stop them from preventing distribution of the video. A rep for the website said in a statement:

“We have never received any word that any artist has [individually] filed a take-down . . . [we have] legally binding agreements with the performers that appear in the video . . . They promised that they had the rights to enter into that agreement and it’s not interfering with any third-party rights.”

Megaupload, which boasted 150 million users and received over 50 million hits daily, allowed users to freely download films, TV shows, games, music and other content. They made money by selling advertising and charging subscriptions to people who wanted access to faster download speeds.

The website, ranked at #13 in the world, is considered to be a “cyberlocker,” where users are given the ability to upload and transfer files that would otherwise be too large to send via e-mail.

In theory, the site can have perfectly legitimate uses, however, the major record labels and the Motion Picture Association of America estimates that a large portion of the content being shared on Megaupload was in clear violation of U.S. copyright laws.

The federal indictment comes just one day after several websites including Wikipedia and Craigslist were “blacked out” in protest of two congressional proposals intended to stop online piracy.

The viral video Swizz Beatz convinced his industry friends to take part in can be seen below:

The Ruff Ryders are getting back together!

DMX is in the works to reunite his old rap crew and already has a few members on board.

X tells TMZ that the crew will be making a big comeback tour and so far Swizz Beatz, Drag-On, Murda-Mook have all signed on.

Eve and The L.O.X. are the only ones who haven’t committed yet….but that’s only because he hasn’t reached out to them yet.

“We are all family and we’re going to come back stronger than when we left … It’s going to take the nation by storm,” X told TMZ.

This should be quite interesting. Would you go to a Ruff Ryders concert??? Let us know.

The 2011-12 NBA season officially kicked off on Christmas Day (Sun. Dec 25) with a number of basketball games, including the Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, which was attended by R&B singer Alicia Keys, her producer/rapper husband Swizz Beatz and their 14-month-old son Egypt.

Other celebs spotted at the Celtics/Knicks game were Spike Lee, Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan.

Check out 10+ photos below:

Alicia Keys, with her supportive husband Swizz Beatz by her side, celebrated the opening night of her Broadway play “Stick Fly” Thursday night (Dec 8) at the Cort Theatre in New York City.

“Stick Fly,” an original story written by Lydia Diamond, directed by Kenny Leon and executive produced by Alicia Keys, explores parental expectations, sibling rivalry, and issues of class and race as it follows an upper class African American family vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard. Actor Mekhi Phifer stars in the play.

Guests at the big premiere last night were Taraji P. Henson, Spike Lee, Malik Yoba, Tracee Ellis Ross and others.

Check out the photos below:

Rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny, with the help of T.I.’s clothing label Akoo, hosted a premiere screening for their upcoming VH1 reality show at the Yotel Hotel in New York City last Thursday evening (Dec 1).

Rapper/producer Swizz Beatz also stopped by the event and posed for a few photos with the Hip-Hop couple. “Swizz is my brother. I support him; he supports me. He’s part of the family. Love,” T.I. told XXLmag.com when they asked him to share his thoughts on those who came out to support him at the screening.

“Thank everybody once again for showing up and for continuing to support us as a family, both personally and professionally. We hope you guys enjoy it as much as we enjoyed presenting it to you,” T.I. said before the screening.

“T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle” officially debuts on VH1 tomorrow night (Mon. Dec 5) at 9pm ET.

R&B singer/songwriter and philanthropist Alicia Keys rounded up some of her A-List celebrity friends to join her last Thursday night (Nov 3) in New York City for her annual Keep A Child Alive Ball.

The gala, which raised $3 million for the children’s charity “Keep A Child Alive” featured appearances from Keys’ husband Swizz Beatz, Serena Williams, Carmelo and LaLa Anthony, Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Tyra Banks and more, as well as performances from Usher, Will.i.am, Jay Sean, Nora Jones and Alicia Keys herself, among others.

The $3 million raised will go towards providing lifesaving AIDS treatment, care and support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Middle East.

“I am overwhelmed by the kindness I witnessed last night at the eighth annual Black Ball NY,” Alicia Keys said in a statement. “I am forever grateful to all of our supporters whose generosity will provide AIDS treatment and care for so many in desperate need.”

Look below for 30+ photos from the 2011 Keep A Child Alive Ball:

Hip-Hop newcomer J. Cole and rapper/producer Swizz Beatz showed up to support T.I. at a private event to promote the release of his new fiction novel “Power & Beauty” last night (Wed. Oct 19) in New York City.

The intimate affair, sponsored by Ciroc and T.I.’s Akoo clothing brand, also saw an appearance from the rapper/author’s wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle.

Check out a few pics below:

Decked out in a tight, curve-hugging dress, Kim Kardashian was honored by The Huffington Post at their 2011 Game Changers Awards at Skylight SoHo in New York City on Wednesday (Oct 18).

Rapper/producer Swizz Beatz and R&B singer Estelle attended the 2011 STAT! For New York City’s Public Hospitals Gala Wednesday at the Bellevue Hospital Center Atrium in NYC. Hip-Hop pioneer Doug. E Fresh was there too and posed for individual pics with both Swizz Beatz and Estelle.

R&B/Pop diva Janet Jackson performed in concert for her “Number Ones Up Close and Personal” Tour in Perth Wednesday night.

Former Danity Kane singer turned reality star Aubrey O’Day is a part of the next season of “Celebrity Apprentice,” and was spotted filming on location for the show in New York City on Wednesday.

Country-Pop sensation Taylor Swift celebrated the launch of her brand new fragrance “Wonderstruck” at Sephora Americana in Glendale, California Wednesday.

Jersey Shore‘s Ronnie Magro (who recently broke up with his off-and-on girlfriend Sammie Giancola) and actress Gabourey Sidibe showed up at the “Paranormal Activity 3″ super-fan screening at the Regal Union Square Theater in New York City Wednesday evening.

And actresses Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston embraced each other as they smiled for the cameras at ELLE’s 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles Monday night (Oct 17).

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz attended Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson‘s big Broadway debut performance in “The Mountaintop” last Thursday night (Oct 13) at the Benard Jacobs Theater in New York City.

Other celebrities spotted at the theater in support for Angela Basset and Samuel L. Jackson during their new Broadway show’s opening night were Magic Johnson (with his wife Cookie), Gabourey Sidibe, Star Jones, Tisha Campbell-Martin and many others.

Check out the pics below:

One of the biggest surprises of the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards was when DMX, whose appearance wasn’t even advertised, hit the stage and performed a medley of his hits.

Joined by Swizz Beatz as his hype-man, the growling human dog got the crowd amped up with his performances of “Get at Me Dog,” “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “Party Up.”

Watch DMX and Swizz Beatz perform below:

Singer Alicia Keys and actresses Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore were all smiles Monday night (Sep 26) as they posed for this picture together at the New York Screening of “Five,” which all 3 ladies co-directed.

Other guests at the event were Keys’ husband Swizz Beatz, Wyclef Jean and Gloria Estefan.

“Five,” which consists of 5 short stories about breast cancer premieres next month (Mon. Oct 10) on Lifetime. Watch the trailer and check out the pics from the NYC screening below:

Swizz Beatz recently struck an out-of-court child support settlement with the mother of his 3-year-old daughter, a Russian singer named Zhanna Andrianova who lives in the UK.

According to the NY Post:

Russian Andrianova, who performs under the name Jahna Sebastian, met Beatz in a London club in 2007, and their daughter was born in May 2008. In ’09, he traveled to London with Keys to take a paternity test that proved he was the father.

The settlement comes after a prolonged back-and-forth between NY-based lawyers for Andrianova and Beatz, who has four children by four women. Attorney for Beatz Robert Anthony Evans Jr. told us that he supports each of his children, adding, “Mr. Dean has never failed to deliver on his responsibility to his children.”

Sources tell us Beatz has been paying interim child support for his daughter with Andrianova, and the official settlement was delayed due to her being unable to travel to the US for court appearances, and her refusal to accept a settlement he offered a year ago.

Moscow-born Andrianova has been fighting visa problems in the UK, and in ’09 won a battle to prevent her from being deported to Russia. Lawyers for Andrianova say Beatz also agreed to pay her $42,000 legal fees as part of the settlement, signed by him in July and her in August, and a judge at Manhattan Family Court granted them a money judgment Thursday to pursue payment, which could have resulted in his assets being seized or bank accounts frozen. Following this, a check for full payment was sent by Beatz to her lawyer, divorce attorney Raoul Felder on Friday.

Beatz married Alicia in Corsica in July 2010, and she gave birth to their son Egypt in October of that year. He also has a son Prince Nasir, born in 2000, with Nicole Levy, and another son, Kasseem Dean Jr., born in 2006, with his former wife Mashonda Tifrere.

SMH … Sounds like Swizz Beatz’ lack of condom usage has hurt his pockets once again!

Affair rumors be damned, Swizz Beatz loves himself some Alicia Keys! And he proved just that by gifting her with a brand new car … ON HIS BIRTHDAY!

It’s a bit unconventional, but Swizzy celebrated his 33rd birthday by giving his wife the keys to a brand new, candy red Lotus sports car, worth an estimated $62,000.

But with Swizz being announced as the new VP of Creative Design and Global Marketing, he probably got it for Free 99. Still … it’s a pretty nice gesture to give someone else a gift on your birthday, right?

TV personality/designer Angela Simmons posed for photos at the Nanette Lepore Spring 2012 show during New York Fashion Week 2011 Wednesday (Sep 14).

R&B singer Omarion hit up the Style360 Presents Sachika Fashion Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion Tuesday (Sep 13).

Reality TV stars Jennifer Williams (“Basketball Wives”) and NeNe Leakes (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”) got into a very interesting conversation in the front row of the Sachika fashion show … and by the looks of it, didn’t invite TV persoality Julissa Bermudez (Left) to join them. Looked like a pretty funny convo though!

Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James hung out with designer Michael Bastain at his Spring 2012 fashion show Monday (Sep 12).

Jordin Sparks and “True Blood” actress Rutina Wesley were spotted at the Alice + Olivia Spring 2012 presentation at Highline Stages.

Angela Simmons was spotted at the Tommy Hilfiger Women’s Collection show at The Theater at Lincoln Center.

Basketball player Carmelo Anthony attended the Simon Spurr Spring 2012 fashion show on Sunday (Sep 11).

Supermodel Naomi Campbell laughed it up with Christy Turlington and Sting at the Edun Spring 2012 Fashion Show at 330 West Street.

Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz showed up at the Alexander Wang Spring 2012 fashion show at Pier 94.

Teairra Mari posed on the red carpet at the Samantha Black Style360 Spring 2012 Fashion Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

And Solange Knowles and her designer mother Tina Knowles attended Total Management’s Fashion Week Party at a Private Residence last Saturday (Sep 10) in New York City.

MTV decided to switch things up and do something different this year by having an indoor red carpet black carpet for the VMAs.

Held at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles Sunday night (Aug 28), the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards featured black carpet appearances from several celebs, including Beyonce (who announced her pregnancy), Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Kelly Rowland, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose, Kim Kardashian, and more.

Check out 30+ pics of celebs arriving at the 2011 MTV VMAs in Los Angeles below:

Chris Brown and Swizz Beatz shared the stage Monday night (Aug 22) in front over 500 friends and industry tastemakers at the Moorea Beach Club at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The pair were on hand for the Reebok Classics launch party, which was a part of Vegas’ Project trade show.

Check out pics below and look even further down for video footage of them performing “Dance Like a White Girl” together:

Swizz Beatz teams up with his wife Alicia Keys in a new video titled “International Party.”

The fun-filled collaboration will be used for Reebok Classics’ “Reethym of Lite” campaign.

Alicia Keys is loving marriage with Swizz Beatz!

The 31 year-old singer admitted to PEOPLE magazine that she enjoys their friendship. “It’s so fly. There’s something great about feeling at peace and ease with your partner and knowing you understand each other. I really enjoy that friendship,” she says.

Besides their music backgrounds, Keys says she can find many similarities between her and producer hubby Swizz. He even helps her pick out outfits for special events.

“There are so many similarities between us, it’s just mind-blowing. It’s really cool to have met my equal. I can say, ‘I’m not sure about this look for the BET Awards. What do you think?’ and I know that he will honestly tell me exactly what’s up.”

The happy couple so far appear to be a perfect match with their son Egypt, who was born last fall. Alicia still remembers their wedding as being one of the best days of her life.

“When I walked down [the aisle] and saw him, I could barely hold myself together. It was so beautiful – just about he and I and our love. The wedding was one of the best days of my life.”

These two make love so beautiful. (Tear)

Bobby Brown almost caused a scene at DJ Cassidy’s birthday party in New York Wednesday night (Jul 6) after he pulled a waitress by her pony tail when she walked away from him when he was talking to her.

The R&B bad boy got into the altercation with the catering staffer just before hitting the stage with his 80′s group New Edition at DJ Cassidy’s celebrity-filled 30th birthday celebration onboard the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier.

“During the band’s sound check earlier that evening, Bobby was talking to one of the waitresses, but she walked away from the conversation before he was finished talking. Then Bobby pulled her ponytail. She complained to her bosses, and Intrepid security called event organizers,” a source told the NY Post’s gossip column Page Six.

When Bobby B and his crew finished performing and returned to continue partying for the event, “security spoke to Bobby’s management and the situation was resolved,” the source said.

Reps for Brown confirmed the incident, saying it was all a misunderstanding. “It wasn’t anything detrimental or anything,” a rep said. “He did it in a playful way and it was fine. It was a misunderstanding. Everything was fine; no one had any issues.”

Other celebs in the building included rapper/producer Swizz Beatz, New York Knicks player Carmelo Anthony, male model Tyson Beckford, Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and more.

Check out 10+ pics from the party below:

R&B singer Alicia Keys and her husband, rapper/producer Swizz Beatz, were spotted out in the SoHo district of New York City Thursday afternoon (Jul 7) with their 8-month-old son Egypt Dean in tow.

Ever since welcoming their baby last October … the Deans have successfully kept his face hidden from public eye (and the lense of the paparazzi). But look at him now!

Check out the pics below for a closer look:

Lil Wayne poses with his 12-year-old daughter Reginae Carter in the audience at the 2011 BET Awards.

Other famous faces spotted in the crowd of the 11th annual ceremony included Nelly & Ashanti, Nicki Minaj, Diddy, the entire Smith family (Jaden, Willow, Will and Jada), Keri Hilson, Laz Alonso, Big Sean, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber and plenty more.

Check out 20+ pics below:

Here is the second batch of green carpet photos from Sunday night’s (Jun 26) BET Awards.

The Ford sponsored green carpet, setup outside L.A’s Shrine Auditorium, featured appearances from Justin Bieber, Drake, Willow & Jaden Smith, Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose, Keri Hilson, Bruno Mars and many others.

Check out over 30+ pictures from the red carpet of the BET Awards below:

CLICK HERE FOR PART 1!

Lil Wayne reaches out to a fan in his newest music release titled “Anne.”

The track is produced by Swizz Beatz and is a sequel to Eminem’s “Stan.” Check it out below:

[See post to listen to audio]

Lots of folks came out to support Big Sean at a listening session for his debut album “Finally Famous” at the Standard Hotel in New York City last night (Tue. Jun 7). G.O.O.D. Music artists Kanye West, Kid Cudi and Pusha T were all in the building as the Hip-Hop newcomer introduced tracks from the album, due in stores on June 28th.

“I apologize I was a little bit late, I had a throne to watch,” Yeezy joked to the crowd, which included a bevy of celebrities, VIPs and industry taste makers including Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Selita Ebanks and others.

Check out over a dozen pics from the event below!

Sh*t happens……

Cassidy and his former mentor Swizz Beatz haven’t talked in a long time…….

The Philadephia rapper took to Twitter to break news of their long lost friendship.

Check out his tweets below:

“@THEREALSWIZZZ don’t even answer my calls anymore: we ain’t speak in over a year: i thought we was fam, but times change, Smh That why I changed.. Ain’t no love loss.. It is what it is..,” Cass tweeted May 25th.

“@THEREALSWIZZZ it’s never a war, I’m just speaking my mind.. How can we talk if you never pick up, You said you let me do my own thing ASAP, but what does that have to do wit communicating, since I’m doing my own thing you don’t talk to me anymore.. Thats crazy..”

“@THEREALSWIZZZ the only reason I’m on twitter is cause that’s the only way I can reach you.. RealRap.” (Cassidy’s Twitter)

Swizzy responded back:

“Positive vibes in 2011 plus anything else will not be accepted point blank period!!!!!!!#lifeis2short4BS,” He tweeted.

Damn Swizzy….give the brother a call!

Jay- Z performed live at the 2011 Adult Swim Upfront event last week, which was held at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC Wednesday night (May 18).

Ne-Yo, Pharrell Williams and Swizz Beatz were also holding it down at the event along with many others celebs. During the press event, Adult Swim — a “sub-channel” that airs on Cartoon Network — announced the launch of three new series,”The Heart, She Holler”, “China, IL”, and “Tight Bros,” all due to premiere this fall.

Check out 10+ pics of celebs at the 2011 Adult Swim Upfront event in New York below:

Rapper/producer Swizz Beatz hosted the 3rd Annual Art Auction Fundraiser to benefit the Bronx Charter School for the Arts at 1OAK last Tuesday night (May 17) in New York City. R&B singer Estelle was also in the building and hit the stage to perform for the event. Other celebs spotted at the event were singer Shontelle and “Gossip Girl” actress Tika Sumpter.

In addition to artwork created throughout the past year by students at the Bronx Charter School for the Arts, the auction also featured pieces donated by Beatz’ wife Alicia Keys, and his friends Jay-Z and Beyonce. NBA stars Tony Parker, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire also contributed pieces. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Bronx Arts’ 2011-2012 After-school program.

Check out pics of Swizz Beatz and Estelle at the 3rd Annual ARt Auction Fundraiser in NYC below:

Despite being revered worldwide for her chart topping hits, Alicia Keys has for some time now been synonymous with the word “homewrecker” since she and her now husband Swizz Beats went public with their relationship back in 2010.

According to Swizzy’s ex-wife Mashonda, Keys is responsible for the break-up of their marriage because she allegedly pursued him while the two were still married. However, after keeping silent on the matter for so long, Keys finally tells her side of the story in her cover story for the June  2011 issue of Essence Magazine.

Check out what she had to say below:

On her husband Swizz Beatz and their 6-and-a-half-month-old son Egypt:
“I was very closed for a long time. But I feel so open now. To feel open like this means you’ve found the center in yourself. You’re not hiding; you’re not worried about anything. Everything’s going to be just fine.”

On her step-children (Swizz has three kids from previous relationships):
“‘Kasseem is very present in his children’s lives. I wouldn’t be able to love him otherwise. We are doing what is best for the children.”

On Swizz’s ex-wife Mashonda’s allegations that Alicia broke up their marriage:
“We didn’t start seeing each other until months after they had separated. I was aware of all the false things that were being said about me, it definitely hurt. I was sure that if I engaged, it would become back-and-forth like some sick entertainment, which goes against everything I believe and would have made things worse.”

Source

Honestly, at this point we don’t know who to believe. There’s always three sides to every story: One person’s side, the other’s, and then there’s the truth!

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez dropped by BET’s 106 & Park Tuesday (May 3) to promote her new album “Love?” due out this summer. Rappers Swiss Beatz and Eve also visited the show that very same day to promote their new music video for “Everyday (Coolin).”

Check out 10+ pics below

Swizz Beatz makes everything black and white in his newest music video “Everyday (Coolin)” featuring Eve.

The track serves as the first single from Swizzy’s upcoming album Haute Living. Take a look at the video below:

R&B songbird Kelly Rowland celebrated the release of her new single “Motivation” at Greenhouse this past Tuesday night (Apr 2) in New York City. Some of the celebs in the building to show their support for Rowland’s new single were producers Rico Love and Swizz Beatz, her gal pals Jessica White and LaLa Vazquez, and BET personality Terrence J.

Check out 10+ pics below:

This past Tuesday night (April 12), a few celebrities flooded Madison Square Garden in New York City for the Knicks vs. Bulls game.

The beautiful Kelly Rowland was in attendance alongside La La Vazquez-Anthony who was there to watch her hubby Carmelo hoop it up. Also in the building were Spike Lee, Swizz Beatz, Floyd Mayweather, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Williams.

Despite the celebrity support, the final score was 103-90, in favor of the Bulls. Peep more pictures below:

Swizz Beatz brings former Ruff Ryder‘s first lady Eve on board for his newest music release “Everyday (Coolin’).” The track is the first single off Swizzy’s upcoming album Haute Living.

Check it out below:

[See post to listen to audio]

D/L: SWIZZ BEATZ & EVE – EVERYDAY COOLIN

A quick snippet from Swizz Beatz’ new track “Rock & Roll” featuring Lil Wayne and Lenny Kravitz has hit the web! The track is rumored to be the first single of Swizzy’s upcoming Haute Living LP.

Check it out below:

[See post to listen to audio]

D/L: Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne & Lenny Kravitz – “Rock & Roll” (SNIPPET)

Chris Brown has released the 5th installment in his Mechanical Dummy webisode series. In the video, the R&B/Pop star is joined by his pals Swizz Beatz, Tyga and Big Sean as they all share what exactly defines their individual styles and fashion choices.

Watch Breezy’s newest webisode below!!

Swizz Beatz happily poses with his 2-year-old daughter Nicole in this picture the rapper shared with his followers on Twitter earlier this week.

“ME & MY GIRLFRIEND :) #HAPPYDAD,” the rapper/producer tweeted Tuesday (Jan 4).

Nicole is Swizz Beatz’ third child with UK producer/singer Jahna Sebastian. Swizzy welcomed his fourth child (a son named Egypt) with his new wife, R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, in October of last year. Beatz also has two other children (sons Prince Nasir & Kassem Dean Jr.) from a previous marriage with singer Mashonda.

Peep one more pic of Swizzy’s adorable 2-year-old daughter Nicole below!

What do you think about the pics?

Diddy and Dirty Money make it snow in their newest music video release “Ass on the Floor” featuring Swizz Beatz. The track is off the group’s upcoming album Last Train to Paris, due in stores tomorrow.

Check out Diddy-DirtyMoney’s new video below…

Today (December 1st) is World Aids Day, and Alicia Keys has teamed up with her husband Swizz Beatz, along with Kim Kardashian, Jay Sean, Ryan Seacrest and Serena Williams to promote awareness for HIV/AIDs. In honor of Keys’ Keep A Child Alive Foundation, the celebs mentioned have died a “digital” death and are posing in coffins to raise money for AIDs research to help find a cure for the deadly disease.

In addition, everyone is sacrificing their digital lives to help save real lives by not updating their Twitter and Facebook accounts until $1,000,000 is raised. Other participants in the campaign (not pictured) include Usher, Lady Gaga, Diddy, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Hudson, and more. Once the money is raised, the celebs will “come back to life” and resume their digital lives on the popular social networking sites.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL “BUY LIFE” WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO

Kanye West hosted an intimate concert for a crowd of 550 people at the Bowery in New York City last Tuesday night (Nov 23). The rapper was joined by Bon Iver, Teyana Taylor, Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, CyHi da Prince, Pusha T, Rick Ross AND John Legend for the show, which was held to promote the release of Ye’s new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

During the concert’s final set, Kanye took a little time out to address a few issues, including the ever popular Taylor Swift incident, George Bush, Matt Lauer, his album sales, rumors that he’s in the illuminati and more:

To do an album after the year I had ….after all the “Your career is over..die n*gga, die!…You’ll never make music again!” and then come back and do 100,000 the first day digitally alone….to be safe and do 600,000 in the tfirst week. I don’t talk about the numbers but what that number says is that people want me to keep making music…and for me not to give up. No radio singles, no #1 record, no top 10 record! … I can’t be your role model, i can’t be your anti-christ. I don’t know what the f*ck illuminati is. I like clothes and I still like girls, I dont give a f*ck what you think and on that note. I love ya’ll.

Peep the performances below…

And the Taylor Swift, George Bush, etc. rant is even further below…

(*starts out jubilant*)
“To come back and do 100k the first day, digital alone, to be slated to do 600k first week, I don’t talk about the numbers but what that number says is that the people want me to keep making music…but I ain’t here to do no mf-in politics, Im’ here to make music. I’m not here to talk in no interviews, nobody asking me no stupid ass questions. We had such a great win. Matt Lauer is a not a bad guy, I’m sure….But if you’re a child that’s being abused by your parent, or you’re a girl that’s being abused by your man, the greatest win you can ever have, is for that person to hit you in public! You see?! You see, I told you!!….”
(*uh oh….this is getting crazy*)

“there was no way for me to justify the way people judged me. When you do things like what happened last year its disrespectful to everyone who’s creative! It’s a smack in the face of everyone who tries to do something real. If I wasnt drunk I woulda been on stage longer!! Like, am I the only one who’s not crazy here?!!! Are you fucking kidding me?? And then they run with it. And don’t call me and tell me what I should do. I’m my own man!! Sometimes you scream on a n—a…my bad.”
(*collective headscratching, and shifting anxiously*)

“Everyone wants to villainize people, even if you take the concept of George Bush. There’s no leader in history that has been villainized in that way, and didn’t get killed at war or commit suicide. So anyone that lives thru it deserves one moment of redemption. (light boos) None are without flaw. The shit that people write on blogs is a reflection of what they feel about themselves….that they want to project through the people who are on TV! And now we are a mere surfaces of the energy that they are projecting on us!….”
(*save the people who are TV!*)

“Everyone needs a villain, don’t we? We need to blame someone. And for me to be considered a racist for stating a blatant truth, an obvious truth….but the nuances of my words because I am very particular with my words, and the emotion that I felt at that time wasn’t worded exactly right. But everybody came and said, ‘oh my god!’ I’m talking about 5 years ago, I’m not talking about a year ago. I’m talking about Katrina. And everybody said ‘oh my god, Kanye, I love you so much. I hated you until you said that. Now you’re speaking for me. I always thought you were an asshole but now you said something that represents me.’ And the whole time I’m thinking, that’s not exactly what I wanted to say. I was emotional. That’s not exactly how I wanted to word it. But I rode it, I rode it, just as Taylor [Swift] never came to my defense in any interview, and rode the wave and rode it, and rode it. That’s the way I rode the wave of the Bush comment. It’s not about popular opinion, it’s about when you look in your heart and know what’s right and what’s wrong…”
(“audience heckler: stop while you was ahead, son…*)

“When you look in your heart, look at what the media did. Look at how they exploited [Bush]. They said that he said, it was his lowest moment. And America, we took that as a fact. When you look at that interview, he said it was one of his lowest moments. And he said it about 10 different things. But because of the popularity of me, they exploited that…to make you watch the interview, and make you feel that he was stupider than ever to think that a rapper comment could be his lowest moment. That’s not what he f–king said! That’s not what he said! He said it’s one of his lowest moments. But it shows you the way they try to villain-ize! Everything would have been okay, if they didn’t play the audio that day….none the wiser, none the wiser! They played the audio, they fucked up in front of everybody. They fucked up big time. If you a real artist, have no fear! Say what you want, do what you want, make what you want. If its meant to be, the people will stand up, like they stood up for me, 600-thousand, after being the most hated person this time last year!….”
(*oh, that Today Show cabal will rue the day they played that audio. But on the plus side, yes, 600k is a fantastic redemption.*)

Videos Spotted @ Necole Bitchie / Kanye’s rant grabbed from Miss Info

Before Kanye premiered his “Runaway” film to the world Saturday night, the rapper hosted a screening for the 35-minute mini-movie Thursday night (Oct 21) in New York City. And folks like model Selita Ebanks (who stars alongside Kanye in the short film), Kanye’s BFF Swizz Beatz, R&B singer Chrisette Michele and more all came through to watch.

Check out a few pics from the red carpet below..

Swizz Beatz is getting hit with a big one! According to TMZ, a songwriter is suing the Hip Hop producer and Cassidy over their 2007 hit “My Drink ‘n My 2 Step”. Peep the full story below:

Antwann Frost filed a lawsuit two days ago claiming that he helped Swizzy create the drum and rhythmic pattern of the track back in 2007……but never received any royalties for it.

Instead he claims he was lowballed with a $5,000 cash offer and 5% ownership of the song, while Swizz and Cassidy would get the bulk share. So he rejected the offer and is now suing Swizz & Cassidy for $1.5 mil because he feels as though he should have a bigger share in the song’s profits.

That sucks…….

Here are the first pics of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz as proud parents! The happily married couple welcomed their first child together into the world just last Thursday (Oct 14), and they’re already showing off their new baby, who they named “Egypt Daoud Dean.”

Alicia and Swizzy took baby Egypt for his first check-up yesterday afternoon (Mon. Oct 18) in Manhattan, and while out and about, the pair showed off their newborn in his baby carrier. After paying a visit to the doctor, later in the day, the new family (along with Alicia’s mom) browsed around the Union Square Market where they purchased baby clothes at a craft stall.

Check out the pics below!!

Ignorance may be bliss to most people, but when it comes to Alicia Keys? Motherhood is bliss!

The R&B singer/songwriter and her new husband Swizz Beatz welcomed their first child together into the world Thursday night (Oct 14). And on Sunday, three days after giving birth to her new son, the 29-year-old singer opened up about motherhood in an emotional tweet.

Check out what she said below!

Alicia and Swizz (real name: Kasseem Dean), who tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony this past July, welcomed Egypt Daoud Dean Thursday night in New York City. The little tike joins Beatz’ other three children from previous relationships and is the first for Keys.

“Much love for all the support everybody been showing but I want to shout out my Wife for being bigger then SUPERWOMAN!” Swizz Beatz tweeted a few hours after his wife.

Sounds like there’s a lot of happiness and love going around at the Dean house!

Previous reports of Alicia Keys giving birth have been confirmed by the R&B singer and her husband’s reps!

The singer and her husband, Swizz “Kaseem Dean” Beatz, “joyfully welcomed their first child,” son Egypt Daoud Dean, on Oct. 14 in New York City, reps for the couple confirm in a statement to PEOPLE.

Egypt Dean is Alicia and Swizz Beatz’s first child together, and the youngster plays little brother to Swizzy’s other three children from previous relationships (one of which from Swizzy’s marriage to Mashonda).

Alicia Keys, 29, and Swizz Beatz, 32, tied the knot over the summer in a private ceremony overlooking the Mediterranean sea.

Congrats on the new baby!!

Wow that was quick!

Just yesterday we posted newly released pictures of a VERY pregnant Alicia Keys making her rounds in New York City. And now, just one day later, we’re hearing reports of her giving birth today to a baby boy she and her husband Swizz Beatz named Egypt Dean!

According to the rumors, nurses at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City say Alicia checked herself into an exclusive celebrity/VIP section of the hospital yesterday and gave birth this morning.

Reps for Alicia and Swizz have yet to respond to the rumors, but we’ll keep you posted!!

Rappers Jay-Z and Eminem performed in front of a sold out crowd Monday night (Sep 13) at the brand new Yankee Stadium Monday night (Sep 13) in New York City (Jay’s hometown) for their 2-city “Home and Home” tour, marking the first ever performance at the newly opened baseball stadium.

The first two concerts were held in Detroit (Em’s hometown) earlier this month at Comerica Park (PICS HERE!), and Monday night, the Hip-Hop emcees kicked off the NYC leg of the baseball stadium tour with special guests Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Swizz Beatz, Chris Martin from Coldplay and more! Jay’s wife Beyonce even joined in on the fun and performed “Forever Young” with her husband to close out the show, which had a turnout of over 50,000 fans!

Peep 20+ pics of everyone performing in NYC during the third night of Jay-Z and Eminem’s “Home and Home” baseball stadium tour below and when you continue reading…

Oh you fancy, huh?

Young Money rapper Drake got “Fancy” with R&B singer Mary J. Blige and rapper/producer Swizz Beatz as the trio performed the latest single from Drizzy’s debut album Thank Me Later Sunday night (Sep 12) at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Mary J practically stole the performance (forgive us if we’re on Drake overload right now) as she flawlessly sang the track’s catchy hook.

Check out a few pics below of Drake, MJB and Swizzy (along with video footage) performing “Fancy” at last night’s VMAs…

Tennis player Serena Williams was spotted leaving Bar Pitti yesterday (Thurs. Sep 9) in New York City’s Greenwich Village after having lunch at the restaurant with friends.

Miley Cyrus and her brother Braison were spotted running errands in Santa Monica.

Pop singer Gwen Stefani was on mommy duty as she and her son Zuma went out for an afternoon stroll in New York City.

Justin Timberlake rode a jet ski as he filmed scenes for his new movie “Friends with Benefits” in Malibu Wednesday (Sep 8).

UK singer Alexandra Burke arrived in style (in a red Ferrari) ahead of a performance at London’s popular G-A-Y nightclub in London.

The other Williams sister, Venus Williams, was spotted with their mother Oracene Price as Venus walked her dog in New York City Wednesday afternoon.

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan and her lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley met up for lunch at a sushi restaurant in West Hollywood.

Pop star Justin Bieber was spotted leaving a party celebrating the release of the brand new “Halo: Reach” XBox video game in downtown Los Angeles.

And rapper/producer Swizz Beatz (real name: Kasseem Dean) was seen yappin’ away on his cellphone as he made his way to the gym in Manhattan, NYC. Wonder if he was talking to his wife Alicia Keys?