Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Kevin Mazur/Child2014/WireImage
Alicia Keys has been falling much more in love along with her husband, Swizz Beatz, with each decade, however she didn’t immediately join along with her companion.
Keys first crossed paths with Beatz (actual title Kasseem Daoud Dean) within the ‘90s after they have been each youngsters dwelling in New York. “We talked for a minute about nothing deep, after which as I walked off, he requested if we may change numbers,” Keys revealed in her 2020 memoir, Extra Myself. “I used to be like, ‘Nah, I’m good. I’ll simply see you once I see you.’”
By the mid-2000s, the pair had begun engaged on music collectively earlier than connecting romantically, and in 2010, they acquired married. Keys and Beatz have since welcomed two sons and realized one another’s rhythm.
“We perceive one another and we talk,” Beatz completely instructed Us Weekly in June 2019 of the couple’s secret to a cheerful marriage. “We’re simply the f–king greatest.”
Scroll all the way down to see Keys and Beatz’s relationship from the start:
Mid-Nineteen Nineties
Keys revealed in her 2020 memoir, Extra Myself, that she met Beatz when she was 14 and he was 16. The twosome had mutual associates within the Bronx.
2008
The pair continued to run in the identical circles for years earlier than their relationship turned romantic. Keys and Beatz started courting after he cut up from Mashonda Tifrere in 2008. (Beatz and Tifrere, who share son Kasseem Jr., finalized their divorce in 2010. Beatz additionally shares son Prince with ex Nicole Levy and daughter Nicole with ex Jahna Sebastian.)
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Bryan Bedder/Getty Pictures
January 2009
Beatz proposed to Keys on her birthday.
July 2010
The musicians tied the knot throughout an intimate ceremony overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Keys was pregnant along with her and Beatz’s first baby after they mentioned “I do.”
October 2010
The couple welcomed their first son, Egypt.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. Stephen Lovekin/Getty Pictures
July 2013
The “Woman on Hearth” singer confessed to Marie Claire U.Ok. that it wasn’t love at first sight along with her and Beatz. “Truthfully, I didn’t actually like him that a lot,” Keys mentioned of their preliminary assembly. “I assumed he was too ostentatious.”
She defined, “Swizz could have the quickest automotive, the largest jewellery, the loudest jacket. The whole lot with him is admittedly excessive. I used to see him and suppose, ‘He’s so annoying.’” I
n time, she warmed as much as Beatz and the pair started working collectively earlier than turning into a pair.
December 2014
Keys gave start to her and Beatz’s second son, Genesis.
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Johnny Nunez/Getty Pictures
August 2017
“We’ve been married for 7 years right this moment and I’m like ????????? **SO excited!!!!!?? We’re much more in love, extra filled with potential and extra enthusiastic about our future,” Keys wrote through Instagram, paying homage to her husband. “We have a look at one another with the surprise of a kid and I’m in awe of us on a regular basis!”
She continued: “I’m pleased with the love we emanate and share with all we join with and I can’t look forward to every single day of the remainder of our lives!! Thanks for displaying me what love freedom looks like. Right here’s to countless blessings, progress, communication and Bliss! ??? #deananniversary #7 #love #loveuniverse.”
June 2019
“I believe my spouse impressed me to be a greater artist simply by letting me have my freedom,” Beatz gushed to Us. “We let one another have our freedom, we don’t personal one another and we simply let issues circulate. We now have enjoyable and we help one another’s passions. I believe that’s the important thing to happiness, actually.”
He added” “We assist one another develop and that’s the place individuals are teamed as much as be. It’s to assist each other develop.”
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. Jerritt Clark/WireImage
August 2020
When Keys grew to become “probably the most licensed feminine R&B artist of the millennium,” Beatz couldn’t assist however gush about her accomplishment.
“That is severe! The best promoting R&B feminine artist of the last decade, 16 million worldwide, beating everyone — everyone,” he mentioned in an Instagram video, poking enjoyable at how Keys was celebrating. “And also you’re simply going to stroll round the home, wash dishes, don’t say nothing about that?” After sharing fun together with his partner, Beatz added, “That’s large. Congrats child.”
Alicia Keys. Courtesy of Alicia Keys/Instagram
October 2021
Keys devoted her music “Better of Me” to her husband, together with him within the romantic music video. “This music continues to present me chills. As do you @therealswizzz 😍😍😍,” she revealed through social media.
January 2022
When Beatz gained GQ’s Man of the 12 months, his spouse joined him on the awards ceremony for the last word “date night time.” Keys later gushed, “He’s the MAN of EVERY YEAR 🏆🏆🏆🏆😤😤😤😤💯💯💯💯 like significantly this king is actually like nobody I’ve EVER recognized!!! I’m consistently in awe of you!! I I’ve you swizzzzyyyyyyyy!!!!!!”
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September 2023
Keys toasted to her husband’s birthday by throwing a lavish social gathering in his honor. “My love! There are not any phrases to explain this particular 12 months and the way particular YOU are!! What an evening,” the singer captioned an Instagram video from the affair. “What a blessing to be with our household in locations none of us may’ve ever imagined.”
Keys continued: “Essentially the most wonderful half about you, to me, is that you simply give SO a lot, ALL the time, to SO many. The way in which everybody celebrated you and shared their tales of how you’ve got reworked and touched their lives made it probably the most real and unforgettable night time!”
She thanked everybody who got here to have fun, including that she loves Beatz with “all my coronary heart.”
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. Courtesy of Alicia Keys/Instagram
January 2024
“It’s an actual Queen BDAY 🎉The twenty fifth of Jan by no means felt so blessed,” Beatz wrote through his Instagram tribute to Keys. “I want you a lot extra blessings in your wonderful journey 🤍 We love you and sending the Largest like to you Queen AK.”
February 2024
Keys and Beatz teamed up with the Brooklyn Museum to place their personal assortment of artwork on show for a brand new exhibit known as “Giants.” Their curated items characteristic the works of almost 40 Black artists and might be out there to see in particular person till July 2024.
“This can be a portion of our assortment that we’ve been amassing for the previous 20 years,” Keys defined throughout a joint look on the As we speak present. Beatz added, “We acquire from our coronary heart. It’s not transactional for us. The entire artists that’s dwelling, that’s within the present, are literally associates. They arrive to our home and keep at our home.”
