ALICIA Keys is a Grammy Award-winning artist who has earned several accolades during her career.
She has been supported by her husband who is a also heavyweight in the music industry.
Who is Alicia Keys’ husband?
Alicia Keys is currently married to Swizz Beatz, real name, Kasseem Daoud Dean.
Born on September 13, 1978, in New York, New York, Swiss Beatz is a veteran rapper, record producer, DJ, and songwriter.
He gained popularity in the music industry through his family’s record label Ruff Ryders Entertainment.
He also gained recognition with veteran rapper DMX, who was his producer and DJ.
Swizz has also worked with other famous musicians such as Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, his wife Alicia Keys, and many others in the music and entertainment industry.
Being involved in the fashion industry, he has been a member of trustees at the Brooklyn Museum since 2015. Furthermore, he has also worked as a creative director for companies such as Reebok.
How did Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz meet?
The music couple first met when they were both teenagers in New York City in the 1990s, according to PEOPLE.
In her memoir, More Myself, Alicia stated: “We ended up in the same circles at various awards shows and industry events.
“He’d usually pull up in some fancy car, rolling deep with his Bronx crew and shining with diamonds. I wanted nothing to do with that scene or with Swizz.”
However, she changed her mind when they had a music collab in 2008.
Subsequently, the pair got engaged in May 2010 as they announced that they were expecting their first child.
They later tied the knot on July 31, 2010.
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Do Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have kids?
As of the time of writing, the music duo have two children.
They welcomed their first son, Egypt Daoud Dean, in October 2010, in New York.
The couple had their second child, Genesis Ali Dean, in December 2014.