Ruff Ryders producer Swizz Beatz has decided to make 2010 the year that he is recognized for the contributions he has made to hip-hop.
Aside from his rap achievements, Swizzy said he has also become a strong force in the rock game.
“What I’m doing this year, I’m doing a bio on Swizz Beatz,” he revealed in an interview. “I’m doing a bio on Kasseem Dean. Some people don’t know 70 percent of the work I’ve done. They know the obvious stuff that I’ve done. I think that me being so anti-press, so anti-publicist, mentally, it kept me cool, but on the music level, it held me back. Simple things I see, like … for people that think me and Bono hanging out was, like, weird, awkward, I know that’s a lack of education of who I am. I’ve been working with rock and roll since way back when — Limp Bizkit, all these different people from way back when. I still don’t get my props like that. But it’s cool. When I get it, it’s gonna all make sense.” (MTV)
