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We love remixes and this one is FIRE! Drake enlisted the talents of Mary J. Blige and Swizz Beatz for the remix of his new single, “Fancy”. If you watched the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards a few weeks ago then you saw the trio perform this live which was equally impressive. If you are […]

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Kanye West is back with another G.O.O.D. Friday track by the name Lord Lord Lord. This time Ye’ enlists the talents of Raekwon, Mos Def , Swizz Beatz & Charlie Wilson marking what might be the best collaboration to date for Mr. West.   This is the forth track from Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Friday series being released […]

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Drake has done just about everything any one would ever want to do in their careers this year, between working with A-list artist, having multiple number one singles and getting to perform for millions of fans Tonight Drake made his debut performance on the VMA stage, even though it was his first performance we know […]

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards have the stars out in full force even before show time.  Drake, Swizz Beatz, and Justin Bieber were photographed rehearsing their performances at Nokia Theater.  The photos give us a sneak peak as to what the performances on Sunday will be like.  Justin Bieber performs with a group of […]

Being superstars is hard work, but being newlywed superstars and expecting your first child together is even more strenuous. So what does Hip Hops newest wed couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz do? Take a relaxing stroll in the New York heat arm and arm. Is it us or is Alicia Keys looking bigger and […]

Today is Kasseem Dean Birthday! Don’t know who I’m talking about? I know you do! Let me try it again today is Swizz Beatz birthday, he’s 32! This year has been quite a year for Swizz Beatz, he has been working hard putting out hit tracks with with Jay-Z, ‘On To The Next One,’ and […]

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Alicia Keys, pregnant, and beautiful rocked the bells during Lauryn Hill’s set at the Rock The Bells show in New York City yesterday.  Lauryn Hill, brought out many of the greats who came to witness L Boogie rock New York City for the first time in a minute.  Coupled up, Jay-Z and Beyonce rolled through […]

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Jazmine Sullivan wows us again with her silky-rich alto vocals on her latest single Holding You Down.  We  wondered what Jazmine had been up to and we are thrilled to see her back to work and that she has teamed up to make magic again with rapper, producer Missy Elliot. Holding You Down is the […]

5 Most Anticipated Hip Hop Albums of the Fall/Winter 2010 Every year hiphopAffair ranks the 5 most anticipated albums in the fall/winter. This year there is some fierce competition in the game and it was not easy to compile this list. Warning! This list may be controversial, so read with caution. #5 Young Jeezy // […]

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Years ago, the music editor at GlobalGrind was a fact-checker at VIBE Magazine. For those who don’t know what a fact checker is, it is someone who has to verify every single fact written in a magazine. Sometimes these facts include the spelling of names. A properly spelled album cover with Swizz Beatz’s name on […]

Swizz Beatz speaks about new bride Alicia Keys. The two were married a few weeks back and are expecting their first child together. Swizz talks about the wedding and about his wife’s nickname for him ‘Baba’.

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It’s only fitting that for the remix to his epic first single ‘Power,’ Kanye West enlisted the help of his big brother King Hov and the ‘greatest producer of all time’ (his words, not ours) Swizz Beatz. Jay-Z and Kanye have had a friendly rivalry going on ever since Jigga hopped on the ‘Diamonds From […]