Contrary to numerous reports Swizz Beatz was actually not the CEO of the popular file sharing website Megaupload, which was recently shut down by the Feds under piracy laws. Megaupload’s lawyer, Ira Rothken, confirmed with VentureBeat that Beatz had no formal role with the company.

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

The news comes as surprise, given that the site listed Swizz as their CEO, as well as his publicist confirming with The New York Observer‘s BetaBeat that Beatz was in fact the CEO.

Come on now, anyone with half a brain can see what this is – no is just going to list you as CEO of a website without paper work being put together. This is plausible deniability,  who wants to be connected to all the shit going on with MegaUpload right now? I’m sure his attorneys already gave him the 360% on what to do and what not to say to the press. Get ready to see a bunch of interviews where Swizz denies any official affiliation with the company.

It’s the only play..

Source: HipHopDX.com

Federal prosecuters have shut down popular file-sharing site Megaupload.com and charged its founders with a number of felonies, according to a statement by the Department of Justice and the FBI.

The DOJ indictment alleges that a vast criminal enterprise led by Kim Dotcom has caused more than $500 million in harm to copyright owners, while generating more than $175 million in criminal proceeds. Dotcom founded Megaupload Limited, and has vigoursly defended Megaupload as a legitimate website and said previously that the site took down piracy violators in accordance with DMCA rules.

Megaupload was at one time the 13th most popular website on the Internet. Similar sites to Megaupload likeMediaFire, YouSendIt and Rapidshare provide file-sharing services, so we wonder if the government intends to target them as well.

The government has also charged the following individuals in the indictment:

• Finn Batato, 38, a citizen and resident of Germany, who is the chief marketing officer;
• Julius Bencko, 35, a citizen and resident of Slovakia, who is the graphic designer;
• Sven Echternach, 39, a citizen and resident of Germany, who is the head of business development;
• Mathias Ortmann, 40, a citizen of Germany and resident of both Germany and Hong Kong, who is the chief technical officer, co-founder and director;
• Andrus Nomm, 32, a citizen of Estonia and resident of both Turkey and Estonia, who is a software programmer and head of the development software division;
• Bram van der Kolk, aka Bramos, 29, a Dutch citizen and resident of both the Netherlands and New Zealand, who oversees programming and the underlying network structure for the Mega conspiracy websites.

Dotcom, Batato, Ortmann and van der Kolk were arrested today in Auckland, New Zealand.

Also coming out today is the surprising fact that musician and producer (and Alicia Keys’ husband) Swizz Beatz is actually the CEO of Megaupload. The New York Post “outed” Beatz yesterday, and said Beatz got his musician friends in hot water for making a music video promoting the service. Beatz was not named in the federal indictment.

All the iHipHopMusic.com fan cherish this site, the end of days might be near us and many sites like ours, fortunately I do have a feature that allows me to remove all download links and streaming with just one click.

Personally I think MegaUpload brought this on them selves with this stupid video.

Original article published on VentureBeat

A little while back Swizz Beatz beats released a snippet of “Off The Cuff,” now here’s the full CDQ version.

Ruff Ryders are aiming to make second go at running the game; their new offering “World’s Greatest” featuring DMX, Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Swizz Beatz, Drag-On & Murda Mook is filled with bars of why they feel they can rain once more. They have a new compilation album entitled “Past Present Future” that made its way onto iTunes last week.

Meek Mill turns his smash single into a posse remix featuring T.I., Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Swizz Beatz & DJ Khaled, check it out.

Had a couple seizures, call em minor setbacks
Everybody praying for me, I respect that

Well it’s been quite some time since I’ve ventured into the news/gossip/rumor realm on this site, it’s really not my lane but since the site will be going through some major changes in the coming weeks I figured I might as well get you familiar with more news related content.

Lets talk about this guy Swizz Beatz, I mean c’mon fam who the hell cheats on Alicia Keys? It doesn’t get any better than that, that being said Christina Elizabeth is a one hell of a side piece.

Christina Elizabeth the 23 year old Texan singer-songwriter claims to have slept with Swizz Beats before his marriage to Alicia Keys, and further claimed that Swizz wanted to a few more shots at the box after his marriage to Alicia Keys.

Swizz and Keys swiftly went into damage control mode to discredit the claims via their Twitter pages.

After the claims hit the Twitterverse Christina did her own damage control as well in a exclusive statement made to Bossip.com

I’m only making this statement because I’m being put out there as a liar and I am very embarrassed. I would like to confirm that the rumor about Swizz Beatz cheating on Mashonda with me is absolutely true. I would also like to confirm that the rumors about Swizz “sexting” me, even in his present marriage, are absolutely true. I am also confirming that I lost my cell phone and someone else posted all the stuff that you see on the internet.

I’ve known Kasseem since 2007. We met at Solange Knowles’ (whom I do not associate with) birthday party in Houston, TX. A gentleman from Kasseem’s entourage approached me and said that someone wanted to talk to me. After I asked who it was, he pointed at Kasseem. I knew he was “Swizz Beatz”, but I did not know anything else about him. I gave him my phone number and he called me right away and invited me to eat at Katz’ Deli on Montrose Blvd. The next morning, he invited me to accompany him at Radio One (979 The Box) for his interview. Afterwards, we went back to his hotel room but we DID NOT HAVE SEX. A couple of hours later, he had to leave so he could catch his flight. He hugged and kissed me in public as if he were a single man.

Fast forward to a couple of weeks later. He invited me out to Miami with him and I gladly accepted. I met him in Dallas and we flew to Miami together. My last minute ticket placed me in coach and his ticket placed him in first class, but he switched his first class seat with the guy sitting next to me so he could sit next to me. In Miami, we stayed at his friends beautiful home. This is where we became sexually active and this is where I found out he was married. He snuck me through the house and it was all odd to me until I found a gift with Mashonda & Kasseem’s name on it. I asked him later on why he was cheating on her and he basically said she wasn’t being the wife he needed. He also said that if she asked if he was cheating, he would not lie to her, but he wouldn’t come right out and tell her.

After that trip, he invited me to meet him in Philly. I was picked up from the airport and taken to a club where he was performing at. Him and his crew jumped in the truck and we drove to VA from there. In VA, we got on a tour bus and drove to multiple destinations. After that, I flew back to Miami, he got sick and I got stranded in the Miami airport overnight. I flew back home to Houston the next day.

Later that week, he went on an overseas trip with Mashonda. I received a call from him saying “My wife is about to call you. Tell her nothing happened.” When Mashonda called me, this is exactly what I did. He did not contact me after that. They got a divorce and although we stayed in contact afterwards, there was nothing too drastic. I’m guessing this is when he was dating Alicia. Recently, we’ve been contacting each other (as you’ve all seen), but I haven’t physically seen him. We were making plans to, but I had to work and I wasn’t going to take off work to go see him. I live on my own, I have responsibilities and I strongly believe that if you are not contributing to those responsibilities, there is no reason for me to neglect them to entertain you. I am a very independent individual and the people who know me will tell you that I would never hold my hand out and ask for anything and if I do, I have a very hard time doing it.

Even though Swizz offered and offered and offered to buy me things, the only thing I accepted was plane tickets to go see him. He’s a wonderful man and I had a great time with him as well as a great relationship. Of course he’ll deny the whole thing and of course Alicia will stand up for her man. It’s understood.

Chris

Damn Swizzy, if your gonna step out at least keep your side pieces in check.

Estelle drops off part 2 of her ‘Break My Heart’ remix. This time Raekwon and Wretch 32 join the mix.

Estelle with the official remix to her “Break My Heart” single featuring Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss & Busta Rhymes. Check it out.

Swizz Beatz remixes Seun Kuti single “Rise,” Seun is the youngest son of Fela Kuti.

Swizz Beatz the Monsta with a new joint called “Bonkers,” check it out.

Swizz Beatz on the cover of Paper Magazine’s music issue.

Swiveling on a stool in the control room of Jungle City Studios, Swizz is playing me selections from his new album, Haute Living. At 32, he’s nearly twice as old as he was when he first started out in the business. He’s a family man, a new dad with a superstar wife; a creative consultant, collaborating with the luxury automobile company Aston Martin to create their first four-door model; a fashion designer, working with Reebok and Christian Louboutin; and Producer-in-Residence at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

“Man, I crossed bridges in the industry that should stop water,” he says. “Me coming from the South Bronx and partnering up with Christian Louboutin — we’re not supposed to be in that world!”

Read the full story here.

Swizz Beatz with a new joint called “My Hood” featuring Jim Jones, Juelz Santana & Cassidy, this is his latest installment of Monster Mondays.

It wasn’t enough that everyone was making a freestyle to his “2 Pac Back” single, Meek Mill decides to do one himself. It’s called “Reebok Back” and features Rick Ross and Swizz Beatz…..SMH!

It’s not a Monster Monday track but here’s a unreleased joint from Swizz Beatz called “It’s You” featuring Mary J. Blige.

Directed by TAJ_TPK.

The #MonsterMondays series is still in full effect, for this week Swizz Beatz kicks a freestyle over MGMT’s “Electric Feel” single, as he broadcasts live from Paris.

Here’s the first single from Swizz Beatz’ new album Haute Living. It’s called Everyday (Coolin’) and features Eve.

Another one for the Swizz Beatz #MonsterMondays archive, this one is called Co-Pilot and features Snoop Dogg & JR Reid. Currency verse anyone?

On today’s installment of Swizz Beatz’ Monster Mondays (Monster Tuesdays in my case) music series, Swizz releases a version of his song from One Man Band Man with Nas spittin.

“The record was originally for Nas,” he explained. “I got Nas’ vocals already. But I can’t do Nas, and his energy is not right on there. It would be dead weight. No disrespect, but it can’t be dead weight if I can’t make it feel like reality. I need the sh– crazy. I need to shoot a video! It’s gotta be another ‘It’s Me B—hes,’ but bigger. I could easily pull a Nas card and have people be like, ‘Nas is spazzing on the verse.’ But it has to be a movie. I got it. It just gotta make sense. I can get Nas, [Jay-Z] and [Jadakiss] on that. I can do that. It’s light work, but it’s gotta make sense.”

It hasn’t even been a day and we have another DMX & Swizz Beatz leak, this one is entitled “Time To Get Paid”. I guess this one can also be considered a Monster Mondays release as well.

Here’s the first single from Travis’ Give The Drummer Some album, out March 15th. It’s called “Can A Drummer Get Some?” featuring Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross & Game.

Another one for Swizz Beatz’ Monster Mondays series, this one is from Maino and it’s titled “We Keep It Rockin” featuring Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, Jim Jones & Joell Ortiz.

This is the official extended version of Lloyd Banks’ “Start It Up” single featuring Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous, Ryan Leslie & Pusha T. This one is equipped with the Pusha T verse that leaked weeks after the original.

If you haven’t copped the Lloyd Banks’ H.F.M. 2 album yet, please go get that. Support independent music done right.

Check out the H.F.M. 2 album Reviews.

It’s week #7 for the Swizz Beatz Monster Mondays series, this is from Eve and it’s called “Hot Steppa #1.”

Another one for Swizz Beatz Monster Mondays series, this track is called “Bad One” and Swizz is accompanied by Busta Rhymes.

Download:Swizz Beatz & Busta Rhymes – Bad One

At least Swizz Beatz releases his songs on time, he continues his “Monster Mondays,” series with, “Yall Don’t Really Know,” featuring DMX & Busta Rhymes.

Download:Swizz Beatz – Yall Don’t Really Know (feat. DMX & Busta Rhymes)

Swizz Beatz with a new one called “King Tut” featuring Rakim, over “God Bless Us All” from N.E.R.D.’s new album, Nothing.

A new one from Swizz Beatz titled “Bang Bang” featuring Pusha T & Pharrell. Check it out.

We have Hip Hop Weekly Reloaded, G.O.O.D Fridays, Blue Fridays and now Swizz Beatz joins the trend with his Monster Mondays series at his just-launched website, BasquiatMusic.com.

Here’s another unreleased joint from the late Stack Bundles titled “It’s On” off that “Salute Me” mixtape that drops the 21st of this month. This one was produced by Swizz Beatz.

Download:Stack Bundles – It’s On (Prod. by Swizz Beatz)

The remix to Reek Da Villian single “Mechanics” featuring Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Cam’ron, Vado, Method Man, Nelly & DJ Khaled. This was played on Hot 97 yesterday as a part of Camron’s friend Huddy Combs who passed away in a car accident in New Jersey when his car collided with a truck this morning.

More on Huddy Combs.

R.I.P

Download:Reek Da Villian – Mechanics Remix (feat. Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Cam’ron, Vado, Method Man, Nelly & DJ Khaled)

The “Hunger For More 2” album run is officially on and one of the first joints off it is appropriately titled “Start It Up” featuring Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie & Fabolous. This one is sort of just for the simple fact no one on this track (minus Ryan Leslie) was cool with each other a few years ago, definitely making it to iPod. It’s also been about 7 years since Banks and Fabolous been on a track together, it’s ill to hear how they sound now and how much they’ve developed. Back then they sound so much alike.

That Hunger For More 2 is due out November 23rd.

Update:Dirty version is now available.

Download:Lloyd Banks – Start It Up (feat. Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie & Fabolous)

Here’s the remix to Drake’s “Fancy” featuring Mary J. Blige & Swizz Beatz with the sample intro, as heard at the VMAs.

Download:Drake – Fancy Remix (feat. Mary J. Blige & Swizz Beatz)

Another Friday has passed and Kanye drops another Good Fridays track, this one is titled “So Appalled” featuring RZA, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Swizz Beatz & CyHi Da Prynce.

Download:Kanye West – So Appalled (feat. RZA, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Swizz Beatz & CyHi Da Prynce)

Another Friday gone and here’s another one from Kanye West to end the week called “Lord Lord Lord” featuring Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson. You should kick back for this one it’s almost a 8 minute journey.

Download:Kanye West – Lord Lord Lord (feat. Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson)

Directed by Chris Robinson.

Some more new Trey Songz titled Freaky Dance featuring T.I. & Swizz Beatz, sorry but they tagged the hell out of this. SMH!

Download:Trey Songz – Freaky Dance (ft. T.I. & Swizz Beatz)

Here it is folks, the official remix to Kanye West’s single Power featuring Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, the first single off Kanye’s not yet officially titled fifth studio album.

Download:Kanye West – Power (feat. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Gucci Mane – Gucci Time (feat. Swizz Beatz), we posted this a few weeks ago but this is the finished, mastered and final product with a new hook to boot. The Appeal is set drop on September 28th.

Download:Gucci Mane – Gucci Time (feat. Swizz Beatz)

I posted T.I. verse from this earlier and now here’s the full version to Busta Rhymes’ Stop The Party remix featuring Swizz Beatz, T.I., Cam’ron, Ghostface & DMX.

Download:Busta Rhymes – Stop The Party (Remix) (feat. Swizz Beatz, T.I., Cam’ron, Ghostface & DMX)

One of the original lyricists Spragga Benz recruits Swizz Beatz, Kardinal Offishall & the legendary Shabba Ranks for “Red Dot Special (Rha-Ta-Ta-Ta)” off the upcoming compilation and documentary Shotta Culture, due out August 31st.

Download:Spragga Benz ft. Swizz Beatz, Kardinal Offishall & Shabba Ranks – Red Dot Special (Rha-Ta-Ta-Ta)

Gucci Mane and Swiiz Beatz has been teaming up allot lately, here another new joint from them titled It’s Gucci Time, check it out.

Download:Gucci Mane – It’s Gucci Time (feat. Swizz Beatz)

Brand new music from the God MC Jay-Z titled Ultra featuring Swizz Beatz, off that Trending Topic #4 mixtape.

Download:Jay-Z feat. Swizz Beatz – Ultra (Tags)

New music from Busta Rhymes titled Stop The Party featuring Swizz Beatz, check it out.

I was supposed to post this yesterday but I got caught up playing Halo Reach apologies.

Download:Busta Rhymes feat. Swizz Beatz – Stop The Party

The remix to DJ Khaled’s All I Do Is Win single and yes Khaled is rapping now, I quit.

Thoughts?

Download:DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz & T-Pain – All I Do Is Win (Remix)

Another one from Cassidy titled Search featuring John Legend produced by Swizz Beatz, Cass has been showing his range lately with these different features.

Download:Cassidy ft. John Legend – Searching (prod. Swizz Beats)

This is the final version of Cassidy’s Henny N Bacardi joint featuring Swizz Beatz with a new verse from Cassidy, produced by Vinylz.

Download:Cassidy ft. Swizz Beatz – Henny N Bacardi [Final]

New joint from Cassidy & Swizz Beatz titled Henny & Bacardi, these two always make good music together this one sounds like it could be a radio single, thoughts?

Download:Cassidy & Swizz Beatz – Henny & Bacardi

The fourth single from his studio album The Blueprint 3 on his Roc Nation label. The Blueprint 3 in stores now!

Grafh adds a verse to Hov’s On To The Next One joint, check it out.

Download:Grafh – On To The Next One (Remix)

New music from D12 titled Ugly Bitch of Return Of The Dozen Vol. II coming soon.

Download:D12 ft. Swizz Beatz – Ugly Bitch

New single from Chris Brown titled Transform Ya featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz, so is this the comeback single?

Download:Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz – Transform Ya

Hit or miss?

Eve still looking right.

Swizz Beatz talks about the Ruff Ryders coming back together on Jadakiss’ “Who’s Real” remix. He also touches base on his art show coming soon, “Kasseem Dean presents, The Wildest Dreams.”

Remix to Maino’s Million Bucks single featuring Lloyd Banks and Swizz Beats, Maino’s If Tomorrow Comes drops June 30th.

Download:Maino ft. Lloyd Banks & Swizz Beats – Million Bucks (Remix)

Not sure if this is a blend or not or if it’s just a freestyle but I never heard these bars before though….

Download:Nas – Be Worried (Prod. By Swizz Beatz)

New join from Swizz Beatz and Drag-On titled Know What I’m Talking About, I guess the Ruff Ryders are really trying to make a comeback.

Download:Drag-On feat. Swizz Beatz – Know What I’m Talking About

New music from Maino titled A Million Buck, produced by Swizz Beatz plus a bonus track.

Download:Maino – A Million Bucks (Prod. By Swizz Beatz)
Download:Maino ft. T-Pain & T.I. – All The Above Remix

Swizz tells us that, yes, he’s in love with Keys and, yes, she did give him a birthday party at that museum. “But we’re nowhere near ready for a baby or a ring,” laughs Swizz, aka Kasseem Dean. “This whole song is not about Alicia. The part about her cooking breakfast for me naked — she never done that for me.” Damn. Swizz didn’t want to talk about Keys till now because, he says, “What we have is so precious.” He also felt it would aggravate Mashonda, who’s also a singer.

Full Story: NY Daily News

Damn Swizz finally lets the cat out the bag, I’ve known about this for a while but now that he actually verifies it, now it’s like wow Alecia is a home wrecker. She can wreck my home any day, lol. You can hear Swizz Beatz talk about Alicia Keys on his, Best I Ever Had, remix Chozen posted a few days ago.

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Credits:Nicole Bitchie

Download:Drake ft Swizz Beats – Best I Ever Had Remix

Download:Swizz Beatz – I’m Cool

Download:Jadakiss feat. Swizz Beatz & OJ Da Juiceman – Who’s Real

Download:Swizz Beatz ft. Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne & Cross – Up In Tha Club (Remix)

Download:Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz – Up In This Club

Download:Busta Rhymes ft. Ron Browz, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Akon & Lil Wayne – Arab Money (Remix)

This joint would be nothing without Ludacris

Download:Ron Browz ft. Swizz Beatz, Lil Kim and Ludacris – Pop Champagne (Official Remix)