Mariah's Kids Meet Alicia Keys' Kid

The Power Baby Summit?

Superstar couple Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey took their adorable twins, Monroe and Morocco, out for a playdate at the home of some family friends. Those family friends just happened to be fellow superstar couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz.

The twins got to spend some quality time hanging out with A-Keys and Swizzy's little one, Egypt Dean.

It's kind of nice to see the future generation of pop music supremacy getting their collabos in a little early. But where, pray tell, was Blue Ivy? She's probably too young.

Swizz Megaupload Position Unclear

Superproducer Swizz Beatz was reported as being CEO of now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload, but the hitmaker's title has now been disputed by those close to the company. The site was shut down just one day after the news of Swizz's affiliation was made public, and several of the site's staff were served with citations and indictments for piracy. It is now being reported that, despite the fact that Swizz was listed as the company's CEO on the site's 'About Us' page, sources say the title was never official.

"They put that up prematurely," our source said told MTV. Ira Rothken also denied that Swizz had became CEO. "[Beatz] was negotiating to become the CEO, but it was never official." Rothken told blog Venturebeat. Conflicting reports also claim that Swizz was CEO of the company for several months before its shutdown.

Swizz Beatz, Megaupload In Legal Battle

Hip hop superproducer Swizz Beatz has been revealed as the acting CEO of Megaupload. The news hit the Web amidst news of many websites blacking out in protest against the controversial SOPA/PIPA legislation. Swizz and the popular filre sharing site are in the midst of a major lawsuit against Universal Music Group.

Megaupload has come under fire in the past for music and video piracy.

Nonetheless, Swizz enlisted several notable artists for a YouTube video that supported the controversial site, only for Universal Music Group to issue a lawsuit for the video to be taken down. Swizz and Megaupload responded with a counter-suit.

Alicia Keys Isn't Pregnant

Superstar Alicia Keys is denying rumors that she is expecting her second child. The singer/songwriter spoke to the New York Post at the Keep A Child Alive 8th Annual Black Ball event in New York City and said she is most definitely holding off on another kid.

“Not in the next year," she said on the red carpet. "I definitely see myself having another child, but not in the next year. I’m going to have to go on tour first.”

A-Keys also talked about her young son, Egypt. "His birthday came [last month] and there are like a hundred, billion, trillion thousand gifts," she says. "That can’t happen for Christmas. I need to figure this out now because he’s not going to be this terror 5-year-old child [shouting], ‘Give me!’"

Alicia Keys Isn't PregnantSuperstar Alicia Keys is denying rumors that she is expecting her second child. The singer/songwriter spoke to the New York Post at the Keep A Child Alive 8th Annual Black Ball event in New York City and said she is most definitely holding off on another kid. “Not in the next year," she said on the red carpet. "I definitely see myself having another child, but not in the next year. I’m going to have to go on tour first.” A-Keys also talked about her young son, Egypt. "His birthday came [last month] and there are like a hundred, billion, trillion thousand gifts," she says. "That can’t happen for Christmas. I need to figure this out now because he’s not going to be this terror 5-year-old child [shouting], ‘Give me!’"

Superstar Alicia Keys is denying rumors that she is expecting her second child. The singer/songwriter spoke to the New York Post at the Keep A Child Alive 8th Annual Black Ball event in New York City and said she is most definitely holding off on another kid.

“Not in the next year," she said on the red carpet. "I definitely see myself having another child, but not in the next year. I’m going to have to go on tour first.”

A-Keys also talked about her young son, Egypt. "His birthday came [last month] and there are like a hundred, billion, trillion thousand gifts," she says. "That can’t happen for Christmas. I need to figure this out now because he’s not going to be this terror 5-year-old child [shouting], ‘Give me!’"

Swizz Beatz Honored In NYC

Superproducer Swizz Beatz is being honored at a gala benefit at the Bellevue Hospital Atrium in New York City. Swizz has taken part in an anti-gun campaign in New York City and will be alongside Mayor Michael at the event, which is designed to bring awareness to public healthcare and the weapons campaign, which is called "Guns Down, Life Up."

Dr. Bruce Siegel M.D., M.P.H/CEO of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems will also be honored at the event.

George Clinton, Sheila E., Doug E. Fresh, Questlove of The Roots, Marley Marl, Kangol Kid, Kool Herc, Bernie Worrell, Paul Shaffer, Hezekiah Walker, Meredith Vieira and others are expected to be in attendance at the event.

Swizz Buys Alicia Keys A Car

With all types of gossip flying around about Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys' marriage, the couple is still putting on its happy face for the fans. Swizz just recently celebratedhis birthday by buying his wifey a new car. Alicia tweeted pics of her brand new, custom Lotus Evora.

"Happy Birthday to the most INCREDIBLE man I know!!!!! @therealswizzz !!!" she tweeted. "To A life of ENDLESS shining between us! ;-)"

Swizz reciprocated the warm-and-fuzzy sentiment with his response.

"The best part of my Bday today was my gift to my wife because my Bday is her Bday:) #1of1Lotus!" he said.

Swizz Beatz in Reebok Classics at Magic in Vegas

Swizz Beatz is doing a special live Reethym of Lite Reebok Classics performance that will be streaming live tonight at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Earlier today he stopped by the Reebok booth and showed off his all white sample of the Reebok Classic sneaker.

9th Wonder On "Watch the Throne"

Superproducer 9th Wonder shared his early thoughts on the newly-released Kanye West/Jay-Z album Watch the Throne. The producer voiced his disappointment in the album via his Twitter page.

"It has nothing to with the STYLE of rap, subject matter, NOTHING..its the FEELING for me..u can KILL 50 people in a song as long as it bangs," 9th Wonder tweeted. "As a musician/beatmaker/active participant in hip-hop, I want to be SCARED when I hear something, like when I heard Aquemini...."

"It has nothing to do with samples vs. keys...cause I ROCKS with The Neptunes, Swizz, etc," he continued. "I understand expansion/experimentation in music, but its not for me."

"#WTT as a whole is not for me. I can rock with New Day & The Joy," he added.

"Lemme tell yall something, I am not a follower, never will be, if something is dope, cool, if not, then cool, but I don't follow. #STANDTALL," he said finally. "Thank you God for giving me the ability to listen to music objectively, despite how big the artist is."

Swizz Beatz Has High Fashion Goals

Swizz Beatz wants everyone to understand that his forays into the fashion world are not to be taken lightly. The superproducer spoke to a crowd during his a Reethym of Life sneaker launch, and shared that he wants to be among the best, brightest and most celebrated designers in the world.

"I want y'all to understand the movement and the opportunity that we all have. Reebok is definitely back," Swizz said. "I am happy to be the creative director globally," he said. "That puts me up there with the Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfelds."

"To have that position coming from the South Bronx," he added. "I tell everybody that the sky is not the limit, it's just the view."

Swizz Beatz On DMX

Swizz Beatz shared his support for his friend, incarcerated rapper DMX. X's career has been derailed due to years of drug use, arrests and erratic behavior, but according to Swizz, its up to DMX to get his career together.

Swizz still believes in the troubled former chart-topper.

"I'll always work with DMX; that's my brother no matter what," Swizz Beatz said in an interview. "X was a winner already. Now it's just a matter of getting that title back. Bottom line is, he's a winner. It's just on when he wants to win again; it's all up to him."

Swizz Beatz Working With School

Superproducer Swizz Beatz and the Bronx Charter School for the Arts are joining forces to celebrate the history and culture of the Bronx. Swizz and graf artist Cope 2 are launching the "Bronx Flavor" campaign, sponsored by Pepsi.

The campaign celebrates 'the rich history of the Bronx, by providing residents with healthy lifestyle decisions that embody the spirit of the city.' and the event (which takes place July 14) will feature food, Pepsi beverages, and dance stations focusing on everything form breakdancing to Zumba.

According to AllHipHop, Swizz Beatz and Cope 2 will also be hosting live art installations alongside parents, students and Bronx Charter School faculty members.

Cassidy Has No Beef With Swizz

Cassidy got some attention earlier this year when he went off on Swizz Beatz via Twitter for not returning his phone calls. But now, Cassidy says the whole thing was blown out of proportion and he has no issue with the superproducer.

“I wasn’t really saying it to Swizz, I just was saying it to the people like my followers and fans, the people that hold me down and was wondering - what is the relationship with you and Swizz like?” he explained. “People was wondering, what’s going on, why he’s not really shouting me out or repping me, why I don’t really got no Swizz Beatz lately? A lot of people were confused and didn’t know the behind the scenes information.”

“Before it got on every blog, right after I put it on there, he wrote some messages,” Cassidy continued. “Not even a direct message, he just responded and wrote me some messages back and I think he erased it not too long after that because he didn’t want everybody to know what we was going through."

“That’s not something I wanted the world to be involved in, what we was going through," Cassidy added. "I just wanted him to reach out to me because we made history together. He was a good support system. Even though I’m a stand-up n***a, it’d be easier to stand if you got the support from a dude like Swizz. So I just was trying to reach out to him, let the past be the past, start from scratch and move forward.”

"Watch the Throne" Cover Art Revealed

The cover art for the highly-anticipated Jay-Z/Kanye West collaborative album Watch the Throne has been revealed. The sleeve was designed by Riccardo Tisci, the creative director at Givenchy.

The album's official release date has also been announced. Watch the Throne is due to hit stores on August 2nd.

The standard album package will feature 10 songs and the deluxe will include an additional four. The production will be handled by Kanye, Swizz Beatz, No I.D and Jay-Z himself.

Quote of The Day: Swizz Beatz Says Ruff Ryders Don't Get Their Due Respect

“I just feel like the whole Ruff Ryders thing wasn’t given its proper props...We was very unique at the time. Nobody really brought in a culture within another culture—the bike culture—extreme sports mixed with the street...People forget we were breaking all kinds of records, and I think we was going so strong and so powerful that the industry couldn’t deal with it no more.” - Swizz Beatz, on the Ruff Ryders music label. [via HipHopDX]

Cassidy Is Mad At Swizz Beatz

After crafting such hits as "My Drink and My 2Step" together, Cassidy and Swizz Beatz don't appear to be buddies anymore. For his part, Cassidy sounds like a bitter ex. The rapper recently blasted superproducer Swizz Beatz for not showing him enough attention.

Okay, that's not exactly what he said, but it sure feels like that's what he's trying to say.

“@THEREALSWIZZZ don't even answer my calls anymore: we ain't speak in over a year: I thought we was fam, but times change, Smh That why I changed.. Ain't no love loss.. It is what it is,” he tweeted. “It's never a war, I'm just speaking my mind.. How can we talk if you never pick up, You said you let me do my own thing ASAP, but what does that have to do wit communicating, since I'm doing my own thing you don't talk to me anymore.. Thats crazy..,” he continued. “the only reason I'm on twitter is cause that's the only way I can reach you.. RealRap.”

Swizz Beatz Reps for the Knicks

Producer Swizz Beatz has been commissioned to create a new theme song for the New York Knicks. Swizz teamed up with Knicks stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire and some of the team's dancers to shoot a video for "Go NY Go!" the Knicks theme song as they prep for the playoffs.

The producer was specifically picked by the Knicks organization to create the new song. The Knicks have become fashionable once again following the summer 2010 signing of Stoudemire and the February trade for Anthony.

Video: Swizz Beatz FT Eve - The Classic

Highsnobiety TV - Swizz Beatz x Reebok from Highsnobiety on Vimeo.


Swizz defines what it means to be classic, some classic Ruff Ryders songs, and what it takes to create classic music. Ruff Ryders First Lady Eve, also shares her experiences working with Swizz and explains why he is good at what he does.

Mashonda's Bounced Back

Mashonda is enjoying her resurgence on the hit show "Love & Hip Hop." The former Mrs. Swizz Beatz had become a poster child for scorned women following her ex's stepping out with, and subsequent marriage to, Alicia Keys; but now Mashonda feels that she's a role model for women looking to rebuild their lives following a painful breakup.

"At the time that we shot [the show,] I was in a great place, so that’s what made the difference," Mashonda tells KING. "I felt like that was my therapy, and that’s all I wanted to do. Anytime I’d log in to Facebook or Twitter, there would be tons of women reaching out to me, thanking me for sharing my story. Those messages gave me a lot of strength, a lot of courage. From that point on, I just wanted to help women."

When asked her ever-growing fanbase of male 'groupies,' the sexy singer sets the record straight.

"I show everybody love," she says. "But I don’t like the word “groupie”-—it’s so harsh. I don’t feel there’s anything wrong with one person admiring another person."

Beauty, Body, Brains R&B songstress, and Reality Television S tar Welcome Mashonda Cover King Magazine

Swizzy sure knows how to pick ‘em. Anyway, his ex-wife Mashonda covers KING’s May/June 2011 issue. Below is a excerpt of how the singer handles her many admirers. Video after the jump.

How are you going to handle all the groupies that are sure to be coming your way?
You mean the groupie boys?

Or groupie girls. You never know.
Yeah, you never know. I mean, they all love me.

After they see this spread, they’ll love you more. Word to Angela Winbush.
[Laughs] Oh, Lord, you know what, I show everybody love. But I don’t like the word “groupie”—it’s so harsh. I don’t feel there’s anything wrong with one person admiring another person.

Who is admiring you nowadays? Have you’ve been hitting the dating scene lately?
I have. I recently went on a date, and it was incredible.

Sounds like homeboy is getting a call back.
Yeah, definitely.

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