![]() The Associated Press reported that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (also known as Kim Schmitz) was arrested Thursday in New Zealand along with three others. ![]() 5, and as of now, it is unclear how the producer/rapper's involvement with the company will play into the case. Swizz Beatz, Megaupload's CEO, was not charged in the indictment which was handed down on Jan. Swizz Beats is the husband of Grammy Award winning musician Alicia Keys, celebrities such as Sean Diddy Combs, Kanye West, Floyd Mayweather, Serena Williams and others are seen happily promoting the illegal service in the video. The indictment was unsealed Thursday, one day after websites shut down in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs. The Associated Press reports: The indictment accuses the company of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. "Today I will become Harvard alumni and although I'm not getting an 'MBA' no one can EVER take this accomplishment away from me □□ I was suppose to be gone a long time ago according to some of my old teachers :) This one is for you! Blessings!□□ Never shoot people's dreams down because you don't have your own!!!!" Swizz wrote in an Instagram post.Reports coming in from the Associated Press indicate that music producer, Swizz Beats, whose real name is Kasseem Dean, is listed as the CEO of the Hong Kong-based file sharing website,, which was shut down by feds today. Swizz shared a throwback photo of himself during his childhood graduation, reflecting on what this new degree means to him. In 2014, Swizz added another accomplishment to his resume after getting accepted to and graduating from Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management executive program. "I just wanted to be able to look at greatness everyday beyond music with my son, so I thought that was the name that was amazing." He's a Harvard alumni. "My son's name is Nasir because of this man right here," Beatz said at the 2nd Annual VIBE Impact Awards. So much so, that he named his son after the rapper. View full post on Instagram He's a huge Nas fan. Their second son, Genesis Ali Dean, was born a few years later in December, 2014. Alicia was pregnant at the time their first child, Egypt Daoud Dean, born October of that year. In July 2010, Alicia and Swizz solidified their role as a power couple during a beautiful ceremony on the Mediterranean Sea. The two married in 2010 and have two sons together. "He’s really, really intelligent and knows so many interesting things." But the sweetest quote is this one right here: "I think that he loves to live life and he really showed me how to live life in a beautiful way," Alicia said. "I think what happened was, he really got me when I saw how far his mind went," Alicia said on Wendy Williams. It was his intelligence that turned their friendship into something more. ![]() Why should I work with him? Finally, though, we did it and we had a ball," Alicia said. I used to see him and think, 'He is so annoying.'"īut when the singer finally gave in to working with the producer, there was an instant connection. Everything with him is really over the top. "Swizz will have the fastest car, the biggest jewelry, the loudest jacket. I thought he was too ostentatious," she told Marie Claire UK, per E! News. "Honestly, I didn't really like him that much. YouTube Icon YouTube Icon Alicia was actually hesitant to work with him and thought he was "annoying." "A friend of ours that went to his high school was like, 'Oh you gotta meet Swizz, and Alicia’s about to blow up and Swizz is doing his thing and maybe one day you’ll work together,'" she told Wendy. It turns out the two first met when Alicia was 16 and Swizz was 17 years old. In a 2013 interview with talk show host Wendy Williams, Alicia Keys opened up about her marriage to Swizz. He met Alicia Keys when they were in high school. The collaboration that earned him the Grammy title of Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group was his 2009 hit with Jay-Z, "On To The Next One." Swizzs work has earned six Grammy nominations. He has his own discography, including his solo debut album One Man Band Man and most recent 2018 album, Poison. ![]() Swizz's career officially took off after artist DMX purchased a sample from him that would become the hit song, "Ruff Ryders Anthem." Swizz went on to work with Whitney Houston on "Million Dollar Bill" and Beyoncé on her B'Day album hits, "Get Me Bodied," "Upgrade U," "Ring the Alarm," and "Lost Yo Mind.".īut Swizz is not only a producer. ![]()
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