May 18, 2013

Alicia Keys Denies Breaking Up Swizz Beatz and Mashonda

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*Alicia Keys is trying to squash ongoing talk that she began dating husband Swizz Beatz while he was still married. The music producer and singer Mashonda separated in 2008, just before Beatz, real name Kasseem Dean, began seeing Keys. The “Girl on Fire” hitmaker has been dogged by rumors she broke up the former couple’s [...]




Swizz Beatz: ‘I Don’t Owe No Taxes’

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*Swizz Beatz is brushing off reports that he has fallen behind on his taxes, insisting he has the documents to prove he is up to date with his payments. Reports surfaced on Monday suggesting New York authorities were chasing the producer, real name Kasseem Dean, for failing to pay $98,246 in unpaid taxes from 2010. [...]




Swizz Beatz Targeted for Unpaid State and Federal Taxes

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*New York tax officials have filed a demand against Swiss Beatz, real name Kasseem Dean, seeking $98,246 in unpaid taxes from 2010. According to TMZ, Alicia Keys’ husband also owes $2.6 million to the Internal Revenue Service for federal tax debts. In 2010, Swizz Beatz was hit with a $652,727 lien for delinquent taxes stemming [...]




Swizz Beatz Named 1st Producer-In-Residence at NYU

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*Music producer, rapper and newlywed Swizz Beatz has been named the first producer-in-residence at NYU’s Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at the Tisch School of the Arts. New York University said the appointment for the current academic year is immediate, reports the Associated Press. Beatz will offer students one-on-one sessions, group lectures, songwriting critiques [...]