Dean has produced a multitude hit singles for a number of prominent artists across different music genres, such as hip hop, pop, soul and R&B. With a career spanning 2 decades, his catalog includes "Ruff Ryders\' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" (DMX), "Gotta Man" (Eve), "Jigga My Nigga" and "Girl\'s Best Friend" (Jay-Z), "Upgrade U", "Check on It" and "Ring the Alarm" (Beyoncé), "Good Times" (Styles P), "Bring \'Em Out" and "Swing Ya Rag" (T.I.), "Hotel" and "I\'m a Hustla" (Cassidy), "Touch It" (Busta Rhymes) and "Ultralight Beam" (Kanye West), among others.\n', '

Dean was named the first "Producer in Residence" at New York University, for the 2010–11 academic year. About.com ranked him number 27 on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Producers," and The Source included him on its list of the "20 greatest producers" in the magazine\'s 20-year history. Fellow American rapper and producer Kanye West called Dean "the best rap producer of all time." \n', '

Alongside his musical career, Dean is also a part time art connoisseur, collector, and painter, being a lead board member of trustees at the Brooklyn Museum since 2015, as well the for the companies Monster Cable and Reebok. Dean is married to American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, with whom he has two children.\n', '

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